Last 74 Days

1. 2020-11-07: 74 days to go. Rudy Giuliani holds a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
2. 2020-11-08:
3. 2020-11-09: Trump fires Mark Esper, puts in Christopher Miller as sec def. Esper opposed using the US military in US cities. Miller is counterterrorism, special operations, and irregular operations.
   • https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/09/politics/trump-fires-esper/index.html
   • https://www.hstoday.us/people-on-the-move/dasd-christopher-miller-nominated-to-lead-national-counterterrorism-center/
4. 2020-11-10: Three more Pentagon departures, making four so far.
   • Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday.
   • James Anderson, the acting undersecretary of defense for policy, quit on Tuesday after clashing with the White House over its attempts to insert allies and controversial figures into top Pentagon positions, Politico reported.
   • Joseph Kernan, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
   • Jen Stewart, Esper's chief of staff.
   • Christopher Miller is now the acting secretary of defense.
   • Anderson was replaced by retired US Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, an ally of Trump and a regular guest on Fox News. Tata has made several false and Islamophobic claims about former President Barack Obama in tweets unearthed by CNN, calling him a Muslim and a "terrorist leader" who "normalized Islam for America."
   • Ezra Cohen-Watnick replaces Joseph Kernan.
   • Kash Patel replaces Jen Stewart.
5. 2020-11-11: Trump requests the names of Pentagon officials who clapped in support of James Anderson as he left the building.