Nancy Pelosi on President Trump: ‘The fact is, the president himself is a hoax’

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) needled President Trump on Thursday, rebutting the president's assertion that the allegations of Russia placing a bounty on American soldiers is a hoax.

"He'll say this is a hoax, and it's a hoax that [Russia is] 24/7 trying to disrupt our elections like they did in 2016. He says that coronavirus is a hoax," Pelosi told MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle. "The fact is, the president himself is a hoax."

Pelosi was commenting on reports that Russian intelligence officials offered Afghan militants bounties to kill coalition forces, including U. S. troops, and that information about the issue was included in one of the president's briefings in February.

Multiple White House officials have pushed back, arguing that Trump was not briefed, though they have not directly said the issue wasn't included in the president's daily intelligence briefing, a collection of intelligence documents.

"The president was not briefed because at the time of these allegations they were uncorroborated," White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien said Wednesday. "The president's career CIA brie... (Read more)

Latest News