WHITE HOUSE Defense Secretary Esper on Trump church photo-op: 'I didn't know where I was going'

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-church-photo-op-took-defense-secretary-esper-gen-n1222391

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.

“I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops,” Esper said in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Tuesday night.

Esper said he believed they were going to observe the vandalized bathroom in Lafayette Park.

“I didn’t know where I was going,” Esper said. “I wanted to see how much damage actually happened.”

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[dhol82]

1. Right.

[Raven]

2. Maybe he should take hiself out the door and resign.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. I was gonna say then resign, but if this guy has one ounce of decency, he is better than who

would replace him.

Our govt is in the hands of enemies of the country who work for Putin and who are fascists.

[Solly Mack]

4. Whatever

[tanyev]

5. Your Secretary of Defense, America.

[Turbineguy]

6. Sometimes I get the impression

that trump has not fully sucked out Esper's soul. But it passes.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. Your fake Ignorance Sir is

no excuse. Resign!!!

[irisblue]

8. He is trying to get away from the damage that this has done to his future big money jobs

At think tanks, corporate boards, and talking heads on cable. Trumper stench doesn't wash off Buddy

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Great. Another lost sheep pretending to be a leader.

[Hekate]

10. Well now you do know. What next? Hm?

[Me.]

11. Coward

[rufus dog]

12. Fuck his enabling fat ass

If he is that fucking ignorant then he has no reason being Defense Secretary.

Like tRump he is a fucking lame assed bitch/prick.

[Nevilledog]

13. *cough*bullshit*cough*

[SMC22307]

14. Jesus, that's reassuring.

"I didn't know where I was going."

[Buns_of_Fire]

15. Observing the damage to a vandalized bathroom...

I know I feel a whole lot safer now.

[lindysalsagal]

16. "I just follow lying weasel gangsters around on camera and don't ask why."

"I'm just deaf, dumb, and blind. Who knew don would do something rude and stupid and pointless?"

[Ferrets are Cool]

17. So, are you condemning the action????

If not, just STFU. 🖕🖕🖕

[Srkdqltr]

18. The defense secretary was "lost" didn't know where he was going?

THat is terrifying .

[nakocal]

19. Esper, prove that you are not a lying douche bag

Tell Trump that he cannot use troops against US citizens. If he disagrees, then resign.

[BGBD]

20. funny

I knew exactly where they were going as soon as he said "going to go pay respect to a very special place."

that coupled with driving the protest from Lafayette Square made it really easy to figure out.

[bdamomma]

21. What a liar

he knew exactly where he was going.

[musette_sf]

22. yeah right

[spanone]

23. Lying is the first qualification for the trump mal-administration

[soothsayer]

24. Don't think that kind of excuse flew at Nuremberg

Probably shouldn’t fly here. Nice try though. “I thought the nice man was taking me to the (vandalized) bathroom.”

Actually, I sort of appreciate that he recognizes something is off. I guess.

[GulfCoast66]

25. Thought he was going to a shitter?

Well, he got that part right.

[UTUSN]

26. K&R