WASHINGTON (AP)– In an abrupt reversal, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday overturned an earlier Pentagon choice to send out a couple hundred active-duty soldiers home from the Washington, D.C., region, amidst growing tensions with the White Home over the military reaction to the protests.
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy informed The Associated Press that the turnaround came after Esper went to a conference at the White Home, and after other internal Pentagon conversations. It is uncertain if Esper met President Donald Trump McCarthy stated he thinks the modification was based upon ensuring there suffices military support in the area to react to any demonstration problems if required.
McCarthy said he received notification of the Pentagon order to send out about 200 soldiers with the 82 nd Airborne’s instant action force home simply after 10 a.m. Wednesday. Hours later on, the Pentagon informed him that Esper had actually reversed the decision.
The relocate to keep the troops in the area, nevertheless, comes as Pentagon leaders