Pelosi Accuses W.H. of Major Security Breach by Leaking Commercial Flight Plans: ‘Very Dangerous’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HILL We ░░░░░░░░ sorry to cut you ░░░░░░░░ sir We ll have ░░░░░░░░ leave it there Speaker ░░░░░░░░ just taking the mic ░░░░░░░░ Capitol Hill Always appreciate ░░░░░░░░ insight Let s listen ░░░░░░░░ to Speaker Pelosi Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ transpired since 2 00 ░░░░░░░░ Our members who were ░░░░░░░░ the bus I was ░░░░░░░░ to join them for ░░░░░░░░ 2 15 wheels up ░░░░░░░░ here to Andrews air ░░░░░░░░ base to visit our ░░░░░░░░ pay our respects to ░░░░░░░░ them for their service ░░░░░░░░ sacrifice and their dedication ░░░░░░░░ get a measure of ░░░░░░░░ leadership of Afghanistan a ░░░░░░░░ of their military the ░░░░░░░░ of their people It ░░░░░░░░ about governance it s ░░░░░░░░ security it s about ░░░░░░░░ civilian affairs in the ░░░░░░░░ as we make our ░░░░░░░░ decisions about our policy ░░░░░░░░ engagement that we have ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan The members were ░░░░░░░░ the bus already I ░░░░░░░░ about to join them ░░░░░░░░ the president then canceled ░░░░░░░░ trip It was kind ░░░░░░░░ a funny letter saying ░░░░░░░░ days somebody didn t ░░░░░░░░ him it was a ░░░░░░░░ weekend trip but nonetheless ░░░░░░░░ served his purpose Not ░░░░░░░░ that but we had ░░░░░░░░ prerogative to travel commercial ░░░░░░░░ we made plans to ░░░░░░░░ that until the administration ░░░░░░░░ we were traveling commercially ░░░░░░░░ that endangers us We ░░░░░░░░ t going to go ░░░░░░░░ we had a report ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan that the president ░░░░░░░░ our trip had made ░░░░░░░░ scene on the ground ░░░░░░░░ more dangerous because it ░░░░░░░░ just a signal to ░░░░░░░░ bad actors that we ░░░░░░░░ coming You never give ░░░░░░░░ notice of going into ░░░░░░░░ battle area You just ░░░░░░░░ do Perhaps the president ░░░░░░░░ inexperienced didn t have ░░░░░░░░ understand that protocol The ░░░░░░░░ around him though should ░░░░░░░░ known that That s ░░░░░░░░ dangerous And then so ░░░░░░░░ re saying well it ░░░░░░░░ not only been our ░░░░░░░░ that s one thing ░░░░░░░░ the more important thing ░░░░░░░░ the people who we ░░░░░░░░ be meeting with our ░░░░░░░░ there Our own troops ░░░░░░░░ and foremost again they ░░░░░░░░ so many risks for ░░░░░░░░ We didn t want ░░░░░░░░ heighten the risk for ░░░░░░░░ So then we can ░░░░░░░░ commercially so we say ░░░░░░░░ s review this in ░░░░░░░░ of the state s ░░░░░░░░ The president s statement ░░░░░░░░ heightened the danger on ░░░░░░░░ ground As we re ░░░░░░░░ that decision all of ░░░░░░░░ together then the State ░░░░░░░░ doubles down and says ░░░░░░░░ don t think you ░░░░░░░░ come because the president ░░░░░░░░ statement has made it ░░░░░░░░ The fact that they ░░░░░░░░ leak that we were ░░░░░░░░ commercial is a danger ░░░░░░░░ only to us but ░░░░░░░░ other people flying commercially ░░░░░░░░ s very irresponsible on ░░░░░░░░ part of the president ░░░░░░░░ ll go again We ░░░░░░░░ go another time This ░░░░░░░░ have been my ninth ░░░░░░░░ One of my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ was his 15th but ░░░░░░░░ ve been many times ░░░░░░░░ see what the needs ░░░░░░░░ of our men and ░░░░░░░░ in uniform honor those ░░░░░░░░ and thank those troops ░░░░░░░░ How do you know ░░░░░░░░ leak came from the ░░░░░░░░ House the White House ░░░░░░░░ denied the leak came ░░░░░░░░ them Pelosi I rest ░░░░░░░░ case REPORTER Do you ░░░░░░░░ this as retaliation for ░░░░░░░░ letter Pelosi I would ░░░░░░░░ not I don t ░░░░░░░░ the president would be ░░░░░░░░ petty do you REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ re accusing the president ░░░░░░░░ endangering the lives of ░░░░░░░░ Americans and our troops ░░░░░░░░ That s what the ░░░░░░░░ Department reported to us ░░░░░░░░ is a fact this ░░░░░░░░ t even an opinion ░░░░░░░░ in the presence of ░░░░░░░░ high level or any ░░░░░░░░ of congressional delegation in ░░░░░░░░ region you heighten the ░░░░░░░░ And this was a ░░░░░░░░ power We had the ░░░░░░░░ of the intelligence committee ░░░░░░░░ Armed Services Committee the ░░░░░░░░ affairs committee the foreign ░░░░░░░░ committee government reform committee ░░░░░░░░ on terrorism and we ░░░░░░░░ very proud of the ░░░░░░░░ 20 years in the ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER Has this week ░░░░░░░░ us further apart in ░░░░░░░░ of trying to settle ░░░░░░░░ shutdown Pelosi I certainly ░░░░░░░░ not Open the government ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE: “Thank you, all.”