MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace cut away from a press conference with President Trump to fact-check his comments about the Ukrainian investigation.
Trump, speaking after meetings at the United Nations on Wednesday, was discussing presidential opponent Joe Biden’s time as vice president and insinuated there was impropriety in the dealings his son, Hunter, had with a Ukrainian energy company.
“[We] also insist on transparency from Joe Biden and his son Hunter on the millions of dollars that have been quickly and easily taken out of Ukraine and China,” Trump told reporters. “Millions of dollars. Millions and millions of dollars. Taken out very rapidly, while he was vice president. And I think they should have transparency for that.”
“We hate to do this, really, but the president isn’t telling the truth,” Wallace broke in, who hosts MSNBC’s Deadline: White House. “These allegations against Joe Biden and Hunter Biden that he’s repeating have been investigated by the Ukrainians. None other than the Wall Street Journal included in their report on Friday, that the Ukrainians view this issue as having been investigated and adjudicated.
“And what’s amazing is that what Trump appears to be trying to do is to turn his own impeachment into a big deflection,” she added.
She also turned to members of the panel to discuss Trump’s remarks.
Wallace later defended having cut off the president, tweeting, “There’s an extraordinary team that works on the 4 pm that has the knowledge, the confidence and the judgment that allows us to make decisions like this on the fly. I’m grateful to all of them today and every day.”
There’s an extraordinary team that works on the 4 pm that has the knowledge, the confidence and the judgment that allows us to make decisions like this on the fly. I’m grateful to all of them today and every day. https://t.co/TI2nqTvBE3
— Nicolle Wallace (@NicolleDWallace) September 25, 2019
