The Heat: Trump’s Challenges

The Heat

President Donald Trump walks back into the White House in Washington after seeing off Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following Erdogan’s visit, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Washington Post broke the story late Monday, citing unnamed sources, claiming President Donald Trump revealed highly classified intelligence on a new terror threat from ISIL during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week. The White House has denied the story.

In a Tuesday morning tweet Trump said “As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety. Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.”

For more, CGTN’s Jessica Stone reports.

For more on what’s happening in the Trump White House:

  • Atiba Madyun, president and founder of Party Politics US
  • Leonard Steinhorn, professor of communication at American University
  • Megan Barth, political commentator
  • Simon Marks, president and Chief Correspondent for Feature Story News