Fox News host Shepard Smith on Wednesday criticized White House press secretary Sarah Sanders over her “say one thing, change it later” tactics in a press briefing earlier in the afternoon.

During a segment on his show, Smith accused Sanders of “reshaping the message” delivered by President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE an hour before the White House briefing when he contradicted his intelligence director by saying that he did not believe Russia was a threat to the United States.

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Sanders clashed repeatedly with reporters during her press briefing on Wednesday afternoon, facing a series of questions related to the president’s controversial summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin earlier this week and fallout over his remarks about Russian election meddling.

“Yesterday, the president added an ‘n’t’ to a word and the White House tried to act like the message had changed. It did not,” Smith said. “Today, when asked whether Russia is still targeting the United States, the president said ‘no.’ Just now the press secretary said something else.”

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Smith was referencing a moment during the president’s press conference on Monday during which he appeared to side with Putin over his denial of interfering in the election, saying he didn't "see any reason why it would be” Russia that hacked Democrats during the 2016 election. Trump later said on Tuesday that he misspoke, meaning to say, “wouldn’t.”

The Fox News host also rejected the White House's explanation for Trump's comments on Wednesday when he said "no" when asked if Russia continued to pose a threat to the country.

“He wasn’t asked if he would answer questions,” Smith said. “He was asked specifically if Russia is still targeting the United States and he said ‘no.’ The truth is recorded. Why he says one thing and then his White House attempts to change it, we really don’t know.”

“This is part of a pattern,” the Fox News host continued, citing other similar examples.

“One thing is said at the White House and it’s changed in another setting. First, the president trashed the British Prime Minister Theresa May in public. Then, the White House backed it up before she barely survived the challenge in Parliament,” Smith said.

“It happened again regarding a statement the president made during his summit with Vladimir Putin. About 27 hours, half a dozen tweets and two interviews after that statement, President Trump claims he used the word ‘would’ instead of ‘wouldn’t’ when he said I don’t understand any reason why [it] would be Russia interfering in American democracy. In context, his statement was perfectly clear.”