US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has hit back at the White House, rejecting a top adviser’s claim that she was confused by saying President Donald Trump would impose new sanctions on Russia.
Haley had told CBS News on Sunday that “Russia sanctions will be coming down,” noting, Treasury “Secretary [Steven] Mnuchin will be announcing those on Monday if he hasn’t already.”
However on Monday, the White House denied the imposition of any new sanctions, with its economic adviser Larry Kudlow saying a day after that Haley “got ahead of the curve,” and that “there might have been some momentary confusion about that.”
Haley hit back with a stunning statement, saying, “With all due respect, I don’t get confused.”
According to a senior administration official, Trump was “annoyed” at the confusion in what seems to be one of the rare instances in which Haley has drawn the president’s ire.
Sources close to the White House said…