Pelosi Cancels Afghanistan Trip, Cites Trump ‘Leak’

Pelosi Cancels Afghanistan Trip, Cites Trump ‘Leak’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 17, 2019. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 18, canceled her plans to travel by commercial plane to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying President Donald Trump had caused a security risk by talking about the trip.

It was the latest twist in what has become a Washington game of brinkmanship between Pelosi and Trump, playing out against the stalled negotiations over how to end the partial government shutdown.