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Former Pentagon chief Mark Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters

Summary by Ground News
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper writes that then-President Donald Trump suggested in a 2020 Oval Office that protesters outside the White House be shot. Esper called the moment "surreal" but said it "wasn't a difficult decision" to reject Trump's idea. Esper’s book had to be cleared by nearly three dozen 4-star generals, senior civilians and some Cabinet members, Axios reports.

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Boston Globe broke the news in Boston, United States on Monday, May 2, 2022.
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