President Trump on Wednesday slammed the intelligence community, accusing them of giving out leaks "like candy."

“The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by ‘intelligence’ like candy. Very un-American!” Trump wrote on Twitter.

The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by "intelligence" like candy. Very un-American! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017

ADVERTISEMENT

Trump on Wednesday posted a series of tweets criticizing the intelligence community for leaking information and the news media for covering the leaks, two days after national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy.

Reports citing unnamed sources emerged that Flynn misled top White House officials about the contents of phone calls he had with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. during the transition period, leading to Flynn's resignation.

On Tuesday, The New York Times cited four unnamed U.S. officials in a report that said Trump campaign staffers had “repeated contacts” with Russian officials during the election.