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Trump’s first response, after a whistleblower in the National Security Council raised the alarm that the president had held up military aid to Ukraine while demanding Kyiv investigate his political rivals, was simple: It never happened.
“I didn’t delay anything,” Trump told reporters.
Even he could see that whopper wouldn’t hold. Too many bureaucrats knew the White House had stopped the aid that a bipartisan majority in Congress had approved for a struggling democracy facing Russian aggression.
So Trump modified his excuse...
Column: How often has Trump changed his story on Ukraine? Let us count the ways
“I didn’t delay anything,” Trump told reporters.
Even he could see that whopper wouldn’t hold. Too many bureaucrats knew the White House had stopped the aid that a bipartisan majority in Congress had approved for a struggling democracy facing Russian aggression.
So Trump modified his excuse...
Column: How often has Trump changed his story on Ukraine? Let us count the ways