The Post reports that Barr decided not to hold a presser on Trump's Ukraine call. But Trump tweeted Thursday morning that 'Bill Barr did not decline my request to talk about Ukraine.'
President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed a new report about his call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as a "Fake Washington Post con job," but did not deny a key piece of the story.
The Post reports that Barr decided not to hold the presser. But Trump tweeted Thursday morning that "Bill Barr did not decline my request to talk about Ukraine." about his call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky as a "Fake Washington Post con job," but did not deny a key piece of the story. White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said that Trump "has nothing but respect for AG Barr and greatly appreciates the work he's done on behalf of the country — and no amount of shady sources with clear intent to divide, smear, and slander will change that."
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