President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that his top intelligence officials told him their Senate testimony was “totally misquoted” — even though it had aired live on TV. In fact, the president’s previous assessments of various foreign dangers were dramatically contradicted by leaders of the nation’s intelligence agencies in public testimony Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Trump just told reporters that his intelligence chiefs told him their Senate testimony on global threats were "totally misquoted" and "taken out of context" -- despite that testimony airing live on TV. The president later posted a tweet claiming the same thing: that the press “mischaracterized” comments by intelligence officials. Their testimony was distorted press.... pic.twitter.com/Zl5aqBmpjF — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 31, 2019....I would suggest you read the COMPLETE testimony from Tuesday.

Source: Huffington Post February 01, 2019 01:18 UTC