According to a new book by a senior White House reporter, a furious Donald Trump told aides in May 2020 that whoever leaked information to the press about his stay in the White House bunker had committed treason and should be executed. The following week, Trump claimed he was just “inspecting” the bunker. According to Bender, Trump fumed about the story in a meeting with top military, law enforcement and aides after it came out. It was the most upset some aides had ever seen the president,” Bender wrote, according to CNN. A spokesperson for the former president told CNN that Bender’s account wasn’t true, saying that Trump “never said this or suggested it to anyone.”

Source: Huffington Post July 14, 2021 04:52 UTC