Former Trump Defense Secretary Mark Esper stated that he won't vote for his old boss, but he might consider voting for President Biden.
Esper told comedian Bill Maher on his HBO show, “Real Time with Bill Maher,” that he is not ready to vote for the current president. He confirmed that he's definitely not going to vote for former President Trump, but he's still undecided about voting for Biden.
Trump announced firing Esper from his Defense Secretary position in November 2020 while Biden was projected to win the 2020 presidential race. following Esper has become a critic of his former superior, calling Trump a “threat to democracy” on the recent third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. him Esper expressed to CNN’s Jim Acosta in January that he regards Trump as a threat to democracy and all the things that define America as the oldest democracy on the planet.
Esper mentioned on Maher’s show that “every day that Trump does something crazy, the door… to voting for Biden opens a little bit more.”
“That’s a slow-opening door,” Maher jokingly responded to Esper.
Esper has previously stated that he won’t vote for Trump in this year’s election and emphasized the need for new Republican leaders.
Esper explained in 2022 that he wouldn't vote for his former boss for the presidency again, stating that Trump doesn't meet his criteria for an elected leader. said Esper has said that he won’t vote for Trump in this year’s election and has called for new generation of Republican leaders.
Esper explained in 2022 that he wouldn't vote for Trump again because he believes elected leaders should have integrity, put country over self, be able to unite the country, and reach across the aisle.
