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Kristina Wong 6 Jun 2020

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday ordered National Guard troops in Washington, DC, to disarm and wear soft caps instead of helmets, an official told Breitbart News on Friday afternoon.

The official said the president told Attorney General Bill Barr that he wanted the National Guard to be armed so that they could protect themselves from rioters and looters coming in to the city, but Esper on his own told the D.C. National Guard leadership to take the weapons of National Guardsmen who were coming in from other states.

“He’s not really on board with what the president is trying to do,” the official said.

The official said Esper also on his own directed the National Guard in D.C. to wear soft caps instead of helmets. Breitbart News queried the Pentagon chief spokesman Jonathan Hoffman on Friday afternoon, but he did not respond by deadline.

Photos on social media showed National Guardsmen in D.C. wearing soft caps:

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I hate to see the fallout but Trump needs to fire Esper..
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I hate to see the fallout but Trump needs to fire Esper..

There's a lot of things that Trump needs to be doing ... waiting patiently ... but him waiting would seem to indicate that he's walking things he said he would do, back. Not good.
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I hate to see the fallout but Trump needs to fire Esper..


Not fire Esper, but to accept Esper's public resignation.

If that doesn't get the proper response, fire his ass.
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Blatant insubordination. Demand his resignation and fire him if he doesn't submit.
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There's a lot of things that Trump needs to be doing ... waiting patiently ... but him waiting would seem to indicate that he's walking things he said he would do, back. Not good.

Well, he's kinda got his hands full right now....

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I hate to see the fallout but Trump needs to fire Esper..

I'm afraid so.  Esper just kicked the insubordination up a notch by endangering the lives of the Guardsmen sent into DeeCee.  If this story pans out (with a named "official"), there should be no further delay.  He should be ordered to resign, and if he refuses that will be the last act of his insubordination. 

Fire his ass.
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I hate to see the fallout but Trump needs to fire Esper..

@mystery-ak

He has no choice now that Esper is publicly refusing to follow his orders.
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