White House spokesman John Kirby is denying a rift between the White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan.
“I don’t believe that there was a public spat,” Kirby said during an appearance on Fox News on Aug. 2.
Pelosi intended to visit Taiwan earlier this year but canceled the trip due to testing positive for COVID-19.
As rumors flew that she was going to Taiwan during the rescheduled trip, President Joe Biden told reporters that “the military thinks it’s not a good idea right now.”
But Kirby said later that the speaker of the House “has the right to visit Taiwan.”…