Politico | Donald Trump goes on Twitter tear after White House official condemns his Ukraine call
- A National Security Council official plans to tell investigators that Trump undermined national security when he pressured Ukraine’s president
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Quint Forgey on politico.com on October 29, 2019.
US President Donald Trump launched a sustained online offensive on Tuesday after details emerged of damaging congressional testimony by a senior White House official – retweeting numerous messages by Republican lawmakers attacking the latest developments in House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.
The flurry of activity on the president’s social media feed came hours before Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council official overseeing Ukraine policy, is expected to tell investigators on Capitol Hill that Trump undermined US national security when he pressured Ukraine’s president during a July phone call to investigate former vice-president Joe Biden and his son.
“Why are people that I never even heard of testifying about the call,” Trump tweeted. “Just READ THE CALL TRANSCRIPT AND THE IMPEACHMENT HOAX IS OVER! Ukrain said NO PRESSURE.”
Vindman will be the first witness in the impeachment probe who listened in on Trump’s call with President Volodymyr Zelensky.