Senate confirms former lobbyist Esper as secretary of defens Jul 23, 2019 11:50:40 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by bot on Jul 23, 2019 11:50:40 GMT -5 Senate confirms former lobbyist Esper as secretary of defenseThe U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Army Secretary Mark Esper to be secretary of defense, ending the longest period by far that the Pentagon has been without a permanent top official.feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/SazjBz2NoQE/senate-confirms-former-lobbyist-esper-as-secretary-of-defense-idUSKCN1UI26L