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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDavid Axelrod: I woke up this morning as an alternative fact.
(CNN)I woke up this morning as an Alternative Fact.
In justifying the appointment of Steve Bannon, the president's chief strategist, to the National Security Council, Trump spokesman Sean Spicer cited my role in the
Obama White House as a precedent. Spicer said press secretary Robert Gibbs and I attended classified National Security Council meetings "all the time."
That is simply not true.
As a senior adviser to President Obama in 2009, I had the opportunity to witness the fateful deliberations of his National Security Council Principals committee over the strategy the U.S would pursue in the war with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
I was not a member of the committee. I did not speak or participate. I sat on the sidelines as a silent observer with Gibbs because we would be called upon to publicly discuss the president's decision on that critical matter and the process by which he arrived at it.
In justifying the appointment of Steve Bannon, the president's chief strategist, to the National Security Council, Trump spokesman Sean Spicer cited my role in the
Obama White House as a precedent. Spicer said press secretary Robert Gibbs and I attended classified National Security Council meetings "all the time."
That is simply not true.
As a senior adviser to President Obama in 2009, I had the opportunity to witness the fateful deliberations of his National Security Council Principals committee over the strategy the U.S would pursue in the war with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
I was not a member of the committee. I did not speak or participate. I sat on the sidelines as a silent observer with Gibbs because we would be called upon to publicly discuss the president's decision on that critical matter and the process by which he arrived at it.
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David Axelrod: I woke up this morning as an alternative fact. (Original Post)
spanone
Jan 2017
OP
I think he's more of a Stalinist but he knew that would raise even more ire
Maru Kitteh
Jan 2017
#18
DinahMoeHum
(21,791 posts)1. New logo for the National Security Council.
manicraven
(901 posts)3. That's great!
pangaia
(24,324 posts)4. ++++++++++++++++++++++ lots
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)21. Truth
JHan
(10,173 posts)2. I hope david understands now why working with these fuckers is impossible...
The Trump administration is VILE.
bdamomma
(63,857 posts)11. It is not an administration
it is a regime, Bannon is a Leninist who proudly wants to see the US destroyed. Do some research and you will see.
JHan
(10,173 posts)14. I'm aware of Bannon's history and influence. He wants a clash of civilizations.
bdamomma
(63,857 posts)20. I didn't want you
to take my answer as being curt, just on edge right now. Sorry.
JHan
(10,173 posts)23. Oh I didn't interpret it that way, was agreeing with you! :)
He and Trump share similar beliefs though, Bannon is just more of an ideologue. They're both up nutjob creek.
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)18. I think he's more of a Stalinist but he knew that would raise even more ire
But he would undoubtedly be perfectly happy to kill millions in pursuit of his new white Christian capitalist utopia.
DK504
(3,847 posts)12. Even Axelrod was getting a bit
too validating for Trump, maybe he has learned his lesson, there is no working with these people.
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)7. They are shameless, ignorant liars.
malaise
(269,020 posts)8. THey fugged with the wrong guy
He'll axe them
spanone
(135,838 posts)15. Bwahahahahaaa...
grantcart
(53,061 posts)10. David "good guy" Gergin also made the same accusation
He also sai,mistakenly, that Karl Rover was a member. Bush specifically kept him out.
gademocrat7
(10,658 posts)13. Kick
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)16. More republican lies
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)17. Maybe now Axe will be less conciliatory toward these Trumpistas.
They lie all day, every day.
Cha
(297,258 posts)22. Another LIE from the Orwellian Nightmare 666 Circle of HELL
TomCADem
(17,387 posts)24. They Just Make Shit Up. This Is Worse Then Even Most Pessimists Thought
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