‘Why should this president have any credibility?’: Sarah Huckabee Sanders goes back-and-forth with reporter 16 times over what Trump meant when he said ‘No’

• The White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and reporters sparred during the White House press briefing on Wednesday.
• Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump said “no” after a reporter asked him whether the US is still a target of Russian-led cyberattacks and meddling into US elections.
• That directly contradicts what the director of national intelligence has said.
• According to Sanders, Trump was saying “no” to answering more questions.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and reporters sparred during the White House press briefing on Wednesday over what President Donald Trump meant when he said “no” earlier in the day.

While taking questions from reporters at a cabinet meeting, Trump said “thank you very much, no” after ABC News White House correspondent Cecilia Vega asked whether the US is still a target of Russian-led cyberattacks and meddling into US elections — directly contradicting what director of national intelligence Dan Coats has said on the matter.

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