‘I'D LIKE TO MODIFY MY ORIGINAL ASSESSMENT’: By his own account, Chris Miller, installed as acting defense secretary by President Donald Trump after he fired Mark Esper for insufficient ...

Chris Miller, 55, who became acting defense secretary on Monday, is a former Green Beret who served with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne).

Once inside, Miller was quickly brought up to speed on the nation’s nuclear codes, current operations around the world, and other “critical tasks,” the official added.

President Trump appointed longtime national security official Christopher C. Miller as acting defense secretary on Monday following his surprise firing via tweet of Mark Esper. Miller, 55, takes ...

Trump soured on his first defense secretary, Mattis, who resigned in December 2018 over Trump’s abrupt decision — later rescinded — to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria, and then on Esper.

President Donald Trump has named Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, as acting secretary of the Department of Defense. Miller will immediately assume the role ...

Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, left center, meets with members of the National Guard outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 17, 2021 in Washington.

Donald Trump, in one of his first major acts as a lame duck president, has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper. The president said Monday that he has named Christopher Miller, the director of the ...

Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller said Tuesday during a hearing on the Jan. 6 riot he’d “reassessed” his previous evaluation that former President Trump’s speech that ...

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller sits at the desk in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, as he prepares to transition out of office, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2021.

Former Trump defense secretary Christopher Miller defends response to Capitol riot John Minchillo / AP 1 of 93 Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump has named Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, as acting secretary of the Department of Defense. Miller will immediately assume the role ...