Mark Esper announces resignation

[Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/RepSlotkin/status/1325881322007638017

In my experience, there would only be a few reasons to fire a Secretary of Defense with 72 days left in an Administration.

One would be incompetence or wrongdoing, which do not seem to be the issue with Secretary Esper.

A second would be vindictiveness, which would be an irresponsible way to treat our national security.

A third would be because the President wants to take actions that he believes his Secretary of Defense would refuse to take, which would be alarming.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

In selecting Miller, Trump skipped over current Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist and the current service Secretaries.https://www.airforcemag.com/trump-fires-esper-names-christopher-miller-as-acting-secdef/

He also can’t make Miller SecDef unless the Senate OKs it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

In selecting Miller, Trump skipped over current Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist and the current service Secretaries.https://www.airforcemag.com/trump-fires-esper-names-christopher-miller-as-acting-secdef/

He also can’t make Miller SecDef unless the Senate OKs it.

The senate? Please they will do as they are told to do.

[Anonymous]

Nope. He was fired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. He was fired.

A bit late to the party, mate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/RepSlotkin/status/1325881322007638017

In my experience, there would only be a few reasons to fire a Secretary of Defense with 72 days left in an Administration.

One would be incompetence or wrongdoing, which do not seem to be the issue with Secretary Esper.

A second would be vindictiveness, which would be an irresponsible way to treat our national security.

A third would be because the President wants to take actions that he believes his Secretary of Defense would refuse to take, which would be alarming.

Hey - Trump people - can you kindly please stop trying to start a f*ing civil war??? This is beyond f*cked up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/RepSlotkin/status/1325881322007638017

In my experience, there would only be a few reasons to fire a Secretary of Defense with 72 days left in an Administration.

One would be incompetence or wrongdoing, which do not seem to be the issue with Secretary Esper.

A second would be vindictiveness, which would be an irresponsible way to treat our national security.

A third would be because the President wants to take actions that he believes his Secretary of Defense would refuse to take, which would be alarming.

Hey - Trump people - can you kindly please stop trying to start a f*ing civil war??? This is beyond f*cked up.

but this is what they want. They live for their guns, and they want to be able to shoot some Americans who are different from them.

[Anonymous]

Comforting: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/525158-esper-if-my-replacement-is-a-real-yes-man-then-god-help-us

[Anonymous]

Where did "the Wray and Haspel are going to get fired" thread go? Multiple news outlets are reporting one or both of them are next.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where did "the Wray and Haspel are going to get fired" thread go? Multiple news outlets are reporting one or both of them are next.

It hasn't happened yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

LOL. I like Mr. Esper a little more after reading that quote.

[Anonymous]

It's getting worse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://twitter.com/RepSlotkin/status/1325881322007638017

In my experience, there would only be a few reasons to fire a Secretary of Defense with 72 days left in an Administration.

One would be incompetence or wrongdoing, which do not seem to be the issue with Secretary Esper.

A second would be vindictiveness, which would be an irresponsible way to treat our national security.

A third would be because the President wants to take actions that he believes his Secretary of Defense would refuse to take, which would be alarming.

Hey - Trump people - can you kindly please stop trying to start a f*ing civil war??? This is beyond f*cked up.

but this is what they want. They live for their guns, and they want to be able to shoot some Americans who are different from them.

They love the violence until it touches their lives. The rest of us are bright enough to know that violence is bad, especially the kind of violent order that would come from the orange traitor.