November 9, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday on Twitter that he has “terminated” Defense Secretary Mark Esper, replaced by Christopher C. Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

The announcement came about five months after he and his Pentagon chief had a public break over how to handle civil unrest in America’s cities.

“Mark Esper has been terminated,” Trump tweeted. “I would like to thank him for his service.”

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