Trump’s Defense Secretary Moves to Shed His ‘Yes Man’ Reputation

Magazine Politics Trump’s Defense Secretary Moves to Shed His ‘Yes Man’ Reputation After a year of being overshadowed by others, Mark Esper is trying to prove he’s not a pushover. Most recently, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has deliberately taken on a more prominent role in Operation Warp Speed, the administration’s effort to develop a vaccine. | AP Photo By LARA SELIGMAN 07/20/2020 04:30 AM EDT Facebook Twitter Link Link Copied More Mail Reddit WhatsApp Mark Esper scanned the list of officers up for promotion until he found the one he was looking for: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the star witness in the impeachment inquiry who famously told Congress that President Donald Trump’s July 25...