PBS NewsHour

Trump focuses on whistleblower as inquiry deepens

Clip: 09/30/2019 | 10m 26s | Video has closed captioning.

President Trump acted as his own defender in chief on Monday, criticizing a whistleblower complaint, as some of his allies tried to argue that Democrats are rushing an impeachment inquiry. But not all Republicans are defending the president, including his former Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert. Lisa Desjardins reports, then joins Yamiche Alcindor and Judy Woodruff for more.