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That he was pushing back at times according to some of the antidotes but he was largely pushing back against some of the people surrounding president trump, and less against president trump himself. so, it's hard to know whether that moniker of yesper, was really accurate. enough thing i'd point out about mark yesper, he came in as the secretary of the army and then of course we had secretary mattis who was fired in december after secretary yesper had been at the helm of the army for a number of months. it was widely known that mark esper basically lobbied or campaign for the job to be secreta...

Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on July 9 in Washington, D.C. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images Defense Secretary Mark Esper has been "terminated," President Trump wrote in a tweet, and will be replaced by Christopher C. Miller, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center. "Chris will do a GREAT job," Trump tweeted shortly after noon. "Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service." ...

Demonstrations. >> mark yesper? did you call him yesper? oh, okay, some people call him yesper. >> reporter: esper hated the idea he was seen as a yes-man, telling "the military times" in an interview published just after he was fired, "who's pushed back more than anybody? name another cabinet secretary that's pushed back. have you seen me on a stage saying, under the exceptional leadership of blah-blah-blah, we have blah-blah-blah-blah?" it comes as team trump is challenging the election results in several states. >> this election is not over, far from it. >> reporter: but they've presented n...