White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany faced a barrage of questions Monday about why the White House was not briefed by intelligence on a report claiming Russia paid Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The press secretary added that the intelligence community is fraught with “dissenting opinions” in regards to the Russian bounties. When asked about the report, spokesman to Russian President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov told MSNBC: "Maybe I can say, it's a little bit rude, but this is 100% bulls***.” A Taliban spokesman also denied any truth to the report. The Washington Post further reported that the Russian bounties are "believed to have resulted in the deaths of several U.S. service members." Sanctioning innumerable Russian targets, closing Russian consulates," McEnany said on "Fox & Friends."

Source: Fox News June 29, 2020 19:07 UTC