US prepares for presidential handover as Trump fires Defense Secretary

President Donald Trump and former Defense Secretary Mark Esper in front of the US Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort, March 28, 2020.

President Donald Trump and former Defense Secretary Mark Esper in front of the US Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort, March 28, 2020. Source: AAP

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US President Donald Trump has ditched his secretary of Defense Mark Esper. The shake-up amid his final months in office comes asthe Trump campaign continues to dispute the election result.

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