Trump privately discussing replacing Defence Secretary Esper after election

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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US President Donald Trump has privately discussed with advisers the possibility of replacing Defence Secretary Mark Esper after the November election following a growing number of differences between them, a source familiar with the internal debate said on Wednesday (Aug 12).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has privately discussed with advisers the possibility of replacing Defence Secretary Mark Esper after the November election following a growing number of differences between them, a source familiar with the internal debate said on Wednesday .

But Mr Trump was troubled by Mr Esper's opposition to invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty forces to quell civil unrest that broke out in June after the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. "We have no personnel announcements at this time nor would it be appropriate to speculate about changes after the election or in a second term," said White House spokesman Judd Deere.

 

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