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Dough miss particular violence. -- domestic violence. gillian turner has more from washington. >> reporter: mark esper is slated to become acting secretary of defense starting monday. but last night the white house announced president trump hopes to ultimately make the secretary gig permanent. esper served at the army secretary for a year and-a-half now and the a announcement of his appointment comes on the heels of patrick shanahan's withdrawal of consideration from the secretary of defense post this past tuesday. >> mark esper, who is a highly respected gentleman with a great career, a treme...

Shanahan's withdraw from consideration last tuesday. >> mark esper, a highly rejected gentleman with a great career, tremendous talent, acting secretary of defense, he will do very well. >> the white house has been touting his resume, pointing to his qualifications and prudential's -- credentials, former vp of government relations firm working at the defense contractors working on senate committees. a doctorate in public policy from george washington and a recipient of a dod metal, news the president hopes to make esper permanent went over like a ton of bricks with democrats on the senate arme...

Acting secretary of destarting monday day. last night, the white house announced president trump hopes to ultimately make the secretary gig permanent. esper has served as the army secretary for a year and-a-half now. this comes on the heels of patrick shanahan's withdrawal from consideration this past tuesday. >> mark esper, a highly respected gentleman with a great career, a tremendous talent, was just named acting secretary of defense. i think he'll do very well. >> reporter: the white house has been touting his resume, saying he's a former vice president of government relations and a defens...