Mark Esper announces resignation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Welp.


Time for the 25th before things get really ugly.

I just got a push notification on my phone that says Trump has fired The Secretary of Defense by Tweet. I figured you all would have the scoop. Pence needs to step in. The GOP needs to fulfill their duty Get this madman away from the football.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Welp.


Time for the 25th before things get really ugly.

I just got a push notification on my phone that says Trump has fired The Secretary of Defense by Tweet. I figured you all would have the scoop. Pence needs to step in. The GOP needs to fulfill their duty Get this madman away from the football.

As if Pence would intercede and do the right thing. The GOP could step up and put an end to Trump’s shenanigans and, frankly, preserve any shred of its non Trump brand, but it won’t. Cowards that out party over country.

[Anonymous]

My Fox5 news alert notification says he was fired not he resigned.

[Anonymous]

He just got fired. Did Trump just fire him so that he can say it was his decision? And what’s the story with Miller? Will he be a sane temporary person who can hold down the fort until Jan 20?

[Anonymous]

Esper was shorter

[Anonymous]

This is so sad. Can congress exercise emergency powers and remove this man from office.

[Anonymous]

Who steps in if he’s fired/resigns?

[Anonymous]

whats the point of firing him now? So that he can install someone who won't forcibly remove him in January if he decides not to go peacefully?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can somebody explain to me why we should care? And why are these guys hurting our country by resigning, leaving this gap in manpower? Are they just evil? They made their bed. They should lie in it until it is over, on 20 Jan.

I think your second question answers your first.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Esper was shorter

There really is a tweet for everything.

[Anonymous]

But what is the point? Why fire him when he has 2.5 months left in office? Unless the point IS to have someone as Sec of Def that will do whatever he asks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s currently a Senate-confirmed Deputy Secretary of Defense — David Norquist. Under 10 U.S.C. § 132(b), *he* is supposed to become Acting Secretary in the event of a vacancy.


So...was he fired too?

Maybe. We'll probably know, one way or another, by Friday. Or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But what is the point? Why fire him when he has 2.5 months left in office? Unless the point IS to have someone as Sec of Def that will do whatever he asks.

To show him who's boss. To show everyone.

Because he's mad. Because he's sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But what is the point? Why fire him when he has 2.5 months left in office? Unless the point IS to have someone as Sec of Def that will do whatever he asks.

Like, a former Blackwater guy?