Trump Sacks Mark Esper, US Defense Secretary

<p><strong>President Donald Trump of the United States has sacked his Defense Secretary&comma; Mark Esper&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the embattled American leader made the announcement on Monday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Trump&comma; Christopher C&period; Miller&comma; director of the National Counterterrorism Centre&comma; will be acting secretary of defence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This online news medium understands that the appointment is effective immediately&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Chris will do a great job&excl; Mark Esper has been terminated&period; I would like to thank him for his service”&comma;<&sol;em> the President tweeted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Esper was Trump’s second permanent Defense Secretary after James Mattis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The retired General of the US Marine Corps resigned in late 2018&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;