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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 09:31 PM Aug 2018

Trump on Targeting Security Clearances: I'd Put a Republican on List if They Were 'Incompetent or...

Source: Mediate




Trump on Targeting Security Clearances: I’d Put a Republican on List if They Were ‘Incompetent or Crazy’

by Josh Feldman | Aug 15th, 2018, 9:25 pm

President Donald Trump did an impromptu interview with The Wall Street Journal that touched on everything from tariffs to the midterms. But he also briefly addressed his decision to revoke John Brennan‘s security clearance.

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Trump told the WSJ he almost did it last week, but things were too “hectic” so he waited.




On the charge of only going after his critics, the President said he “would put a Republican on, too, if I thought they were incompetent or crazy.”

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Trump on Targeting Security Clearances: I'd Put a Republican on List if They Were 'Incompetent or... (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2018 OP
So he only cares about loyalty sakabatou Aug 2018 #1
THIS guy should talk about using America to make money eh? Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #2
Most of these people.... dawnie51 Aug 2018 #3
He thinks Sessions is incompetent. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #4
We could all provide a list. sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #5
Incompetent or crazy Scalded Nun Aug 2018 #6
Trump is setting a new policy guss Aug 2018 #7
How about lying on your security clearance forms.... SergeStorms Aug 2018 #8
well put guss Aug 2018 #10
President announces republicans "Incompetent and Crazy" truthisfreedom Aug 2018 #9
Maybe he'll become the first ever Harker Aug 2018 #11
+1 dalton99a Aug 2018 #12
Given his stated parameters Harker Aug 2018 #13
We need a stronger word than loathe. JohnnyRingo Aug 2018 #14
He's weaponized the office of the president duforsure Aug 2018 #15
weaponizing guss Aug 2018 #17
"Incompetent and crazy". BlueStater Aug 2018 #16
Idiot. moondust Aug 2018 #18
Try not to use headlines that include non-debunked lies. greyl Aug 2018 #19

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
2. THIS guy should talk about using America to make money eh?
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 09:36 PM
Aug 2018

As if he hasn't handed putin decades of American intel. If that's the trigger to get a security clearance yanked...better yank his and Don jrs and Ivankas And Mels and Everyone else who didnt even reach the initial threshold. If you don't meet the original threshold, you shouldnt be able to take the head of the CIAs clearance away.

Scalded Nun

(1,236 posts)
6. Incompetent or crazy
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 10:09 PM
Aug 2018

Well, that about takes care of the whole White House as well as his family.

Maybe he meant 'Democrat or Black'?

guss

(239 posts)
7. Trump is setting a new policy
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 10:21 PM
Aug 2018

Nice to Know he is setting a new policy of
putting Republicans on a list of incompetent and crazy.
#1 Donald Trump
#2 Mitch McConnell
#3 David Nunes
#4 Paul Ryan
#5 Betsy Devos
#6 Mike Pence
#7 Jeff Sessions
#8 Ted Cruz
#9 Ben Carson
#10 Sara Huckabee Sanders
#11 Orrin Hatch
#12 Marco Rubio
#13 Bobby Jindal
#14 Donald Jr.
#15 Ivanka Trump
#16 Eric Trump
#17 Mike Pompeo
#18 Steven Mnuchin
#19 Ryan Zinke
#20 Rick Perry
#21 Kirstjen Nielson
#22 Mick Mulvaney
#23 Rudy Giuliani
#24 Putin
Ok Trump keep your word
and block this Motley Crew of Republicans
Shut em down.
from doing anymore damage
to the Good old USA.
It truly would Make America Great Again.





SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
8. How about lying on your security clearance forms....
Wed Aug 15, 2018, 10:36 PM
Aug 2018

Donnie? Your asshole son-in-law had to refile his security clearance forms at least 3 times, and did not include over 100 meetings with foreign officials in the years before filing for his security clearance. He (and wife Ivanka) also misrepresented their income and assets. Both should have been denied security clearances for these and other reasons. Yet your lying, mewling asshole of a son-in-law holds a top security clearance, but Brennan's has been revoked? I repeat,

You, and every other Republican in office at this very moment, are traitors to this country. You, asshole "president", are guilty of treason as well. If you had one iota of honor or integrity you'd resign this very minute. That you remain in office and continue to abuse your power tells honest Americans everything they need to know about you, and your bullshit enemies list.

Fuck you, Donald Trump.

JohnnyRingo

(18,633 posts)
14. We need a stronger word than loathe.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:06 AM
Aug 2018

I mean sure, that word worked well during the Bush/Cheney years, but this is a whole new era of indignation. Lexicons everywhere should search for a 21st century word that describes my disgust for this administration.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
15. He's weaponized the office of the president
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 04:03 AM
Aug 2018

Against anything regarding our Democracy, and anything for putin. This like his Clinton attacks and trying to criminalize her may be from putin all along.

guss

(239 posts)
17. weaponizing
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 10:30 PM
Aug 2018

That Exactly what he has done.
Trump is Putin's weapon of mass destruction.
Putin got the best Deal ever!

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
16. "Incompetent and crazy".
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 04:32 AM
Aug 2018

Yet again, EVERY single negative thing this moron says about another person can easily be applied to himself. They could use him to run movies given how much he projects.

greyl

(22,990 posts)
19. Try not to use headlines that include non-debunked lies.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 10:59 PM
Aug 2018

At least debunk the lie in the post, whydoncha. Republicans are on the list.

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