Donald Trump Is Purging the Defense Department to Elevate His Most Fervent Supporters
Michael Brochstein/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Six days ago, chief Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman took to Twitter to shoot down an NBC story claiming that Defense Secretary Mark Esper had prepared a letter of resignation. “He…
Trump “Terminated” Defense Secretary Mark Esper
Ssgt. Jack Sanders/Defense Department For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Mark Esper was fired as defense secretary on Monday, becoming one of the first casualties of President Donald Trump’s post-election purge of officials seen as insufficiently loyal to him. Esper’s ouster had been rumored…
Trump Admitted Years Ago to a “Little Conflict of Interest” in Turkey. It’s Not So Little.
President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a Nov. 13, 2019, news conference at the White House.Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In December 2015, Donald Trump, then a presidential candidate, made a casual admission. “I have a little…
If Trump Loves Hypersonic Missiles So Much, He Really Should Learn How To Pronounce Their Name
Win McNamee/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Donald Trump really seems to like hypersonic missiles, an elusive, high-speed weapon that poses problems for even the most sophisticated air defense systems. He likes them so much that the military asked for $3.2 billion from…
A State Department Memo Suggests It’s About to Accuse Prominent Human Rights Groups of “Anti-Semitism”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in 2019.Cheriss May/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The State Department is finalizing a report that would declare advocacy groups like Human Rights Watch to be “anti-Semitic,” a designation that…
Donald Trump’s New Clinton Conspiracy Theory Is Complete Bullshit
Trump gestures to the press after getting off of Marine One following several days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment for COVID-19Ken Cedeno/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Less than a month before the election, President Donald…