Trump Abruptly Dismisses Defense Secretary Esper... Terrorism Center Director Appointed Acting Secretary

Announcement of Dismissal via Tweet

Defense Minister Seo Wook and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper are attending the chairmanship ceremony ahead of the 52nd Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) between South Korea and the United States held on the 14th (local time) at the U.S. Department of Defense building near Washington, D.C. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed Defense Secretary Mark Esper on the 9th (local time).

President Trump tweeted, "I am pleased to announce that the very respected Christopher C. Miller, Director of the Counterterrorism Center, will become Acting Secretary of Defense," adding, "This takes effect immediately."

He continued, "Mark Esper has been fired. I want to thank him for his service."

Earlier, President Trump had also dismissed former Secretary James Mattis about two months before the end of his term via Twitter.

U.S. media recently reported that Esper's dismissal was imminent and that he was aware of this fact.

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