The New Paper

November 10, 2020

President Trump fires Defense Secretary Esper

President Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper yesterday. Esper was appointed in 2019 and will be replaced by Christopher Miller (who currently serves as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center). Additional details on the decision were not provided.

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