Trump nominates Mark Esper as Secretary of Defense: White House

Donald Trump has nominated Mark Esper to be the US Secretary of Defense, the White House said on Friday. The nomination of Esper, who was this week elevated to acting Pentagon chief from his post as army secretary, was announced hours after Trump revealed he had come close to authorizing a strike on Iran after it shot down an American drone.

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