President
Donald Trump said he believes former President Barack Obama has been
behind the leaks within his administration and the sizable, angry town
hall crowds Republicans have faced across the country.
Trump
was asked in an interview on Fox News' "Fox and Friends" if he believed
Obama was responsible for the town hall protests against Republicans
this month.
"It
turns out his organization seems to do a lot of these organizing to
some of the protests that these Republicans are seeing around the
country against you. Do you believe President Obama is behind it and if
he is, is that a violation of the so-called unsaid presidents' code?"
Trump was asked.
"No, I think he is behind it. I also think it is politics, that's the way it is," Trump replied.
Trump then discussed the leaks that have disrupted his first month in office.
"You
never know what's exactly happening behind the scenes. You know, you're
probably right or possibly right, but you never know," Trump said in
the interview, a clip of which was released Monday night.
"No, I think
that President Obama is behind it because his people are certainly
behind it. And some of the leaks possibly come from that group, which
are really serious because they are very bad in terms of national
security.
But I also understand that is politics. In terms of him being
behind things, that's politics. And it will probably continue."
Trump's administration has been beset by leaks within his administration
to the media, and he has continually railed against those doing the
leaking and the media since taking office. He has said the leaks are
damaging to national security.
Source...(CNN)
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