Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-amb-yovanovitch-says-trumps-twitter-attacks-are-very-intimidating Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Amb. Yovanovitch says Trump’s Twitter attacks are ‘very intimidating’ Politics Nov 15, 2019 11:12 AM EDT Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch says President Donald Trump’s tweets about her during her testimony in the impeachment hearings are “very intimidating” to her and other witnesses. Yovanovitch spoke on Nov. 15 as part of the impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump. Watch in the player above. Trump tweeted about Yovanovitch as she was answering questions from lawmakers, noting that she’d once served in Somalia and adding, “How did that go?” He tweeted: “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad.” Yovanovitch responded to Trump’s charge, saying, “I don’t think I have such powers.” She said she and her colleagues have improved conditions in places where they’ve served. READ MORE: A guide to the impeachment hearings Yovanovitch was abruptly dumped as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this spring. State Department officials never criticized her performance. The career diplomat testified Friday that she’d been felled by a smear campaign orchestrated by Trump and his allies. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch says President Donald Trump’s tweets about her during her testimony in the impeachment hearings are “very intimidating” to her and other witnesses. Yovanovitch spoke on Nov. 15 as part of the impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump. Watch in the player above. Trump tweeted about Yovanovitch as she was answering questions from lawmakers, noting that she’d once served in Somalia and adding, “How did that go?” He tweeted: “Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad.” Yovanovitch responded to Trump’s charge, saying, “I don’t think I have such powers.” She said she and her colleagues have improved conditions in places where they’ve served. READ MORE: A guide to the impeachment hearings Yovanovitch was abruptly dumped as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this spring. State Department officials never criticized her performance. The career diplomat testified Friday that she’d been felled by a smear campaign orchestrated by Trump and his allies. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now