Trump's Last Secretary: Former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller on January 6th, Troop Drawdowns, The Defense Department, Donald Trump, and More

This week, A'ndre speaks with Chris Miller, former Acting Secretary of Defense during the last 73 days of the Trump Administration, on a range of topics pertaining to his controversial, short, and significant tenure. We discuss Chris's service in Special Forces, which includes time spent in the early days of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars,  and how that service shaped his worldview. We also highlight some of Chris's work at the National Security Council on counterterrorism, including the efforts against ISIS and the operation that killed ISIS Leader Baghdadi. Chris discusses his view on the ending of the Afghanistan War, and A'ndre probes Chris on whether the end-result would've been the same under a second Trump Administration as it was under the Biden Administration. A'ndre presses Chris on his (and the DoD's) response to the January 6th attacks, whether Chris believes it was an insurrection, and his views on the culpability of President Trump. Chris does outline how he became Acting Secretary, and why his 'neo-isolationist' ideology aligns with President Trump's America First ideology -- and how that factored into the decision to draw down troops in Somalia, and Chris's own belief that the DoD budget needs to be halved.

Chris Miller's book, Soldier Secretary, is out now.