President Donald Trump announced Monday afternoon that he had fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. “Mark Esper has been terminated,” Trump tweeted. “I would like to thank him for his ...

The security detail for former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, which was provided by the Defense Department, was revoked Tuesday night, a U.S. official and a Defense Department official told CBS ...

In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and ...

President Donald Trump could tap Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to run the Defense Department if the president fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper, according to NBC News ...

In 2022, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told "60 Minutes" that during his first term President Trump suggested firing missiles into Mexico to combat drug cartels there. Esper also said when he ...

Citing a report that Defense Secretary Mark Esper commissioned during the first Trump term, Hegseth argued that these changes were a loosening of standards. "When I was in the Army, we kicked out ...

Mark Esper Says Trump Complained that U.S ... he believed the president was immoral and dishonest. Trump's Defense Secretary Claims He Asked About Shooting Protesters, Firing Missiles on Mexico ...

(CNN) — President Donald Trump has revoked the security detail assigned to his former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, a person familiar with the matter confirmed Wednesday, adding to the growing ...