'Sick to my stomach': Ex-Pence aide aghast Trump shared nuclear info with foreign national
A bombshell report on Thursday revealed that shortly after leaving office, former President Donald Trump discussed U.S. nuclear submarine secrets with an Australian billionaire who happened to be a member of Trump's Mar-a-Lago country club.
Former Mike Pence national security aide Olivia Troye, a frequent critic of Trump's conduct, expressed her horror at the news during a CNN interview that evening.
"Olivia ... it was always a question about what Trump was doing with these highly classified documents that he stored over there at Mar-a-Lago," said anchor Wolf Blitzer. "This potentially shed some serious light on that, right?"
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"Yes, and it takes it to a whole new level of understanding of the negligence of his behavior with such sacred information that, look, people put their lives at risk for," said Troye. "I mean, I have to tell you, Wolf, I'm sick to my stomach just reading and learning this news exactly of what they believe it was that he shared, because, look, it's the silent service, the submariners, who spend months at sea."
Trump's actions jeopardized some of the most vital people in service to government, Troye continued.
"I think about just what a betrayal to have a former president of the United States sharing this information that could be easily given to foreign adversaries who are eagerly — like, eagerly seeking this type of information that could put all of our national security at risk," added Troye. "It is beyond disgraceful. This is awful."
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