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Monday, November 19, 2018

Trump Lashes Out At NYTimes Over Veep Story

President Trump on Saturday blasted a New York Times report that said he was privately questioning Vice President Pence's loyalty, labeling it a "phony story."

According to The Hill, Trump called Pence "100 percent loyal" and "a terrific person" while speaking to reporters at the White House before leaving for a trip to California.

“No I don't question his loyalty at all. He is 100 percent loyal. It was a phony story … a typical New York Times phony story," Trump told reporters.

“He is a trooper … I could not be happier," Trump added of Pence.

Trump also blasted the report in tweets later Saturday morning, accusing the Times of making up sources and refusing to ask for a quote from him.

One of the reporters on the story, Maggie Haberman, noted that the Times did communicate with members of the White House press staff and that Trump “would need to talk to them about why they didn’t provide us with a quote from him.”



The vice president addressed the report earlier Saturday while traveling in Papua New Guinea for events surrounding an Asia-Pacific summit.

“I’m just tempted not to dignify it with a comment," Pence said, adding he and Trump "have a very close" and "very strong relationship."

"I’ve been honored to serve as his vice president, I was honored when he asked me to run with him," Pence said.

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