"Trump told Doocy 'It's being investigated, but you have a lot of things happening and all we can do is take them as they come.' But he gave Kilmeade a different answer on Friday after Leavitt had spent two days blasting ABC News over the same report, telling Kilmeade 'everything is being watched.'"
"KILMEADE: One of the big stories was the concern about Iran having one of those one way suicide drones somewhere hitting in California. Are you worried about that? And if so, what will we do if that does happen? TRUMP: I don't worry about it, because if you did, you wouldn't be able to function."
"Trump claimed the first time the government heard about the bulletin—which came from Trump's own FBI—was from Gov. Gavin Newsom, contradicting the established timeline of how the FBI alert was distributed to law enforcement agencies in California."
President Trump provided inconsistent responses regarding an FBI bulletin warning of potential Iranian drone strikes targeting California. When initially questioned by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy, Trump stated the matter was under investigation. However, in a subsequent interview with Brian Kilmeade, Trump claimed the government's first awareness of the bulletin came from Governor Gavin Newsom, despite the bulletin originating from Trump's own FBI. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spent two days attempting to discredit ABC News's reporting on the FBI alert sent to California law enforcement agencies. Trump's shifting explanations and Leavitt's aggressive response to media coverage highlighted inconsistencies in how the administration addressed the security threat.
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