Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Why Trump fired Esper

Sundance makes a few comments in The Last Refuge about Trump's firing of the Secretary of Defense.
Secretary Esper gave an interview to the Military Times the day after the election indicating he would not follow any further orders from the administration. These public comments likely led to his removal.
Throughout the President’s first term in office politically-minded military flag officers have sought to undermine the administration effort to withdraw from global conflicts. During an interview with Bob Woodward, former Defense Secretary James Mattis admitted to plotting the overthrow of the U.S. government under Trump.
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