The New York Times said that Pentagon officials have secretly expressed their fear that President Donald Trump may launch overt or covert operations during his remaining two months in the White House.

The newspaper added that Pentagon officials do not rule out that Trump launched operations against Iran or other opponents in his last days in power.

The newspaper revealed that colleagues of Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller praised his military background, but expressed surprise at his promotion to this high position, even if it was only temporarily.

The newspaper added that Miller's colleagues believe that he is not of high standing to respond to any extremist positions that might emanate from Trump in his final weeks in office.

The American newspaper The Metry Times also published an interview with the American Defense Secretary, the article, Mark Esper, that it had with him on the fourth of November, in which he said that he fought his confrontations with President Donald Trump carefully, bearing in mind that his departure from the post will lead to the appointment of a person who does not say no to the president.

Esper added in his interview with the newspaper that he had expected his dismissal from his post, but he did not know when that would be, and that he had never considered resigning from his post.

The dismissed US Secretary of Defense also said that he was never among the people saying yes all the time.

Esper's dismissal


The US President Donald Trump dismissed Defense Secretary Mark Esper through a tweet on his Twitter account, and he said that he had ended his services, apparently using his last months in power after his defeat in the presidential elections in clearing accounts within his administration.

Esper and Trump were at odds over a number of issues, and the president was particularly angered by Esper's announcement of his opposition to Trump's threat to use military forces to quell street protests against racial injustice, following the killing of George Floyd after police attempted to arrest him in Minneapolis this summer.

It is highly unlikely that the Senate will approve any new appointments before Trump leaves office in January.

Sowing chaos


The US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi considered that the dismissal of President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper is evidence of Trump's intention to "sow chaos" in his last days in office.

Pelosi said, "It is disturbing that reports show that this dismissal was an act of retaliation on the part of the President, allegedly by Minister Esper's refusal to send military forces on active duty to suppress peaceful demonstrations against police brutality."

"However, what is most disturbing is that the timing of this impeachment raises serious questions about Trump's planned actions in the final days of his administration."