Esper omits Pentagon guidance for sake of Trump-boosting happy talk
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Rachel Maddow compares a Task and Purpose report of a hard truth Pentagon memo on the U.S. coronavirus recovery timeline and the enthusiastic happy talk from Defense Secretary Mark Esper at a Donald Trump press conference.May 20, 2020
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