Donald Trump has refuted reports that he said “something inappropriate” in a phone call with a foreign leader amid claims the conversation prompted an official in the intelligence community to raise the alarm.

On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that Mr Trump’s interaction with an unnamed foreign leader included a “promise” that was seen as so troubling that it prompted the intelligence official to file a formal whistleblower complaint with the inspector general for the intelligence community.

The report claimed that Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson determined that the complaint was a matter of “urgent concern,” a legal threshold that requires notification of congressional oversight committees.

But in a series of tweets on Thursday, Mr Trump denied that he would say “something inappropriate” to a foreign leader in a “heavily populated” phone call.

“Another Fake News story out there – It never ends!”, he tweeted

“Virtually anytime I speak on the phone to a foreign leader, I understand that there may be many people listening from various US agencies, not to mention those from the other country itself. No problem!”

“Knowing all of this, is anybody dumb enough to believe that I would say something inappropriate with a foreign leader while on such a potentially ‘heavily populated’ call. I would only do what is right anyway, and only do good for the USA!” he added.

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