Donald Trump denies Chinese surveillance balloons also flew over U.S. during his administration Chinese surveillance balloons transited the U.S. "at least three times" during Trump's presidency, the Pentagon said. Axios · Feb 5, 2023
Trump wanted ex-military critics tried at court-martial, top general said General Mark Milley’s testimony before the House January 6 committee confirms an allegation first made by former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023
Trump asked about troops to quell racial protests, Esper told Jan. 6 panel WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper testified that he and others had to dissuade then-President Donald Trump from using active-duty military troops to quell the racial protests breaking out in the summer of 2020. Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022
AI helps the Pentagon sharpen its supply-line game A startup with military roots is trying to give defense planners an edge in simulating wartime logistics. Axios · Dec 16, 2022
‘That’s Hitler, Bannon thought’: 2022 in books about Trump and US politics The former president continues to dominate political bestseller lists, from staffers’ tell-alls to his own compulsion to tell all to Maggie Haberman and Bob Woodward The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2022
Trump Kicks off White House Run but Top Republicans Absent The patriotic music, fiery rhetoric and adoring crowd were all there as Donald Trump announced another White House bid, but -- in a sign his star has dimmed -- top Republican officials and even family members were no-shows. Trump's announcement that he is running again in 2024 came exactly a… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 17, 2022
Jackie Calmes: Tell-all Trumpists — you should have come clean long ago The predictable pile-on has begun. Los Angeles Times · Oct 3, 2022
Donald Trump was ‘obsessed with bombing Mexican drug labs after mistaken identity’ Former US President Donald Trump asked a "stunned" Defence Secretary Mark Esper if it was possible to bomb Mexican drug labs, claims New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman Daily Mirror · Sep 28, 2022
Growing number in GOP back Pelosi on possible Taiwan trip An increasing number of Republican officials are defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her reported trip to Taiwan The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022
Taiwan's concerns on speed of arms sales will be conveyed to U.S., says ex-U.S. defence secretary Former U.S. defence secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday he would take back to Washington D.C. concerns expressed in Taiwan about the speed of arms sales to the island and the need to get greater access to weapons like portable missiles. Reuters · Jul 21, 2022
John M. Crisp: Is Biden a good president? The question is irrelevant In response to the Jan. 6 House committee hearings, Republicans are embracing an adage that has served dependably for millennia in sports and war: “The best defense is a good offense.” Tribune News Service · Jun 23, 2022
John M. Crisp: Is Biden a good president? The question is irrelevant In response to the Jan. 6 House committee hearings, Republicans are embracing an adage that has served dependably for millennia in sports and war: “The best defense is a good offense.” Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022
Bill de Blasio on what Biden must do I'm telling President Biden what I told President Trump: Extraordinary times demand extraordinary solutions Salon · May 18, 2022
Abortion-rights activists are targeting Supreme Court justices' homes. That's fine by me Before we delve into the ethics of peacefully protesting in front of a Supreme Court justice's home, I'd like to remind you about some of the havoc wrought by abortion foes after the court legalized abortion in 1973. Los Angeles Times · May 12, 2022
The Independent UK · May 11, 2022 Trump wanted to court-martial former military officials he thought were disloyal, book claims Trump wanted generals punished for criticism of his leadership
The Guardian - US · May 10, 2022 Jimmy Kimmel on latest Trump tell-all: ‘Almost unfathomable that this imbecile was running our country’ Late-night hosts discuss former defense secretary Mark Esper’s new book and Rudy Giuliani backing out of an interview with the January 6 committee
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Steve Bannon threatens Mark Esper over Trump revelations: ‘You’re going to be held accountable, bro’ ‘When we come to power, don’t think you can skip away from this’
The Guardian - US · May 10, 2022 A Sacred Oath review: Mark Esper on Trump, missiles for Mexico and more The ex-defense secretary’s memoir is scary and sobering – but don’t expect Republican leaders or voters to heed his warning
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Ex-defence secretary says he believes Trump was a ‘threat to democracy’ Former defence secretary says he hopes Trump does not run for president in 2024
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Trump news – live: Elon Musk may lift ex-president’s Twitter ban as bizarre ‘hurricane gun’ story surfaces Former defence secretary has made stunning claims about Mr Trump’s behaviour during 2020 protests
Miami Herald · May 9, 2022 Esper: Trump’s White House discussed blockade of Cuba and military action in Venezuela Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he prevented “dangerous things” from happening during the time President Donald Trump was in office, including military intervention in Venezuela and a blockade of Cuba.
Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022 Trump slams former Pentagon chief Mark Esper, doesn’t deny allegations in book Former President Donald Trump hit back at Mark Esper, his onetime secretary of defense, as a “lightweight” and Republican in name only but did not deny bombshell allegations that he wanted to shoot racial justice protesters or fire missiles at drug targets in Mexico.
The Independent UK · May 9, 2022 Mark Esper says he and military chief devised ‘four No’s’ to stop Trump doing ‘bad things, terrible things’ and taking US in ‘dark direction’ ‘The last year of the Trump administration … we prevented really bad things, dangerous things’
The Independent UK · May 9, 2022 ‘No comment’: Trump refuses to deny report he wanted to bomb drug labs in Mexico Trump’s former defence secretary revealed in his new book that the former president allegedly asked about sending missiles into Mexico to ‘destroy drug labs’