Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper
The US president abruptly fired his defense secretary via Twitter after months of reports that Esper had fallen out of favor.
![1228927275 US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper meets with Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov(not seen) at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/11/GettyImages-1228927275.jpg/GettyImages-1228927275.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=G8zzbwaH)
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