Multiple outlets have said the president received briefings about Taliban-aligned militants killing U.S. troops, but Trump has denied it.
President Trump faces a new setback to his reelection campaign in the form of reports that he failed to act in response to Russia paying bounties to Afghan militants for killing American troops.
The Associated Press also reported that Trump was briefed on the bounty system earlier this year. The president, however, has denied it, saying that neither he, Vice President Mike Pence nor chief of staff Mark Meadows had been told about the program. Richard Grenell, who served as acting director of national intelligence until last month, said, “I never heard this.” Russia and the Taliban have both denied the accuracy of the story.
The Washington Post reported in 2017 that Russia-related material was sometimes not verbally addressed in the daily briefing to avoid angering the president, who has been friendly toward Putin and does not acknowledge Russia’s role in helping his 2016 campaign. “If reporting about Russian bounties on US forces is true, the White House must explain: 1. Why weren’t the president or vice president briefed? Was the info in the PDB [President’s Daily Brief]? 2. Who did know and when? 3. What has been done in response to protect our forces & hold Putin accountable?” asked Cheney.
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