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White House slams Nancy Pelosi for ‘lie’ in accusing Trump of revealing her travel plans

Vice President Mike Pence, center, listens as President Donald Trump argues with House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The White House said Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was lying when she accused President Trump of endangering her and other lawmakers by revealing their travel plans to Afghanistan.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, leave the stage together at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., arrives for a meeting on immigration with other senators Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., followed by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., center, and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., as they walk to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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