Trump Blasts Leakers in His Administration Who Fed Ukraine Whistleblower, Says They Are ‘Close to a Spy’
by Kristinn Taylor
TheGatewayPundit.com
September 26, 2019
President Trump blasted leakers in his administration who fed information to the so-called whistleblower details of his July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Zelensky. The Los Angeles Times obtained a recording of Trump’s remarks made Thursday morning to a gathering of U.S. U.N. mission staffers as he wrapped up a whirlwind U.N. week in New York City.
Excerpt from the Times report:
“Basically, that person never saw the report, never saw the call, he never saw the call — heard something and decided that he or she, or whoever the hell they saw — they’re almost a spy,” Trump said.
“I want to know who’s the person, who’s the person who gave the whistle-blower the information? Because that’s close to a spy,” he continued. “You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart? Right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now.”
Trump spoke at a private event at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York City where the president thanked the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, and her staff as he wound up four days of meetings around the U.N. General Assembly.
A person attending the event provided the Los Angeles Times with a recording of the president’s remarks.
The Times also reported Trump called reporters “scum” and “animals” while noting there a some good reporters. He also criticized Joe and Hunter Biden.
Trump called out Democrats for ‘strong-arming’ Ukraine.
He then accused Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who met with Zalensky in Kyiv this month, of pressuring the Ukrainian leader to accuse Trump of improper behavior.
“Democratic senators went over there and strong-armed the guy,” Trump said, affecting Murphy’s voice for a moment. “‘You better damn well do this or you’re not going to get any money from Congress.’ Oh, I see, that’s OK?”
End excerpts, please read the entire L.A. Times article at this link.
The New York Times published a similar report based on second hand reports.
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