Trump To Fire Esper, FBI Director, And CIA Director If He Wins Reelection

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks after being sworn in as President Donald Trump looks on in the Oval Office at the White House on July 23, 2019. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to give Defense Secretary Mark Esper, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and CIA Director Gina Haspel the ax right after Election Day on November 3 if he defeats Democratic rival Joe Biden.

According to Axios, Wray is number one on Trump’s chopping block. The Washington Post reported last week that the President had been discussing Wray’s potential ouster due to the fact the FBI director had failed to supply Trump’s campaign a boost by not pursuing an investigation into Biden.

Haspel is widely distrusted by Trump’s allies, Axios reported. And the President is reportedly angry that the CIA director has obstructed Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe’s efforts to declassify unverified Russian intelligence that aims to delegitimize the U.S. intel community’s findings that Russia had attempted to hack the 2016 election. Trump has publicly attacked intelligence officials, particularly Wray, for revealing Russia’s efforts to boost the President.

And Esper reportedly drew Trump’s ire when he refused to send troops over to cities where anti-police brutality demonstrators were protesting during the summer.

White House spokesperson Judd Deere declined to confirm or deny Axios’ report.

“We have no personnel announcements at this time nor would it be appropriate to speculate about changes after the election or in a 2nd term,” Deere said in a statement.

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  1. Trump is reportedly expected to give Defense Secretary Mark Esper, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and CIA Director Gina Haspel the ax right after Election Day

    OK, maybe that’s three fewer get-out-the-vote calls we have to make.

  2. President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to give Defense Secretary Mark Esper, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and CIA Director Gina Haspel the ax right after Election Day on November 3 if he defeats Democratic rival Joe Biden.

    Pretty sure he does it he loses, too.

  3. If Trump wins, loses the Senate and the House his impeachment will be faster than the Barrett conformation.

  4. Avatar for evan evan says:

    Trump will be fired before them, so this reality show will be cancelled before the next season

  5. Michael Hayden, the former director of the CIA and NSA, was right. Assaults on the truth bring together groups that normally do not think of themselves as having much in common–journalists, academics, lawyers, judges, FBI agents, intelligence agents. They are all, at their best, dedicated to finding out what is true.

    Donald Trump cannot have that. The truth will not set him free.

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