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Trump tweeted that Esper fired Spencer but Esper very likely didn't actually have the authority to do so. Probably Esper asked Spencer to resign. Point is, whe

Trump tweeted that Esper fired Spencer but Esper very likely didn't actually have the authority to do so. Probably Esper asked Spencer to resign. Point is, when you have 1) a tweet about an issue, 2) an official who says "that's not an order, we are going to wait until there's an order" followed by 3) that official being fired, it sure looks like the tweet was meant to be taken as an order. https://mobile.twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1198781757841117185 https://mobile.twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/119878175784...

austincheney 7y ago
Esper fired Spenser. Esper told Spenser to write a resignation letter on Sunday and deliver it to Trump the same day. This happened before Trump tweeting anything related. Trump became aware of the termination as a result of the resignation letter and tweeted as a result. Here is an article where Esper explains why he fired Spenser to Pentagon officials. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/11/25/esper-expands-on-why-he-fired-navy-secretary-spencer-n2557025/ https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/11/25/esper...