U.S. Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Resigns

U.S. Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense Alexis Ross has resigned, three days after President Donald Trump sacked her boss Mark Esper, CNN reported.

Earlier, Trump announced on Twitter that he has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, in a surprise move which came days after Trump’s failed re-election bid.

Trump announced the news in a tweet, saying that “effective immediately” Christopher Miller, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will serve as acting secretary, sidestepping the department’s No.2-ranking official, Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist.

“Chris will do a GREAT job!” Trump tweeted. “Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service.”

[caption id="attachment_171566" align="aligncenter" width="376"] Deputy Chief of Staff Alexis Ross[/caption]