McEnany Fires Back at Pelosi After Criticism of Trump Amid Russian Bounties Report
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of “playing politics” while insisting the reports about Russian bounties on U.S. troops are false. During a brief discussion…
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of “playing politics” while insisting the reports about Russian bounties on U.S. troops are false.
During a brief discussion on “Fox & Friends” on Monday, McEnany was asked about Pelosi’s criticism of President Donald Trump over his dealings with Russia. The press secretary defended the president claiming he has been “very tough on Russia.”
“Nancy Pelosi is very off-base. This president has been very tough on Russia, sanctioning innumerable Russian targets, closing Russian consulates, so she’s just off-base on her facts there,” McEnany said.
However, she reiterated that the intelligence, in question, is something the president was “never briefed” on.
She went on to dismiss Pelosi’s claims while questioning the validity of the report published by the New York Times.
“What she’s doing, she’s taking a report based on anonymous sourcing that was just dead wrong. The New York Times was wrong, believe it or not. And she’s politicizing it,” McEnany said. “It is truly despicable.”
Describing the matter as “egregious,” McEnany dismissed Pelosi’s concerns as she criticized her decision to share the intelligence.
“To go and to share classified information or unverified intelligence or any of the thousands of reports that come in on any given day have to be assessed for their credibility,” she said.