Ex-defense secretary says Trump proposed bombing Mexico

In his new book, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says President Donald Trump proposed launching missiles into Mexico to destroy the drug labs in 2020. CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman has more. #CNN #News

[carriedebehnke]

I love how all these officials kept their mouths shut about all the insanity while it was going on, then dropped the info in their books when they could profit from recounting these incidents. It should be criminal to withhold info that threatens the country.

[TheBigStink]

“The worst thing about Trump isn't what we've learned about him, it's what we've learned about our family, friends and neighbors who support him.”

[joeblack]

This is the kind of stuff an 8 year old would say. "I can sneak down stairs and eat all the chocolate chip cookies. No one will know it was me."

[Wesley_H]

Before he was elected, a friend asked me why I didn’t support him. My answer was “Because he’s such a loose cannon that he’ll probably try to start a war with Mexico or annex it, and then justify it by saying he’s freeing them from themselves.”

[SoulRedeem]

"No one would know it was us." - Donald

3 hours later

"I singlehandedly got rid of all the drugs and drug cartels in Mexico." - Donald

[lastalive]

Esper thinks that revealing trump as dangerous and unhinged will dissuade his base from supporting him? Really? That's why they voted for him in the first place!

[MA-fghz]

Why did we have to wait for a book to come out or any of the many wrote to find out these thing?

[williamolsen]

All these people do not reveal this until they put out a book. They should have revealed this long ago.

[aaronhumphrey]

My favorite part of this is the part where he thought no one would be able to figure out the US did it. Not sure if he’s more stupid than dangerous, or vice versa.

[jackcrackerman]

"no one would know it was us." Jesus, this guy was president.

[maxcrowe]

Esper wrote a book to make money. That was his most important consideration. Full stop.

[ShakerPro]

The fact that America could easily slide into an autocracy is disgusting and terrifying but the fact that the autocrat and his sycophants are so ignorant and evil is beyond the pale.

[SPL]

“No one would know it was us.” Brags about it to Putin one hour later.

[joebartles]

What do we expect from someone who advocated drinking bleach and nuking hurricanes. He is a very stable genius after all.

[_on_mine_]

This story gets crazier the longer you watch and listen wow

[martensonlee]

Absolutely stupid he had a team of advisors....

[ARKX]

"Will just say it wasn't us?"
Yeah, sounds like a dictator to me.

[majestic-]

The greater concern is the fact that the maga crowd would have supported all of those ideas.

[myhappyfarmtv]

Wow! It seems the people here.Are so protective with the drug labs.

[kristihanson]

Why didn’t he go to the press immediately?