Pentagon official says Defense Secretary Esper and Gen. Milley were not aware of Trump church photo op plan

A senior Defense official said Tuesday that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and the nation's highest-ranking military officer did not intend to participate in President Donald Trump's photo-op in front of St. John's Church, which had been set on fire by protesters the night before.

President Donald Trump walks with US Attorney General William Barr , US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper , Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley , and others from the White House to visit St. John's Church after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd June 1, 2020, in Washington, DC.

"They were not aware that the Park Police and law enforcement had made a decision to clear the square. And once they began that walk off the White House grounds with the president, their understanding was that they were going out of the White House to go into a Lafayette Park to review the efforts to do address the protests," the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity added.

if states failed to quell demonstrations, riot police forcibly cleared protesters out of Lafayette Square, a public park in front of the president's residence.

amanda_m_macias Quote from your article: 'The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.' Q} Are you sure? A} It seems that my POTUS actually did respond to a request for comment, but maybe you haven't seen it yet. Q} Who does 'ALL' in the photo refer to? A} Ask St. John.

They weren’t aware?, that doesn’t matter, what matters is they haven’t said they stand with BLM or leave, complicity is guilty

I love how they act like they have no idea what was going on and “accidentally” appeared in the photo. The citizens of America will not forget who you stood with.

The president can go where ever he wants the media needs to stfu

Sure! Why did Miley not have his dress uniform on? Dressed for the photo op!

Ha ha ha

Bullshit

Oops , sorry guys !

Going out to dinner ?

Ummm isn’t that a fucking problem?

What a joke, but they walked with him though and posed for the photo

Lack of awareness in the Trump regime? No way.

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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