Pentagon brass ‘have a duty to go on the record’ after Trump denies shocking military scandal: conservative

On Thursday, The Atlantic published a bombshell report -- based on "four people with firsthand knowledge" of President Donald Trump's comments.

The reporting was confirmed by the Associated Press.

Late on Thursday, Trump denied the report in a thread posted on Twitter:

Conservative Washington Post columnist Max Boot says Trump's denial means that those quoted have an obligation to come forward publicly.

Trump also blasted the reporting in comments to reporters: