▲ Former US President Donald Trump (right) and former Defense Secretary Mark Esper


Testimonies from former cabinet members said that he mentioned the possibility of firing at protesters as protesters flocked to the White House near the White House to protest the 'black George Floyd incident' in 2020, when former US President Donald Trump took office.



US media outlet Axios reported that Mark Esper, who served as defense secretary in the Trump administration, revealed this fact in his upcoming memoir, A SACRED OATH.



According to reports, then President Trump said at a meeting in the Oval Office, the Oval Office of the White House, when protesters protesting the Floyd incident filled the streets around the White House in June 2020, "Can't you shoot them (protesters). Only on bridges or things like that" Esper said. claimed.



The George Floyd case is an incident in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in May 2020, when a white police officer crushed Floyd's neck with his knee while arresting a black Floyd and suffocated Floyd. The 'I Matter' protest movement spread across the United States.



"I had to figure out a way to get Trump back without causing the chaos he was trying to avoid," Esper recalled.





At the time, when former President Trump threatened to quell the protests, even with the military, Secretary Esper objected.



Esper then moved 1,600 troops to a military base near Washington, D.C., but did not deploy to Washington, D.C.



He also clashed with Trump, who defended the history of the Confederacy by banning the flying of Confederate flags in U.S. facilities and changing the name of the unit, which caused controversy over racism.



Ultimately, Trump fired Esper shortly after losing the last presidential election.