They're certainly spending a lot of time spying on and trying to bribe Americans.

Sen. Bernie Sanders would “absolutely” end sweeping surveillance powers at the National Security Agency, he said during the first Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday.

Without going into detail about his intentions for the agency, the Vermont Independent, who identifies as a democratic socialist, trumpeted his status as one of the few congressional opponents of the Patriot Act in the wake of the 9/11.

“I'd shut down what exists right now — is that virtually every telephone call in this country ends up in a file at the NSA,” Sanders said. “That is unacceptable to me.”

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/256865-sanders-would-absolutely-end-nsa-spying

Got to do with anything?

Report: NSA recorded members of Congress with Israeli leaders

The National Security Agency's (NSA) continued surveillance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli leaders may also have swept up private conversations involving members of Congress, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday night.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-nsa-recorded-members-of-congress-with-israeli-leaders/

But Trump was talking more generally about spying on Israel.

Which is a great idea.

I'm positive we are checking out every country. Is the Donald trying to introduce a new idea? If so, he is a little behind the times.

And pretty much the totality of the Patriot Act.

This is not covered under the patriot act, and was not done by the nsa. It has always been legal to spy on foreign countries.

Bernie Sanders, for example.

and most foreign intelligence is gathered by the CIA.

Mr Trump likes to keep his options as open as the vacuum between his ears.

-- Mal

for his next replacement wife.