National

Sneak Peek

Axios Sneak Peek

President Trump tweeted Tuesday morning defending himself from the Washington Post's report stating Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in an Oval Office meeting last week.

Roughly 30 minutes earlier: The AP reported that a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman denied reports that Trump shared classified information with the Kremlin's senior officials.

Trump defends decision to "share with Russia"

He says he had the "absolute right to do" that.

Politics

Elon Musk

<p>President Trump tweeted Tuesday morning defending himself from the Washington Post&#x27;s report s<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tating " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-accused-of-spilling-sensitive-secrets-to-russia-1513302330-1342b33c-bd07-4159-b9df-f0f081cd7d62.html" data-vars-content-id="fe542ad4-357a-4561-b4c8-9b4f0900a268" data-vars-headline="Trump defends decision to &quot;share with Russia&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-accused-of-spilling-sensitive-secrets-to-russia-1513302330-1342b33c-bd07-4159-b9df-f0f081cd7d62.html" target="_self">tating </a>Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in an Oval Office meeting last week.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/864436162567471104"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/864438529472049152"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Roughly 30 minutes earlier: </strong>The AP reported that a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman denied reports that Trump shared classified information with the Kremlin&#x27;s senior officials.</p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

Trump defends decision to "share with Russia"

Go deeper