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When Defense Secretary Mark Esper was 'terminated' from his position by President Donald Trump on Monday, lawmakers sounded the alarm. Esper, Trump's fifth defense secretary, was replaced with National Counterterrorism Center Director Christopher Miller in an acting capacity. According to Business Insider, even lawmakers who were previously critical of Esper's policies were taken aback. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said Trump's 'childish' and 'reckless' firing before the projected presidential transition in January could destabilize the Pentagon. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was blunt with her remarks in a brief statement. The abrupt firing of Secretary Esper is disturbing evidence that President Trump is intent on using his final days in office to sow chaos in our American Democracy and around the world. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Just days before being canned by President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper denied serving as the president's yes-man in the Pentagon. According to Business Insider, Esper told the Military Times he challenges the president more than any other Cabinet-level leader. President Donald Trump fired Esper Monday, providing no reason. However, the president has previously purged officials for a perceived lack of loyalty. Esper and the Commander in Chief have locked horns on numerous issues, most notably over Esper's order to cease flying the Confederate flag on US military bases. Also, Esper also tried to distance himself from a politically-charged photo op, in which Trump awkwardly clutched a Bible in front of a church near the White House. Federal troops pepper-sprayed peaceful protesters in Lafayette Park, so the way would be cleared for Trump, Esper, and other officials to walk to the church.
Twenty-six crosses were erected on Tuesday in memory of the victims of the Sutherland Springs church shooting on a former baseball field near the site of the tragic incident. Mourners brought flowers and teddy bears in tribute to the children who lost their lives in Sunday's mass shooting. On Sunday morning at least 26 people were killed, including at least 12 children, after an assailant opened fire in the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.
Dignitaries and religious leaders speak out in remembrance and faith, marking the one-year anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre where nine people were killed. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The U.S. Department of Justice says it will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, the white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a shooting rampage at a historic church in Charleston last June. Gavino Garay reports.
The U.S. Department of Justice says it will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, the white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a shooting rampage at a historic church in Charleston last June. Gavino Garay reports.
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