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Hello, I'm Eric Amark live in here. Our number. How's that sound Mr. Redooser?

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I want to start with something that you might be surprised I'm starting with.

This former defense secretary, Espr. He's written a book. Don't they all. Not a good book but a kiss and tell book.

And I have to read this in the literally in the Jerusalem post.

Former US defense secretary, Trump proposed assassinating senior Iranian officer, just listen. 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 rights, Espr. It's a memoir. It's all about Trump.

So it says former US secretary defense, Mark Espr is written a memoir about his time at the White House, including time spent alongside former president Donald Trump. It's one of the shortest serving secretaries of defense.

excerpts released on Friday today show that Trump has proposed eliminating a senior Iranian officer operating outside of the country was a really bad idea with big implications, wrote Espr.

According to the book, the idea came up before the 2020 elections. In the book, the former US secretary wrote that in a conversation with the then US chief of staff. That's the president. He learned that the.

What happens here?

He learned, excuse me, that the former national security adviser told him about Trump's plans. We've been aware of the Serenian officer and the trouble he was causing in the area for some time. But why now? What was urgent? What was there?

A near threat? What about convenient, the national security team to discuss it? I didn't believe it. He writes, he said, I've seen this movie before where White House aides meet with the president, refuel him and then present one of their great ideas, quote unquote. How come people in the White House weren't seeing this 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.

In another part of the book, Esper writes that the then US president came up with an idea to launch missiles that Mexico to destroy the drug labs and cartels the New York Times reported.

Oh, I see the excerpts are in the New York Times.

Man, oh man, you really need to watch my Sunday show folks. The entire show is about the New York Times. I really encourage you not because it's me. I'm serious.

Some people hang on the ratings and the rate I'm not hanging on any ratings.

The former president reason that Mexico had no control over its country and that no one would know it was us. Esper who rejected the idea at the time said according to the New York Times.

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