Secretary of Defense Mark Esper spoke with Fox News' Judge Jeanine Pirro about the Trump administration's plans to aid Lebanon in the aftermath of the Beirut blast, the escalating tension between the U.S.

The U.S. government will do everything it can to help the Lebanese people in the wake of Tuesday's massive explosion at a port in Beirut that killed more than 100 people and wounded thousands, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday night.

We want to do everything we can to help the Lebanese people in this hour of need.".

Public anger mounted against the Lebanese ruling elite, which was being blamed for chronic mismanagement and carelessness at the port ahead of the disaster.

The port and customs office in Beirut has notorious for corruption, in a nation where various political factions -- including Hezbollah, a Shia Islamist militant group -- grapple for control.

Under the president's leadership, we're going to do everything we can to help the Lebanese people and to do what's right.".

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