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| Topic | Trump claims NYT made up a quote that was given to the entire press corps |
| Mr_Biscuit 05/26/18 12:51:57 PM #2: | The official is Matt Pottinger who serves on the National Security Council. He briefed dozens of reporters on background. To be clear, the only reason I tweeted Matt's name is because I'm not a White House reporter and I was not on this call. I do not believe reporters should violate off record or on background agreements under any circumstances. Not my agreement, so I can tweet. I've obtained audio of the WH press briefing. You can hear Raj Shah, Deputy Press Secretary, introduce Pottinger (along with the terms - which are standard) and then Pottinger makes the statement that POTUS says was never made. Lots of reporters in briefing room and on phone. jfc lol Dude is trying to make press corps meetings anonymous so that he can then deny they happened --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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