Mark Esper

Trump Defense Sec: Believe Him When He Says He’ll Use Military Against Americans
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By | October 15, 2024 5:58 p.m.
As He Screeched About Leaks On Twitter, Trump Was ‘Biggest Leaker Of All’
By | May 10, 2022 2:20 p.m.
Trump Has ‘No Comment’ On Whether He Proposed Missile Strikes In Mexico
By | May 9, 2022 10:14 a.m.
Esper: Trump Wanted To Activate Retired Four-Stars To Court-Martial Them For Disloyalty
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's new book recounts the episode.
By | May 6, 2022 12:16 p.m.
Trump Asked If Authorities Could Just Shoot George Floyd Protesters, Fmr Defense Sec Says
By | May 2, 2022 10:27 a.m.
Trump To Fire Esper, FBI Director, And CIA Director If He Wins Reelection
By | October 26, 2020 7:50 a.m.
WH Interviewing Potential Esper Replacements In Case Trump Boots Pentagon Chief
By | September 7, 2020 10:12 a.m.
Esper Effectively Bans Confederate Flags On Military Property With New Flag Rules
By | July 17, 2020 3:59 p.m.
‘I Find That Hard To Believe’: Tension As Esper Claims Ignorance Of Who Cleared Lafayette Square
By | July 9, 2020 5:16 p.m.
191215-N-KB540-3088 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 19, 2019) Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), gives remarks during an all-hands call on the ship’s flight deck Dec. 15, 2019. Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alexander Williams) Navy Captain Who Rang COVID Alarm Reportedly Won’t Get Command Back
By | June 19, 2020 3:15 p.m.
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