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Pentagon shake-up continues after Esper firing

By Abraham Mahshie
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Pentagon shake-up continues after Esper firing

The Pentagon continued its recent shake-up on Tuesday with reports that President Trump has appointed Kash Patel to be the new Defense secretary’s chief of staff.

The latest report comes just a day after Defense Secretary Mark Esper was terminated via presidential tweet, and earlier Tuesday, a senior official resigned.

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