White House denies that Trump is accusing Obama of unspecified crimes to distract from coronavirus
The White House on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump was trying to distract from the novel coronavirus pandemic by making the extraordinary accusation over the weekend that his predecessor, Barack Obama, had committed unspecified crimes.
He did not provide details in the tweet, which was among 126 he wrote or shared from others on Sunday -- Mother's Day -- including many from conservative commentators -- his third-highest number of tweets and retweets in one day, according to the data analytics company Factba.se.MORE: Any Obama officials involved in Flynn 'unmasking' declassified: Source
“We have an economic crisis, we have a health crisis," Biden said."This is all about diverting attention. Focus on what's in front of us. Get us out of this, Mr President."White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in response that the way the FBI treated Flynn as it questioned him “should trouble each and every American.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
White House Directs Officials to Wear Masks at All Times Inside White HouseBreaking: The White House directed officials to wear masks at all times inside the building after two people in the West Wing tested positive for coronavirus, administration officials said
Read more »
Trump Accuses Obama Of A Crime In White House Press BriefingPresident Trump at a briefing yesterday reiterated his claim that former President Obama committed a crime as part of what he has dubbed “Obamagate,” but declined to specify what crime he was referring to
Read more »
White House denies Trump accusing Obama of unspecified crimes to distract from coronavirusThe White House denied President Donald Trump was trying to distract from the coronavirus pandemic by accusing former President Barack Obama of unspecified crimes.
Read more »
Trump faces virus at White House amid push to 'reopen' USWASHINGTON (AP) — As he encourages the country to “reopen,” President Donald Trump is confronting cases of the coronavirus in the White House itself, spotlighting the challenge he faces in...
Read more »
Masks for some White House staffers, but none for Trump, as mixed messages continueOver the weekend, when he held a meeting Saturday with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the relatively tight quarters of the Cabinet Room, no one wore masks -- except, notably, the Secret Service agents standing in the background, charged with protecting him. Then, on Monday afternoon, the White House issued
Read more »