Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Monday on CNN’s “The Source” that voters should take former President Donald Trump seriously when he discusses the U.S. military against his political opponents.
Sunday on Fox News, Trump said, “We have some sick people, radical left lunatics. It should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard or if really necessary by the military.”
Host Kaitlan Collins said, “When you hear what Trump is talking about, do you take those comments seriously?”
Esper said, “Well, I think we should always take the comments of political leaders and other leaders seriously, absolutely. He’s spoken about this before. If you recall, a year ago or so, he spoke about a second Trump term being about retribution. So yes, I think we should take those words seriously.”
Collins said, “And as you wrote, you said, you quoted…
