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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Ex-defence secretary says he believes Trump was a ‘threat to democracy’

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Former defence secretary Mark Esper said he believes Donald Trump was a threat to democracy, alleging that his actions led to the Capitol riots last year.

“I think that, given the events of 6 January, given how he has undermined the election results, he incited people to come to DC, stirred them up that morning, and failed to call them off. To me, that threatens our democracy,” Mr Esper told Fox News on Monday.

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