Mark Esper Says Trump Is a Danger to National Security

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Mark Esper Says Trump Is a Danger to National Security

June 18, 2023 at 6:03 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 91 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/06/18/mark-esper-says-trump-is-a-danger-to-national-security/

"SNIP.........

“Donald Trump’s former secretary of defense, Mark Esper, thinks that the ex-president should not be in charge of the country’s most closely-held information, considering he was storing classified documents at his resort,” Rolling Stone reports.

Said Esper: “It’s just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation’s security at risk. You cannot have these documents floating around. They need to be secured. We know how that happens, that only authorized persons are allowed to see documents or receive information from documents.”

........SNIP"

[niyad]

1. Why were you silent before?

[bottomofthehill]

2. Maybe he should have said something while cashing Trump checks as a member of the Administration

Too little Too late

[sakabatou]

3. Who could've known?!

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. A BFD, I think.

Watch for falling bodies.

[kentuck]

5. It seems like a significant voice to speak out.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend-type of guy.

[ShazzieB]

13. I think so.

When the news of the indictment first hit the fan, a huge wall of denial went up all over Republicanland. Gradually, a few Republicans began to acknowledge that the things 45 has been accused of do matter. I think Chris Christie and Mitt Romney were the first. Since then, it seems like every day or so, another Republican or two, or three, will allow as how, gee golly gosh, this is some pretty serious stuff, folks. Every time that happens, it feels like a chip in that wall of denial. Some of those chips are very tiny, but each counts, imo.

When enough chips accumulate, cracks will start to appear. Those cracks will form fissures, and eventually that wall of denial will start to crumble. Every time I hear another Republican say something that even halfway indicates that in their opinion, 45's actions were sort of, not exactly great, I see that as another chip in the wall. If my theory is right, there will eventually be a breaking point, and Republicans (other than the really delusional MAGAloons) will be admitting enough masse that yes, this really IS a gravely serious matter.

I don't know how long it will take, but I think that's where things are headed. When all of the people who are running against him for the GOP nomination finally stop solemnly promising to pardon him if they are elected, that will be a really strong sign that we're getting there, imo.

None of this applies to the diehard MAGA mob, of course, but I don't think that faction is nearly as big and powerful as many still seem to assume.

[Loryn]

6. Does he have a book coming out,

or something?

[mountain grammy]

7. Excellent question.

[applegrove]

8. Good point.

[Skittles]

9. SKITTLES SAYS THE SKY IS BLUE

YES INDEED

[Botany]

10. And where was Esper after Trump fired him and prior to 1/6/21?

He knew Trump was a shit back then but still didn't say squat before or after 1/6/21

[2naSalit]

11. +1

[Botany]

12. Esper had to have known that the fix was in prior to 1/6/21

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtAI2zNXYAYDpQ5?format=jpg&name=medium

[2naSalit]

14. He was fired so that...

Cultists could take over enough of the pentagon to facilitate the inaction of the national guard.

Among other things. And he knew. I do think he has given testimony to Some GJ but I don't recall when or where. But he certainly didn't speak up early enough to stop it.

[Botany]

16. The rot is deep

... and backed by big money too.

[2naSalit]

18. Indeed.

I wonder if we'll succeed in reining them in at all or if we'll have to wait for biospheric collapse, in which case it will be far too late and we'll all be dead.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. US and our allies' agents died after these secrets were made available to foreign agents

Link to tweet

[Kennah]

17. Is Esper running for President?

[GoCubsGo]

19. Yeah, no shit, Sherlock.

[AZ8theist]

20. In other news, water is wet.

TRUMP NEEDS TO DIE IN PRISON.

NO OTHER OUTCOME IS ACCEPTABLE.