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‘It was a brilliantly executed operation’: Defense secretary on al-Baghdadi raid | ABC News

Mark Esper is interviewed on “This Week” about the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. #ABCNews #DefenseSecretary #ISISLeader #Abu_Bakr_al_Baghdadi #ThisWeek source

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Defense secretary says he supports decision to fire USS Theodore Roosevelt officer | ABC News

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is interviewed on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #MarkEsper #SecretaryOfDefense #USS #Coronavirus #COVID19 source

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US Navy captain tests positive for COVID-19

The former commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt tested positive for the virus just days after being relieved of duty. BREAKING NEWS UPDATES: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Coronavirus SUBSCRIBE…

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Esper calls for accountability in Floyd ‘murder’

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday called the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer “a horrible crime.” source

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Defense secretary breaks with Trump over deploying troops to cities | WNT

Mark Esper has flat-out opposed the president’s idea to invoke the Insurrection Act to get active-duty troops to U.S. cities, saying it should only be…

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President Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Move comes after loss to President-elect Joe Biden. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/…

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President Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper, refuses to concede | WNT

The president tweeted Monday that he “terminated” Esper. In the days after the election, the Trump campaign has filed lawsuits in battleground states contesting the…

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President Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Christopher C. Miller, director of national counterterrorism center, will be acting secretary of defense. source

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Former deputy assistant secretary of state discusses Pentagon purge

Trump loyalists are set to replace top officials in the Defense Department after the president fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. source

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Shakeup at the Pentagon after defense secretary fired l GMA

Since Mark Esper was fired, more top officials are being forced out to be replaced by Trump loyalists, including the head of policy, intelligence and…

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