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Esper is sworn in as defense secretary to succeed Mattis

By ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — It
took seven months, but
President Donald Trump
on Tuesday finally got a
Senate-confirmed secre-
tary of defense to succeed
Jim Mattis. Mark Esper, an
Army veteran and former
defense industry lobbyist,
won Senate confirmation
by a vote of 90-8 and was
sworn in at the White House
by Supreme Court Justice
Samuel Alito in a ceremo-
ny attended by Trump and
several members of Esper’s
family. “He’s going to be a
great one,” Trump said.
Esper’s swearing-in ended
the longest period the Pen-
tagon has gone without a
confirmed leader in its his-
tory. Mark Esper, left, is sworn in as the Secretary of Defense by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, right, as his wife Leah Esper holds the
Continued on Page 2 Bible, during a ceremony with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
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