Mark Esper

Trump Came Close To Firing Esper After He Broke With POTUS On Insurrection Act
By | June 9, 2020 3:47 p.m.
How An Abrupt U-Turn Signaled A POTUS At Odds With Pentagon Advisers
By | June 7, 2020 1:04 p.m.
Grounded! Army Immediately Suspended Helo Crew That Buzzed DC Protesters
By | June 5, 2020 4:33 p.m.
Where Things Stand: McConnell’s Weak Jab Prime Badge
This is your TPM early-afternoon briefing.
By | June 4, 2020 12:17 p.m.

The Senate majority leader rarely straightens his spine to break with President Trump. And when he does, you can always expect push back about as stiff as a wet noodle.

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McConnell Boosts Esper As He Comes Under Fire At WH For Breaking With Trump
By | June 4, 2020 12:14 p.m.
Esper Abruptly Reverses Decision To Send Home Active-Duty Troops Deployed Around DC
By | June 3, 2020 5:11 p.m.
Esper Finds Himself In A Minefield Prime Badge
By | June 3, 2020 4:53 p.m.
Reports: WH ‘Not Happy’ With Esper After Breaking With Trump
By | June 3, 2020 1:32 p.m.
Esper Breaks With Trump’s Threat To Invoke Insurrection Act To Quell Protests
By | June 3, 2020 11:15 a.m.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 05: U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James Miller (R) arrives at a members-only closed briefing on Syria for the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives September 5, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a resolution for a strike in Syria. The full Senate is expected to vote on it soon. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Pentagon Policy Adviser Resigns, Saying Esper ‘Violated’ Oath Of Office
By | June 3, 2020 10:28 a.m.
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