
President Trump said Monday afternoon he has fired Secretary of Defense Mark effective immediately. The president said Christopher C. Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will serve as the acting secretary of defense. “Chris will do a GREAT job! Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service,” Trump wrote on Twitter. Last week, press reports said Esper had already drafted a letter of resignation in anticipation of Trump potentially preparing to oust the…