Donald Trump has said that he “would be the first to know” if a big decision such as the Ukraine weapons pause was authorised by the government, despite earlier saying he did not know who ordered it.
Responding to a question from a reporter about the decision being made without his consent on Wednesday (9 July), the US president said: “I would know, if a decision is made I would be the first to know in fact most likely i’d give the order but I haven’t done that yet.”