US Senate confirms Mark Esper as the next secretary of defence, nearly seven months after surprise resignation of Jim Mattis over policy differences with President Trump
An army veteran, Mark Esper had served as a congressional aide and a Pentagon official under Republican president George W Bush before working for Raytheon.
The Senate backed Esper, a former soldier and lobbyist for weapons maker Raytheon Co, to be President Donald Trump's second confirmed leader of the Pentagon by 90-8. Warren, a 2020 presidential hopeful, was the only member of the Senate Armed Services Committee to voice opposition to Esper's confirmation during the hearing.There has been no confirmed defence secretary since Jim Mattis resigned in December over policy differences with Trump.
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