President Trump appears to be standing down for now on firing Defense Sec. Esper, say sources familiar with the situation, after threatening to do so the day before.
Trump's anger with Esper came as a string of former military officials began speaking out against the president's handling of the demonstrations across the country. Esper's direct predecessor, James Mattis, publicly slammed Trump's response to the protests over the death of, saying in a piece published in The Atlantic magazine on Wednesday statement the president"tries to divide us" and calling his"bizarre photo op" in front of St.
Esper said that he was aware of the Monday night plan to visit the church — where Trump posed for photos holding a Bible — but had not known what would happen there. He also said he did not support invoking a 213-year-old Insurrection Act, something Trump had been considering, to deploy active-duty U.S. troops to respond to civil unrest in cities across the country.
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Esper breaks with Trump to oppose using active duty troops to quell protestsSecretary of Defense Mark Esper said Wednesday that he does not support using active duty troops to quell the large-scale protests across the United States triggered by the death of George Floyd and those forces should only be used in a law enforcement role as a last resort after President Donald Trump recently threatened to deploy the military to enforce order.
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Pentagon didn't expect Trump to deploy more troops after Esper call - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
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Former Defense official resigns from Pentagon post, slams Esper for role in Trump photo opIn an extraordinary resignation letter, provided to The Washington Post, a Pentagon official resigned citing Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's role in President Donald Trump's photo op.
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Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo-op: ‘I didn’t know where I was going’NEW: Defense Sec. Esper asserts to NBCNews that he had no advance notice before Pres. Trump led him and other officials to St. John’s Episcopal Church for a photo-op: “I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops'
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Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo-op: 'I didn't know where I was going'In an exclusive interview, Esper also said he had “no idea” about the plan to use force to disperse protesters ahead of Trump’s staged visit to St. John’s Church.
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Breaking with Trump, Defense chief Esper opposes using Insurrection ActDefense Secretary Mark Esper says he opposes use of the Insurrection Act, which would allow Trump to use active-duty military in containing protests.
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