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President, Defense Secretary Brief Reporters at USNS Comfort Departure

  • Defense.gov
  • March 28, 2020 | 26:26

President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speak to reporters in Norfolk, Va., before the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort leaves to support the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts in New York City, March 28, 2020.