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Trump to Lee: Other people called it ‘best presentation they’ve ever seen’

President Donald Trump took questions from reporters Thursday during an event at the White House. (Screenshot via WhiteHouse.gov)
President Donald Trump took questions from reporters Thursday during an event at the White House. (Screenshot via WhiteHouse.gov)
By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 9, 2020 at 3:47pm

President Donald Trump disagreed with GOP Sen. Mike Lee’s comments that Wednesday’s Iran briefing was the worst briefing he’d ever seen on a military issue.

“Other people have said it was the best presentation they’ve ever seen,” Trump told reporters Thursday. He said the military “didn’t want to give” all the information Lee and GOP Sen. Rand Paul were looking for.

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