Pelosi's spokesman accused Trump of posing a 'grave threat' to House Democrats' personal security in a statement on the postponed trip that invoked the warnings of his own State Department.
'After President Trump revoked the use of military aircraft to travel to Afghanistan, the delegation was prepared to fly commercially to proceed with this vital trip to meet with our commanders and troops on the front lines,' Drew Hammill explained.
'In the middle of the night, the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service provided an updated threat assessment detailing that the President announcing this sensitive travel had significantly increased the danger to the delegation and to the troops, security, and other officials supporting the trip,' he said.
'This morning, we learned that the Administration had leaked the commercial travel plans as well.'
White House spokesman Hogan Gidley declined to stop and talk to reporters after an appearance on Fox News about Pelosi's claims. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the charges, either.
President Trump had assailed Pelosi earlier in the morning, calling her cancelled trip to visit the troops an 'excursion' in a tweet that slammed her for trying to 'leave the Country' during a government shutdown.
Trump asked, 'Why would Nancy Pelosi leave the Country with other Democrats on a seven day excursion when 800,000 great people are not getting paid.
'Also, could somebody please explain to Nancy & her “big donors” in wine country that people working on farms (grapes) will have easy access in!'
No worries. Nancy has walls to protect her. You can bet if the military had been included in this government shutdown, Nancy would not have been visiting the troops in Afghanistan. But we would have been hearing lots more sob stories.
The person who told Nanzi this should be reprimanded and fired for cause. Obstruction and getting out of their lane by putting their politics into their job. No way anyone was in danger. Impeach this lying POS Peolsi
Impeach then. Let’s do this thing.
Oh, yeah, like that senile old witch has ANYTHING meaningful to communicate to anyone in the armed forces and this WASN’T just another paid vacation for her and her RAT cronies.
Trump brilliantly delivered the best F.U. letter in human history yesterday - and her massive botoxed ego simply can’t deal with it.
It’s time our FANTASTIC President told both Schumer and Pelosi to pound sand, find a way to build the wall himself (with the help of 50 million of us, if need be) and cut them completely out of the equation.
Classic leftist meme. She’s grasping at straws.
Trump has her so bumf**ked she doesn’t know which end is up!
Nancy, it’s cancelled. Take your meds.
President Trump should have cancelled her flight AFTER she arrived in Afghanistan. Due to the gubmint shutdown, we only had enough money for half the flight.
What a fecking liar. “Express appreciation...” my fat, white behind. This hag with bad dentures has zero appreciation for OUR troops.
Follow the clues as laid out by POTUS Trump - Brussels, Egypt, Afghanistan. Cash?, violent refugees?, drugs?, bribes?, payoffs? blackmail? more fake dossiers? ... pick any or all or add your own nefarious reason for this trip for a more accurate reason for this trip.
Just knowing 2 dirty players were on the bus is enough to cast major suspicion over the whole thing.
You don't have to fly to Brussels, Egypt, or Afghanistan to get those Nancy. You can get them in your own damn office in the Capitol Building.
If he cancelled the flight(s), how did that impact security? They weren't coming!
President Trump cancelled Nancy Pelosi's government-funded trip abroad ...
Not entirely true. As The President explicitly stated, Nancy and Entourage were welcome to fly commercial.
She did not take the trip.
Thus, she was put in danger.
Gotchya.
This retard went full retard. Never go full retard.
Trump hasn’t revoked Pelosi’s nation security clearance yet for claiming Benghazi terrorist attack was a ‘protest’ by muslims?
Nancy you are the SOTU sit in your chair and STFU, no one elected you co-president.
Does she think she’s the Secretary of State too? Why is she making claims that Mike Pompeo hasn’t? What a doofus.
Who knew!
Do take notice that it is spokesman Drew Hammill making these statements, not Fancy Nancy herself.