Better question on Esper is who keeps pushing one K street loser after another in the WH. These bozo's are now being carefully scripted on how to respond to DJT so they can get in the door. DC and professional types everywhere are against Trump because of what he looks like and how he sounds. That sounds silly but it is true. Military officers are among the worst for this. The culture now reminds one of the French army before 1940. A glacial and congealed management culture obsessed with tinker at the margins and virtue signaling for career advancement. Many tradition heroic types such as Le May or Halsey would never advance beyond Colonel or Navy Captain if that in the public relations obsessed administrate dysfunction of DC.
I continue to suspect that Javanka has been at the bottom of placing K street types in key but unobtrusive positions in the WH to ‘help dad’ .