In the wake of a series of bombshell allegations levied against Donald Trump in Mark Esper’s forthcoming book, the former president, refused to comment on the claim in which the former defence secretary said he allegedly asked about launching missiles into Mexico to “destroy the drug labs”.
Mr Esper, a West Point graduate who spent 10 years serving as a US Army officer, told CBS’ Norah O’Donnell during an interview on Sunday night’s 60 Minutes that during the last year of the Trump administration, he and other officials worked tirelessly to prevent “really bad things” from happening under the former president’s watch.
