Trump Fires Esper as US Defense Secretary

Trump Fires Esper as US Defense Secretary
Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks after he was sworn in as President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2019. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Nov. 9, and appointed Christopher Miller, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, to lead the Pentagon as acting secretary.

Trump announced Esper’s termination on Twitter.
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