YESPER THE YES MAN? Asked about reports that Defense Secretary Mark Esper may be replaced after the election, President Trump did little to tamp down the speculation and even seemed to mock Esper’s efforts to stay on Trump’s good side even as he opposed some of his policies.

“Mark ‘Yesper’? Did you call him ‘Yesper’?” Trump replied Friday when a reporter asked if he still has confidence in his Pentagon chief. “Some people call him ‘Yesper.’” Trump said, before adding, “I get along with him. I get along with him fine. He’s fine.”

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