Top Pentagon official resigns after US Secretary of Defense fired

 
A senior Pentagon official has resigned, just days after President Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Asper. According to US media reports, a senior Pentagon official, James Anderson, has resigned. According to the report, James Anderson was acting Secretary of Defense for Policy. James Anderson took over as Under Secretary in February after President Trump removed John Rod from his post. It was not immediately clear if James Anderson had resigned or if he had been asked to do so, according to US media.