Trump Fires Secretary of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
By Paul Preston, AENN
Esper………’Has Been Terminated’
Pentagon- In a pair of tweets, President Trump announced that Christopher C. Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has been named acting secretary. The President then mentioned that Esper “has been terminated.’
I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
