Kaine Statement on Firing of Secretary Esper
Statement
Issues: Defense Executive Branch
Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement on the firing of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper:
"Secretary Esper has served this nation honorably despite the many challenges posed by this President. This country owes a significant debt of gratitude to Secretary Esper and the countless public servants at DOD that will have to work in the tumultuous remaining weeks ahead of the Trump presidency. Firing a Secretary of Defense in the last weeks of a lame duck Presidency serves no purpose and only demonstrates an instability harmful to American national defense."
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