Pelosi Postpones Trip After Accusing Trump Of Leaking Private Travel Details
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Summer Concepcion
January 18, 2019 10:16 am
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced Friday that she is postponing her trip to Brussels, Egypt and Afghanistan in light of President Donald Trump’s move to ground her flight after her request to delay the State of the Union.
Although Pelosi had planned to fly commercially to proceed with the trip to meet with commanders and troops abroad, Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill said that “the grave threats caused by the President’s action” led to the delegation’s decision to postpone the trip “so as not to further endanger our troops and security personnel, or the other travelers on the flights.”
Hammill also said the delegation learned Friday morning that the Trump administration “leaked the commercial travel plans” as well.
Read Hammill’s full statement below:
“The United States Congress is a co-equal branch of government in our system of checks and balances. The Congress has a constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight in the war zone where our men and women in uniform are risking their lives every day,” Hammill said. “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.”
“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,” continued Hammill. “This morning, we learned that the Administration had leaked the commercial travel plans as well.”
“In light of the grave threats caused by the President’s action, the delegation has decided to postpone the trip so as not to further endanger our troops and security personnel, or the other travelers on the flights,” said Hammill. “Whether here or abroad, the Speaker always thanks our troops, diplomats and intelligence community for their heroism and service. The Speaker commends her colleagues on the delegation, who personally and officially have dedicated their lives to protect and defend the American people.”
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has postponed plans to travel to Afghanistan, charging that the White House leaked plans.
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Updated at 6:20 p.m. ET
The back and forth between President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over the partial government shutdown escalated Friday, as Pelosi said the White House leaked plans for a congressional delegation to fly commercially to Afghanistan.
On Thursday, Trump said he was revoking a military flight for the codel, suggesting Pelosi fly commercial instead.
Pelosi was apparently prepared to do just that. But she told reporters Friday that in the midst of the planning, word came that the White House had leaked that the delegation was preparing to travel commercially.
"The fact that they would leak that we were flying commercial is a danger not only to us but to other people," she said, adding it was "very irresponsible on the part of the president."
Told that the White House denied being the source of the leak, Pelosi responded, "I rest my case.".....................
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The fact that they would leak that we were flying commercial is a danger not only to us but to other people flying commercially. It’s very irresponsible on the part of the President.
We’ll go again. We’ll go another time. This would have been my ninth trip. One of my colleagues, it was his fifteenth trip, but we’ve been many times to see what the needs are of our men and women in uniform, honor those needs and thank those troops.
Q: How do you know the leak came from the White House? The White House has denied the leak came from them.
Speaker Pelosi. I rest my case.
Q: Do you view this as retaliation for your letter?
Speaker Pelosi. I would hope not. I don’t think the President would be that petty, do you?..................................
