Defense Secretary Esper says Beirut blast probably an accident, breaking with Trump

An accident was the likely cause of the explosion in Beirut, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday, contradicting a

“Most believe it was an accident, as reported,” Esper said at the Aspen Security Conference in Colorado. Esper said information was being collected to determine the cause of the blast. The Pentagon offered the Lebanese government aid, he said.Esper and Trump have been at odds on several issues over the summer. Last week, Esper defended the decision to move 11,000 troops out of Germany as a strategic move to counter Russia. Later that day, Trump called it retribution for Germany's failure to pay more to NATO.

Esper resisted invoking the Insurrection Act to allow federal troops to quell protests this summer. Trump argued for a more forceful approach.

🤣 Israel just threatened Lebanon five days ago for not better controlling hezbollah. Mysterious fires in Iran at nuke facilities are clearly tied to Israel as well. And of course we have 9/11. When will Zionists truly be investigated? Where the fuck is the American CIA?!

Trumph did it

Trump actually said today that it could be either or.

SECRETARY MARK ESPER PROVES AGAIN HE IS A NO-NONSENSE INDIVIDUAL AND IS VERY LOYAL TO HIS OATH OF OFFICE!!! FULL-SPEED MARK!!!

Did he NOT say that is what his people told him it looked like that the way the smoke was

Can we stop talking about muslim land, we have better thing to solve its all about corona and opening the schools, then talking about someone

Trump loves to put his foot in his dirty mouth!

Perhaps POTUS should attend his intelligence meetings so he can have intelligence and not make assumptions when talking to the American people like every President before him has done

No. He said some believe it was an attack. Do better, USAT

If this guy had a problem every time our President says anything he needs to quit and get a real job 8-5 cause it sure seems like he has something a lot!

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Likely Trump is right and the defense secretary is trying to cover up attack on Lebanon by US or its allies.

Contradicting Trump? He’s done — who’s next?

Looks like ESPER wants out of this MORON of an Admin.

This is a prophesy fulfilled Watch it

Let’s see how long this holds before Esper folds...

We saw what an idiot Trump is in the Jonathan Swan interview. We know Trump was bullshitting, hoping for a distraction

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yes, also watch this to see why it really did happened

Trump's not happy unless he starts DRAMA !!!!

Are we anticipating a new Defense Secretary soon?

Surprising exactly no one.

Cabinet meeting... 'You say it was an accident and I'll say it was an attack. That will drive the media crazy and create even more chaos. Perfect!'

Facts are starting to trickle in and (as usual) the POTUS is wrong.

Division, that is all these news orgs try to do.

No one knows for sure

No way that was an accident

As we all knew soon after it happened. Trump's a fool.

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