Trump Fires Defense Secretary In A Tweet
In a desperate bid for attention, Donald Trump pulled the plug on Defense Secretary Mark Esper.

Who Is Trump Going To Fire Next?
The current Secretary of Defense has been out of favor for a while, now.
Tapper Grills Def Sec Esper On Removal Navy Captain Who Raised Alarm On COVID-19 Outbreak
CNN’s Jake Tapper presses Def. Sec. Mark Esper on why the Navy relieved Captain Brett Crozier of his duties as captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Adam Schiff Says 'Fudging' On Iran Intelligence Is A Dangerous Thing To Do
"There was no discussion in the Gang of Eight briefings that these are the four embassies that are being targeted and we have no exquisite intelligence that shows these or this, these are the specific targets," Schiff said.
Mark Esper: Trump 'Didn't Cite Intelligence' On Supposed Threat To 4 Embassies
Defense Sec. Mark Esper tells CNN's Jake Tapper on the supposed threat to our embassies: "I'm not gonna discuss intelligence. What the president said was he believed it probably could have been. He didn't cite intelligence."
Mark Esper: Trump's 'Four Embassies' Claim Based On Belief, Not Intel
Jake Tapper put Donald Trump's claim that 4 embassies were targeted by Qasem Soleimani under bright lights where it wilted rapidly.
Fox News Reporter Rips Into Acting SecDef Esper: 'Shocking Lack Of Understanding'
Acting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was on the receiving end of Fox News reporter Trey Yingst for false claims about the letter of intent to withdraw troops, among other things.
OOPS: Leaked Pentagon Letter Indicated U.S. Was Moving Troops Out Of Iraq
A draft letter was leaked, notifying Iraq American troops would be leaving after 17 years.
After Tweet, Trump's Defense Secretary Warns Iran To 'Become A Normal Country'
Wow Mark Esper. Define "normal" from the Twitter stall of the bathroom at the golf course at Mar a Lago.
Defense Sec. Esper Refuses To Say Why Trump Withheld Aid To Ukraine
Defense Secretary Mark Esper refuses to give any clear answers on his department refusing to comply with Congressional subpoenas when previously promising they would, and on what he thought about and why Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine.
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