Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Nothing is surprising anymore in the Trump administration. Monday afternoon, President Donald Trump fired the head of the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, after Trump questioned his loyalty to the administration. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Leon Panetta, former defense secretary, director of the CIA and White House Chief of Staff.

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