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 Why Defense Secretary Esper's Days May Be Numbered Business Insider reports Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is in hot water with top White House brass. Esper said on Wednesday that he opposed sending active-duty troops to respond to protests and unrest except in the "most urgent and dire of situations." He said the current situation didn't merit such a drastic response and that he doesn't support invoking the Insurrection Act. The Insurrection Act was last invoked in 1992, at the request of the governor of California, to assist with the Rodney King riots. The act allows the president to deploy the military to quell domestic unrest. Multiple news outlets report top White House officials are "not happy" with Esper's remarks, and some say Esper may be on shaky ground in his job security. Esper was already under fire for telling governors that they should use the National Guard to "dominate the battlespace" in a reference to protesters. He also accompanied President Donald Trump to Trump's controversial, Bible-holding photo op. |
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 @Chatta_Girl, @🏠 RT @navarrotells: Dear United States Defense Secretary Mark Esper, as a result of standing up for the rule of law and defending the constit… 3 minutes ago  Joe Navarro Dear United States Defense Secretary Mark Esper, as a result of standing up for the rule of law and defending the c… https://t.co/RqSksArLhT 5 minutes ago  Jana White RT @keithboykin: Days after Trump ordered soldiers to attack peaceful protesters outside the White House for a photo op with a Bible, Defen… 12 minutes ago  Hamed Aleaziz RT @DafnaLinzer: Mattis doesn’t name Defense Secretary Esper or Gen Milley but in subtle ways he unleashes on them both here for their word… 24 minutes ago  Dafna Linzer Mattis doesn’t name Defense Secretary Esper or Gen Milley but in subtle ways he unleashes on them both here for the… https://t.co/KvRPulJj8p 26 minutes ago  Brian Sorensen @cupcakesarenice With Esper contradicting the president on the whole insurrection act thing, and with the number of… https://t.co/8GexMKMWHb 49 minutes ago  Pam 🔥🇺🇸Trump Nation🚂~America 1ST 🇺🇸🔥❤️ RT @jsolomonReports: White House says Esper is SecDef ‘as of right now,’ amid rift with Trump over deploying military in riots | Just The N… 51 minutes ago  Tarun RT @GETAnalysis: OMG - another #SecretaryOfDefense, #MarkEsper dared to have a #conscience & think #independently of #Trump - so his days a… 58 minutes ago |