Trump announced on Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during a U.S. military operation in Syria.
President Donald Trump defended his decision not to brief congressional leaders on the raid against Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, claiming that Democrats like Rep. Adam Schiff couldn't be trusted with such sensitive information.
Trump did not elaborate further or provide any examples of Schiff divulging top-secret or sensitive information. Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, has been leading the ongoing impeachment inquiry against the president. Trump kept the plans of the operation hidden from Democrats but informed top Republicans in Congress. He said on Sunday that he"wanted to make sure this kept secret, I didn't want to have men lost, and women, I didn't want people lost."
President Donald Trump arrives at Chicago O'Hare Airport on October 28. Trump told reporters when leaving Washington D.C. that he didn't brief Democrats on the Baghdadi raid because he thought Rep. Adam Schiff would"leak" information.While talking to reporters on Monday, Trump also slammed House Democrats over the ongoing impeachment inquiry. He claimed that the July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which triggered the probe, was"perfect.
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