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CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins pressed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday about comments President Trump made last month that Collins said \u201cundermined\u201d Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabbard joined Leavitt for the White House press briefing on Wednesday and spoke to reporters about her office\u2019s latest document drop alleging Obama administration officials misled the public about intelligence surrounding Russian interference in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collins asked Gabbard to respond to those who say \u201cthat you\u2019re only releasing these documents now to improve your standing with the president after he said that your intelligence assessments were wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leavitt later responded on Gabbard\u2019s behalf and pushed back on the premise of Collins\u2019s question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho is saying that? That she would release this to try to boost her standing with the president? Who has said that?\u201d Leavitt asked Collins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe president has publicly undermined her when it came to Iran,\u201d Collins responded. \u201cHe said she was wrong. He told me that she didn\u2019t know what she was talking about. That was on Air Force One on camera.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journalist was referring to a moment last month when the president was asked about his intelligence community assessment that there was no evidence that Iran was close to building a nuclear weapon, which was at odds with the president\u2019s own view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMy intelligence community is wrong,\u201d Trump said at the time. About Gabbard, he added: \u201cShe\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Leavitt denied the president ever lacked faith in Gabbard and pointed the finger at the press for suggesting otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe only people who are suggesting that the Director of National Intelligence would release evidence to try to boost her standing with the president are the people in this room, who constantly try to sow distrust and chaos amongst the president\u2019s cabinet, and it is not working,\u201d Leavitt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am with the president of the United States every day. He has the utmost confidence in Director Gabbard. He always has. He continues to and that is true of his entire cabinet, who is all working as one team to deliver on the promises this president made,\u201d the press secretary added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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