President Trump announced his intent to nominate Army Secretary Mark Esper to be the next secretary of defense on Friday.
Earlier in the week, Trump tweeted that Esper would be stepping in after acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, whose last day was also on Friday, abruptly dropped from consideration.
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