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Trump ordered malts during a classified intelligence briefing: [View all]
Trump ordered malts during a classified intelligence briefing: report
President Trump once ordered malts during a highly classified briefing on Afghanistan in an incident that has become a legend within the CIA, according to a report by Politico
Just a few months after he took office, Trump reportedly insisted to a room of senior defense and intelligence officials, that they must try the malts at his New Jersey golf club while they discussed classified intelligence.
"Does anyone want a malt?" he asked in the meeting, according to three former CIA officials who recounted the events to Politico. "We have the best malts, you have to try them."
Insiders say the incident illustrated to them Trump's apparent disinterest in intelligence briefings. Politico reports that some also view it as an insight into the start of Trump using intelligence information as a weapon in partisan battles.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-ordered-malts-during-a-classified-intelligence-briefing-report/ar-BB1abxEn?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp
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