Mark Esper is worried the federal agents Trump is threatening to deploy to Democrat-run cities could be confused for military troops.
a letter on Monday to Barr and Wolf expressing “deep concern” and “objection” to the presence of federal officers. “We all remember the appalling scenes in front of the White House, when peaceful protesters were gassed to make way for a Trump photo op,” Biden said in the statement, referencing the president’s widely scrutinizedto Lafayette Square last month.
, “narrowly avoided losing his job.” Esper also issued a policy barring the display of Confederate flags on military installations, though Trump has supported the displays as “freedom of speech.”
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