And both said that no national security official in the administration supported the freeze in aid. For Vindman in particular, the testimony amounted to a remarkable act of public criticism of the president by a White House employee. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a top Republican ally of the president, cited Morrison’s comment and criticism from Fiona Hill, Vindman’s former boss at the National Security Council. And he will state that he does not contest the accounts of other witnesses, like Vindman, of the July 10 White House meeting. And he recounted that it was the “unanimous” view of the White House, Defence Department and State Department national security apparatus that the assistance funds never should have been suspended and should have been reinstated immediately.

Source: bd News24 November 19, 2019 23:15 UTC