Former US Defense Sec: Trump proposed assassinating ‘senior Iranian officer’

Posted on May 6, 2022
Former US Defense Sec: Trump proposed assassinating ‘senior Iranian officer’

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 09: US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies before the US House Armed Services Committee hearing on 'Department of Defense Authorities and Roles Related to Civilian Law Enforcement', July 9, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

“In addition, he came up with an idea – to dip the decapitated head of a terrorist leader in pig blood – as a warning to other Islamist militants,” writes Esper in his memoir.

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