Where does this rank in terms of A) the stupidest episodes of Trump administration AND
B) most consequential?
Maybe there are stupider ones. Maybe more consequential ones.
But A + B = we may have a winner
"They didn’t declare the letter a fake but they couldn’t offer an explanation of its provenance or meaning, either. Esper pleaded ignorance. 'I don't know what that letter is.'"
h/t @McDeereUSA
C'ville "good people on both sides"?
Muslim Ban 1.0?
@benjaminwittes coined "Malevolence tempered by incompetence" in that moment.
Cc: @EricColumbus @McDeereUSA