Jake Tapper Shuts Down Mike Pompeo For Denying A 'Direct Quote' From Trump's Bonkers North Korea Tweets
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo falsely insisted on Sunday that Donald Trump has never declared that North Korea is not a nuclear threat.
During an interview on CNN's State of the Union, host Jake Tapper noted that Trump had tweeted that he no longer believes North Korea is a nuclear threat.
"Does he still believe there's no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea, even though [CIA Director] Gina Haspel says North Korea is committed to creating a missile that could strike the United States?" Tapper asked.
But Pompeo declined to give a direct answer. So Tapper pressed.
"Do you think North Korea remains a nuclear threat?" the CNN host wondered.
"Yes," Pompeo replied.
"But the president said he doesn't," Tapper pointed out.
"That's not what he said. I know precisely..." Pompeo insisted before being cut off by the host.
"He tweeted there is no longer a nuclear threat from north Korea," Tapper said.