White House Sees Russia, China Planting Stories of U.S. Discord
- Bolton says countries spread lies of divide in administration
- National security adviser also names North Korea, Iran
John Bolton, national security advisor, speaks during the Wall Street Journal CFO Network conference in Washington on June 11, 2019.
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The U.S. has reason to believe Russia, China and other countries are spreading false stories about internal divisions in the Trump administration, White House national security adviser John Bolton said Tuesday.
“We have substantial reason to believe that North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Russia and China have made a decision to -- and you can see it publicly -- to try to sow disinformation about the administration, and to say that the president and his advisers are divided, and things like that,” Bolton said at a Wall Street Journal event in Washington. He didn’t provide evidence to substantiate his claim.