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Defense Secretary @EsperDoD on @ThisWeekABC:
"I have full faith and confidence in (Modly) and Navy leadership"
Q: Did Trump want Crozier fired?
"This was Secretary Modly& #39;s call"... "I listened to the recs" of CNO and Joint Staff. Won& #39;t reveal if the supported him.
"I have full faith and confidence in (Modly) and Navy leadership"
Q: Did Trump want Crozier fired?
"This was Secretary Modly& #39;s call"... "I listened to the recs" of CNO and Joint Staff. Won& #39;t reveal if the supported him.
Biden not happy with Capt. Crozier& #39;s firing https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1246789098712584194">https://twitter.com/ABC/statu...
Esper: "We offered up weeks ago up to 2,000 respirators." Some w the hospital ships, some to NY, ready to ship them where needed
"I can& #39;t recall" if DIA warned about #coronavirus early on, Esper says. Then recounts a January-Feb timeline to show he has been "weeks ahead of this" in terms of preparing US mil forces and stockplies.
Steph: But this brief to the NSC was in December...
Steph: But this brief to the NSC was in December...
On readiness: @EsperDoD says "only 35" military members have been hospitalized, out of a force 2 million we& #39;re doing pretty good.
JUST IN: Military will wear face masks, Esper says, "We will have a directive coming out on that today..."... though they can& #39;t social distance on submarines, tanks, bombers "we are going to move toward face coverings."
Earlier on @jaketapper, Esper said Modly made a tough "decision that I support" and "how we hold leaders accountability." https://twitter.com/CNNSotu/status/1246793456166612992">https://twitter.com/CNNSotu/s...
Jake presses Esper why the capt was relieved w/o an investigation. Esper says one is now underway. Jake notes Adm. Mullen, former Joint Chiefs chairman, and Adm Stavridis, former NATO SACEUR, opposed Croziers firing.
