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Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is the newest former official from President Trump's first term to have his security detail removed, as reported

Mark Esper argued the former president should "absolutely" be taken at his word.

"That's clearly not correct," Mark Esper stated after Donald Trump downplayed the significance of the dozens of U.S. soldiers who suffered traumatic brain injuries in a 2020 Iranian airstrike

Mark Esper pulled no punches with his “dangerous time” prediction of a second Trump presidency.

"It's simply an irresponsible move that endangers our service members and jeopardizes our nation's security," stated Mark Esper

President Biden is expected to nominate top Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown to become the second-ever black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to US officials familiar with the matter.

The group didn't mention Trump by name, but said 2020 was the first time the "peaceful transfer of political power was disrupted and in doubt.”

The director was straightforward with Stephen Colbert immediately following the host's interview with Trump's former defense secretary

The former defense secretary detailed the ex-president's next-level pettiness toward two retired commanders in his new book.

"Trump RAN FROM the military," one person quipped.

The former Pentagon chief said he had to prevent "things that could have taken the country in a dark direction."

Esper said he had to remind Trump that the "ships are built to fight and win, not win beauty contests."

“No one would know it was us,” the former president said, according to an upcoming memoir written by the former Pentagon chief.

Mark Esper notes that Trump suggested they "just shoot them in the legs or something."

"The American public deserves a complete and candid account of our nation's history, particularly the more challenging times," he stated

If selected, Michele Flournoy would follow a tumultuous Pentagon period that's seen five men have the job under Trump.

The president fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper and installed three staunch loyalists to senior Pentagon policy positions.

On Monday, President Trump took to Twitter to announce that he has dismissed Defense Secretary Mark Esper and plans to appoint an acting secretary to take his place

Esper had defied the president on several occasions. His replacement, Christopher Miller, is a hawkish Special Forces veteran.

The Department of Defense announced on Friday that there was no alteration to the alert level after President Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus

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Esper has told people close to him that he plans to leave regardless of the outcome of the election, Bloomberg News reported.

The Pentagon banned the racist flag at military institutions, with a carefully worded policy doesn’t mention the word ban or that specific flag.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he was not briefed on alleged Russian "bounties" to kill US troops in Afghanistan.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper has approved a request from the Department of Homeland Security to extend military assistance at the southern border