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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe firings begin. Esper gone.
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Bradley P. Moss
@BradMossEsq
The firings begin.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately..
10:56 AM · Nov 9, 2020
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)malaise
(268,885 posts)he will fucking learn.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)From what I hear, generally, the military hates him. Who doesn't?
Spazito
(50,260 posts)Hugin
(33,112 posts)To him, it's the only thing which matters. Damn the consequences.
Spazito
(50,260 posts)the American people are moving on with their daily lives looking toward the inauguration of the new President.
He is the epitome of a flopping fish out of water.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)magicarpet
(14,144 posts)Stay tuned let the hyper chaos and mayhem begin....
usajumpedtheshark
(672 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Nevilledog
(51,064 posts)still_one
(92,116 posts)because he wasn't a yes man
Ironically, here is what politico said, just the opposite
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/07/trump-esper-stay-pentagon-434941
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Bully is more like it.
His parents didn't send him to military school to learn a career or because he was a great kid.
Takket
(21,552 posts)If he just goes on presidenting and doesnt talk about the election that well forget hes lost and just let him stay??? Lololol
herding cats
(19,558 posts)Long at odds with Trump, Defense Secretary Esper has prepared a resignation letter, officials say
Esper also plans to help Congress draft legislation to strip military bases of Confederate names, which could further alienate him from Trump.
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It's not uncommon for Cabinet secretaries to prepare undated letters of resignation during a presidential transition, giving the commander in chief the chance to replace them for a second term. The president decides whether to accept the resignation letters, and the process usually occurs after the election results are clear.
But defense officials say Esper prepared his letter because he is one of the Cabinet officials long expected to be pushed out after the election.
As his tenure may be coming to an end, Esper is helping members of Congress draft legislation that will strip names of Confederate leaders from military bases in a move that could put him further at odds with President Donald Trump.
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Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)In It to Win It
(8,231 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,489 posts)The West Wing is sort of like one hundred Laurel & Hardys..... ......
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,881 posts)Is it because he doesn't have a dog to kick.
Hugin
(33,112 posts)Obviously. Or, a fly to pull the wings off of... Mike Hairshirt is out of town.
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)Remove him NOW. God knows what other fuckery hes up to, because hes in a rage.
I can live with Pence for the next two months rather than with this walking stick of dynamite.
ffr
(22,668 posts)This is America, not Russia!
Hugin
(33,112 posts)Hoist the jib! Batten down the hatches!
What? I always wanted to say this.
Hugin
(33,112 posts)Okay, I feel better now.
My ode to Herman Melville itch has been scratched. Thank you for your patience.
Ilsa
(61,692 posts)What is MF45 trying to accomplish by bringing new acting scretaries/directors?