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The last minute internal turmoil of the Trump administration is realizing that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, hits the Defense Minister Mark Esper on Twitter on the 9th (local time). President Trump is shaking up government ministries by ousting key figures in diplomacy and security at a time when the lame duck phenomenon during the period of regime change can rapidly accelerate. It is also feared that if Iran or North Korea carry out armed provocations with weakened defense leadership, they could disrupt the response.
Secretary Esper’s difficulties were expected soon. Esper’s own minister is reported to have attempted to present his resignation letter, which he had drawn up shortly after the results of the presidential elections were confirmed. At a press conference in early June, Secretary Esper publicly announced that he would oppose the invocation of the Suppression of Riots Act, which is the basis of President Trump’s attempts to deploy federal troops to crack down on racist protesters. At the time, President Trump is said to have expressed his anger on a level never seen before. Later, in July, Secretary Esper again clashed with President Trump, effectively banning the use of the Confederate flag, which President Trump had defended, in the military.
However, it is highly unusual for the Defense Minister’s staff, the core of diplomacy and security, to have been made during the change of powers. Concerns are raised that countries with hostile relations with the United States, such as Iran, may attempt armed provocations, taking advantage of the turbulent atmosphere within the US administration. In particular, there is the possibility that North Korea, which will proceed with nuclear negotiations after the Joe Biden administration, will launch “a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that has improved range and destructive power to increase the prices. The Pentagon leadership gap may hinder the US administration’s overall and strategic response beyond individual commands in this situation.
Regardless of this possibility, President Trump made another ‘My Way’ play with the loud call from the tough Defense Secretary. Christopher Miller, the director of the Counter-Terrorism Center, who was appointed as his successor, was relocated again less than three months after being appointed to his current position in August this year. He is a military man who has been advising on counterterrorism at the White House National Security Council (NSC) and assistant deputy secretary of defense. Minister Esper said in his last interview with the Military Times on the 4th, as foreshadowing his fate, “I can fight anything, I can fight a great fight. He also directly exposed the conflict with President Trump, saying, “You can afford it.” The Washington Post noted that “the Pentagon, already facing political tensions and potential security risks, has plunged into yet another leadership confusion.” House military commissioner Adam Smith criticized the insecurity as “not only appealing, but reckless,” as an unstable measure that could put the United States at greater risk. Some people say, “Who’s next turn?” There are also remarks that FBI Director Christopher Ray, who has publicly expressed his discontent with President Trump, and Gina Haspell, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), could be replaced.
In addition to the right to human resources, President Trump is likely to seek to exercise his powers through executive orders in all fields, such as economics, commerce and national politics before retirement. The New York Times quoted two high-ranking officials as saying, “Sper’s struggles are an opportunity for President Trump to put his name back in the press hovering over Biden’s victories.” CNN predicted that “the day Secretary Esper toughened up will be marked as the first day of 72 (the remaining period until Trump’s retirement), the most difficult in the history of modern American political history.”
Washington = Correspondent Jeong-eun Lee [email protected] Go to reporter’s page>
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