Trump Fires Defence Secretary Mark Esper
U.S Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump listens during the daily White House coronavirus press briefing. Source: (WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES)
President Trump has dismissed Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, saying in a Twitter post that he had “terminated” his Pentagon chief and replaced him with a new acting secretary.
Mr. Trump appointed Christopher Miller, who had been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, to be acting secretary of defense.
