President Donald Trump announced Monday afternoon that he had fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. “Mark Esper has been terminated,” Trump tweeted. “I would like to thank him for his ...

The president has continued to complain privately about Esper, who was fired in the days after the 2020 election. Their relationship deteriorated so much that Trump openly referred to him as ...

President Trump has revoked the security detail for former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, adding him a slew of others who have had their security provisions taken away after being critical of the ...

The former official in the role, Joseph Kernan, resigned along with multiple other top department staffers after Trump fired Esper on Monday. The new acting defense secretary, Chris Miller ...

The president has continued to complain privately about Esper, who was fired in the days after the 2020 election. Their relationship deteriorated so much that Trump openly referred to him as “Yesper.” ...