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'You're all f---ed up': Trump exploded after his officials warned against using military troops to end George Floyd protests, book says
"Mr. President, that guy had an insurrection," Gen. Mark Milley said as he pointed to a portrait of…
John L. Dorman
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US-India to discuss China border tension during 2+2 dialogue as India looks to ensure 'comprehensive disengagement'
The US is keeping a close eye on the border situation unfolding between India and China, and it’s l…
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Pentagon chief warns Beijing that the US military isn't 'going to be stopped by anybody' from operating in the South China Sea
Esper said that US carriers have been in the South China Sea and will continue to be there, adding:…
Ryan Pickrell
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Trump 'didn't seem to care' that the law required him to release millions in aid to Ukraine that he froze while pressuring Zelenskyy, his ex-Pentagon chief says
Mark Esper says telling Trump that it was illegal to withhold US aid to Ukraine wasn't enough to co…
Brent D. Griffiths
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper to arrive in India today
The two-plus-two dialogue will be held on Tuesday.The Indian side at the talks will be represented …
PTI
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US Defence Secretary believes India will be the most consequential partner for US in Indo-Pacific this century
"Secretary Pompeo and I will be there next week.It's our second 2+2 with the Indians, the third eve…
PTI
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Mike Pompeo says Trump had a 'nutty' plan for him to serve as both secretary of defense and secretary of state simultaneously: book
Trump told Mark Meadows that he wanted his secretary of state to "take on leading the department of…
John L. Dorman
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Pentagon chief pours cold water on theory that coronavirus was released from a Wuhan lab, despite Trump admin investigation
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on the origins of the coronavirus say it occurred naturally, des…
Mia Jankowicz
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Trump's last defense secretary says he pretended to be 'insane' and a 'madman' to throw the president off the idea of bombing Iran: book
"I have found oftentimes with provocative people, if you get more provocative than them, they then …
Bryan Metzger,John Haltiwanger
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Mike Pompeo was worried that Trump would go to war to try and stay in office after losing the 2020 election, book says
Pompeo publicly made overtures to back Trump's election lies while privately fretting about them sp…
Grace Panetta
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper 'didn't see' specific evidence Iran was plotting to strike 4 US embassies
"What the president said was he believed that it probably and could've been attacks against additio…
Ellen Cranley,Ellen Cranley
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper says an Iranian attack was 'days' away when the US decided to assassinate Qassem Soleimani
Esper insisted at his press briefing on Tuesday that Soleimani, who the Trump administration design…
Eliza Relman
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US stands with India in its efforts to defend its sovereignty against China, says Mike Pompeo
“The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is no friend to democracy, the rule of law, transparency and …
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National Security Advisor lays ‘New India’ doctrine ahead of Pompeo’s visit to India
“It is not necessary that we only fight where you want to. India will take the battle to where the …
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This is Mark Esper, the Gulf War Army veteran and defense lobbyist who Trump has tapped to lead the Pentagon
Esper comes to the position after the failed nomination of Patrick Shanahan, who Trump had picked t…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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'He tries to divide us': More and more former military leaders are calling Trump out over his handling of protests and nationwide unrest
Trump has said he might have made a good general, but former military leaders are blasting his lead…
Ryan Pickrell
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Mike Pence says Congress might 'compromise sources and methods' if fully briefed on the Soleimani strike
"Some of that has to do with what's called sources and methods," Pence told NBC News. "Some of the …
Eliza Relman
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Mike Pompeo urges eastern European countries to reject Huawei, warning that China is in 'some ways worse' than their former Soviet Union rulers
Pompeo said Beijing may pose a greater threat to the West than the Soviet Union did during the Cold…