The purge so far: Defense Secretary Mark Esper - fired via tweet James Anderson - acting undersecretary for policy - resigned Tuesday morning 11/10/20 (Replaced by Trump pick - through no formal process: Anthony Tata, a retired Army one-star general) Joseph Kernan - retired Navy vice admiral, stepped down as undersecretary for intelligence (Replaced by Trump pick - through no formal process: Ezra Cohen-Watnick)