Trump fires defence secretary Mark Esper

The US president has replaced Mr Esper with counterterrorism head Christopher Miller
Trump fires defence secretary Mark Esper

Mark Esper (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Mon, 09 Nov, 2020 - 19:05
Associated Press reporters

Donald Trump has fired defence secretary Mark Esper and replaced him with counterterrorism head Christopher Miller.

Mr Esper was confirmed as defence secretary in July 2019 but had clashed with the president this year.

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