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LAST MINUTE NEWS: US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that Defense Minister Mark Esper has dismissed him.
Breaking news! US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he dismissed Defense Secretary Mark Esper and appointed Christopher Miller, Director of the National Anti-Terrorism Center, as proxy.
I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately..
…Chris will do a GREAT job! Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service.
I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
…Chris will do a GREAT job! Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
WHO IS CHRISTOPHER MILLER?
Graduating from the History Department of George Washington University in 1987, Miller later completed a master’s in national security at the US Naval Academy.
Christopher Miller participated in various operations in Afghanistan and Iraq during his service in the military from 1983-2014.
Miller, who served as Trump’s Special Assistant and Director of the National Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism and International Threats in 2018-2019, took office as the Director of the National Anti-Terror Center after being approved by the Senate on August 10, 2020.
