Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he had no advance notice before President Donald Trump led him and other senior administration officials to St. John’s Episcopal Church for a widely criticized photo-op.
Esper and Milley were among a group of White House officials and aides who followed Trump as he walked from the White House to the historic church after officers in riot gear cleared the area of peaceful protesters. Trump ended the speech by saying he was going to pay his respects"to a very, very special place,” but he didn’t elaborate.
Story continuesIn the Tuesday night interview, Esper said he had “no idea” about the plans to disperse the crowd. He added that he was eager to speak to members of the National Guard to thank them for their service.He noted that they had been called in to help in the COVID-19 response, prepare for hurricanes and then were asked to don riot gear days later.The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
The Rev. Mariann Budde, bishop of the Washington diocese, said Trump’s staged visit to St. John’s “was an abuse of the spiritual tools and symbols of our traditions and of our sacred space."
If I recall Hitler did the same thing Before he spread his white nationalists across the country
Please open and read the bible. Church authorities say you have never visited the church and this pose is just promotional. 'I AM A PIOUS MAN'
So pretending for a moment that you're NOT fake news. How is this a bad thing?
coward
Hey Donald your Bible is upside down
EsperDoD then resign bro. TakeAStand
It's the blind leading the blind.
In other words our defense secretary blindly followed an incompetent BunkerBoy
You were going into the 'Battle Space'.
Trump might as well hold up a copy of the American Constitution for Dummies or a copy The National Enquirer or the collected works of William Shakespeare. realDonaldTrump
EsperDoD
Does he ever ?
And that is a story how?
Like dogs all following a bitch in heat I guess.
Into fascism, that where he was headed. If you don’t know where you’re going, maybe don’t just follow.
So he will follow someone without any direction
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Pentagon official says Defense Secretary Esper and Gen. Milley were not aware of Trump church photo op plan'Their understanding was that they were going out of the White House to go into a Lafayette Park to review the efforts to address the protests,' the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity added. Don't believe it. NYC, CALL UP THE NATIONAL GUARD. The lowlifes and losers are ripping you apart. Act fast! Don’t make the same horrible and deadly mistake you made with the Nursing Homes!!! So?
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Pentagon official says Defense Secretary Esper and Chairman Milley were not aware of Trump church photo op plan'Their understanding was that they were going out of the White House to go into a Lafayette Park to review the efforts to address the protests,' the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity added. I can't wait to shit on his grave. GOP leaders praised Trump's action of forceful moving peaceful protesters for a photo-op. Republicans are trying to move government toward fascism. More and more live video shows that they are organized! The US should check whether the Chinese consulate is organizing these things! These are organized actions! Chinese habits in the United States do not do such things spontaneously.
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Trump's church photo-op took Esper, Milley by surpriseDefense Sec. Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley were caught by surprise Monday night when they were led to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington in a staged visit for President Trump, a defense official says. He's enough. Sure they were. COWARDS Funny, I didnt see anyone dragging them there? They could have, you know...stopped moving their feet and stopped walking
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Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo-op: ‘I didn’t know where I was going’NEW: Defense Sec. Esper asserts to NBCNews that he had no advance notice before Pres. Trump led him and other officials to St. John’s Episcopal Church for a photo-op: “I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops' NBCPolitics Then he is stupid, a bad liar or both. Moron !
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