Mark Esper has chickened out.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

He's kowtowed to his master's wishes, and US military remains on alert to invade...**checks notes**...Washington DC.

Link to tweet

Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire · 17m


WASHINGTON (AP) — Esper has reversed decision to return active-duty troops deployed near DC to home bases, Army secretary tells AP.

4:46 PM · Jun 3, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

[sunonmars]

1. In other words Trump threatened him.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. A person with some self-respect would have resigned in protest.

So, apparently Mark Esper is quite lacking in that department.

[C_U_L8R]

2. He looks like a tool.

and a fool.

[sfstaxprep]

3. Don Corleone Sat Him Down nt

[grumpyduck]

9. Yeah, made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

Wonder who stood in for Luca Brasi? Barr?

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. There are no patriots in his admin or in the GOP, not anymore...we are in big trouble.

American patriots are the targets.

[Grasswire2]

6. whiplash

I'm like a bobble head here.

[unblock]

7. *** this is your answer ***

in case anyone was wondering if the military would go along with donnie should he attempt to just become a dictator outright.



no i am not saying this act is comparable to an outright dictatorial coup, what i'm saying is that this is how it happens, with spineless people around him refusing to ever stand up to him, or getting replaced by people who are spineless, until eventually there is nothing left to stop him.

we laugh at how clownish he looks, and we keep laughing until one day we wake up and he is the dictator.

[durablend]

13. Mmhmm

We keep saying "HE CAN'T DO THAT...something something Constitution", then he does it and we say "Hey, that's not fairrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

[Pantagruel]

8. Esper values his job

over his "honor", if he ever had any.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. What a lame ass.

His word now is pure crap. He will pay the ultimate price and be forced to resign.

[ecstatic]

11. Does anyone actually believe that military leaders will reject illegal orders?

Is there any psych research that supports that theory? I've only heard the opposite to be true.

[tanyev]

12. Profile in courage.

[Cracklin Charlie]

14. Misuse of government property.

You’re fired.