A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times – An Instant New York Times Bestseller: A Pentagon Insider's Tumultuous Years Under President Trump

by Mark T. Esper

gave his assessment and then chirped in his support to “hit them hard,” which over time became his tedious signature phrase. It made him sound tough and appealed to Trump, but I thought this was reckless and not necessarily the role of the NSA.