In an interview conducted Nov 4, @EsperDoD told @MilitaryTimes: “Who’s pushed back more than anybody?’ Name another Cabinet secretary that’s pushed back”
"Have you seen me on a stage saying, ‘Under the exceptional leadership of blah-blah-blah, we have blah-blah-blah-blah?’"
"Have you seen me on a stage saying, ‘Under the exceptional leadership of blah-blah-blah, we have blah-blah-blah-blah?’"
JUST IN: House Armed Services Committee Chair @RepAdamSmith condemns @realDonaldTrump's firing of @EsperDoD
"President Trump’s decision to fire Secretary Esper out of spite is not just childish, it’s also reckless"
"President Trump’s decision to fire Secretary Esper out of spite is not just childish, it’s also reckless"
"In the national security community, it is well known that periods of presidential transition leave our country exposed to unique threats" per HASC Chair @RepAdamSmith in statement
re: firing of SecDef @EsperDoD
re: firing of SecDef @EsperDoD
Reaction form former US National Security Adviser, @AmbJohnBolton to termination of SecDef @EsperDoD
https://twitter.com/AmbJohnBolton/status/1325894222248022017
JUST IN: Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member @SenJackReed on firing of @EsperDoD
"The President’s choice to fire Secretary Esper is a play for attention...yet another example of President Trump putting his ego over the needs and security of our nation"
"The President’s choice to fire Secretary Esper is a play for attention...yet another example of President Trump putting his ego over the needs and security of our nation"
Senate Intel Comm. Vice Chair @MarkWarner warns @POTUS to back-off top natsec officials after the firing of @EsperDoD
"President Trump must not invite further volatility by removing any Senate-confirmed intelligence or national security officials during his time left in office"
"President Trump must not invite further volatility by removing any Senate-confirmed intelligence or national security officials during his time left in office"
Reaction to @realDonaldTrump firing @EsperDoD from @stavridisj, a ret US admiral & the former Supreme Allied Commander at @NATO...
...with a response from a former principal deputy director at @ODNIgov
...with a response from a former principal deputy director at @ODNIgov
JUST IN: Senate Armed Services Committee Chair @JimInhofe on firing of @EsperDoD
"I just spoke with Acting Secretary of Defense Miller" per Sen Inhofe "I look forward to working with him...and to working with President Trump to maintain stability at the Pentagon"
"I just spoke with Acting Secretary of Defense Miller" per Sen Inhofe "I look forward to working with him...and to working with President Trump to maintain stability at the Pentagon"
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