Trump is refusing daily intelligence briefings...

[exploited]

http://www.salon.com/2016/11/28/kellyanne-conway-donald-trumps-intelligence-briefings-are-coming-from-a-number-of-sources/


Soon after he secured the Republican presidential nomination, blustery businessman Donald Trump swore off any assistance from the U.S. intelligence community, declaring that he did not trust the intelligence briefings he was set to receive as the nominee of a major political party. “I won’t use them because they’ve made such bad decisions,” he said at the time.

“Our country has no idea,” who was behind the Democratic National Committee email hack, Trump said during the final presidential debate, even though multiple intelligence agencies said that Russia was behind the hack.

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Now, President-elect Trump has apparently made good on his threat, reportedly only sitting for two intelligence briefings since he won the election nearly three weeks ago.

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“I can’t discuss that publicly,” Conway offered, before adding, “What I can tell you is that he is the most engaged individual I’ve ever met and brilliant to boot and he is certainly availing himself of the information as provided to him from a number of sources including those intelligence briefings"

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[Peter1469]

Clinton is a crook.

[exploited]

Clinton is a crook.
And?

Try to stay focused Pete.

[Peter1469]

And?

Try to stay focused Pete.
Eyes on the prize.

[Standing Wolf]

Intelligence is elitist and facts have a Leftist bias.

[Tahuyaman]

Salon is always good for a laugh.

[exploited]

Eyes on the prize.
The prize being a President who delegates national security to his VP?

The man is an idiot.

[resister]

Intelligence is elitist and facts have a Leftist bias.
Theres that liberal elitism:wink:

[Peter1469]

Intelligence is elitist and facts have a Leftist bias.

Did William F. Buckley Jr. say that?

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Flegalinsurrection.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2FWilliam-F.-Buckley-Jr.-Memory-Legacy-Birthday.jpg&f=1

[Peter1469]

The prize being a President who delegates national security to his VP?

The man is an idiot.

Clinton is a crook.

[exploited]

Clinton is a crook.
Yeah, and if you had any bit of decency or honesty, you'd admit that Trump is a crook as well - in addition to being a literal moron.

[del]

Clinton is a crook.

are you stuck?

[Peter1469]

Yeah, and if you had any bit of decency or honesty, you'd admit that Trump is a crook as well - in addition to being a literal moron.

He is a fraud. I wouldn't call him a crook.

So far he has not used his public office for personal gain like the Clintons did.

But he probably will.

[Peter1469]

are you stuck?

Nope.

[AZ Jim]

Clinton is a crook.*eyes roll*......what a putz.

[exploited]

He is a fraud. I wouldn't call him a crook.

So far he has not used his public office for personal gain like the Clintons did.

But he probably will.

lol what are you talking about? Try to remember I'm not one of the goons who follows you around this forum thinking you are smart.

His daughter, who hasn't been elected for any position, and who runs his companies, has been sitting in on meetings for a month. What do you think she does with that info? Loses money on it?

Clinton, despite all her faults, at least had the decency to try and hide her corruption.

Trump is a disaster. It is hard to fathom how devastating his election is. At least Establishment types know how to play the game. He is just an idiot.

[Peter1469]

Stop insisting that the only valid choice is (D) or (R).

[exploited]

Stop insisting that the only valid choice is (D) or (R).

:laugh:

Good one Pete. You're a special one.

[Private Pickle]

I don't blame him given where the briefings are originating from...

[Peter1469]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGD8gJt7weU

[exploited]

I don't blame him given where the briefings are originating from...
:laugh:

[Common Sense]

LOL...Gary Johnson.

[exploited]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGD8gJt7weU

Gary Johnson is an self-afflicted idiot, and Weld isn't a libertarian.

Try to stay focused, Pete: the topic is Trump not taking intelligence briefings. Maybe this kind of sh*t-posting goes far with your conservative butt buddies, but it doesn't fly with a person who is smarter than you.

[del]

Stop insisting that the only valid choice is (D) or (R).

stop forgetting your helmet

[Private Pickle]

:laugh:
Give the state of our foreign affairs I don't think it's funny but laugh it up while you still can.

[exploited]

Give the state of our foreign affairs I don't think it's funny but laugh it up while you still can.
What is funny is your conspiratorial and simplistic thinking. That is what is funny. Despite what you have been absorbing for years, the vast majority of Americans still actually want what is best for America - and that includes the fine men and women in the military and in civilian service who provide intelligence briefings.

Wait, knowing that makes our problems so much more difficult, doesn't it? It is probably better to pretend everyone who holds a security clearance is an anti-American communist/socialist/Nazi/liberal/Democrat who is actively engaged in a conspiracy to harm American interests.

[Private Pickle]

What is funny is your conspiratorial and simplistic thinking. That is what is funny. Despite what you have been absorbing for years, the vast majority of Americans still actually want what is best for America - and that includes the fine men and women in the military and in civilian service who provide intelligence briefings.

Wait, knowing that makes our problems so much more difficult, doesn't it? It is probably better to pretend everyone who holds a security clearance is an anti-American communist/socialist/Nazi/liberal/Democrat who is actively engaged in a conspiracy to harm American interests.
Right... No policy suggestions going on... No trying to maneuver... I'm sure they are just briefing him...

Despite what you might think we are not better off today than we were 8 years ago...

[exploited]

Right... No policy suggestions going on... No trying to maneuver... I'm sure they are just briefing him...

Despite what you might think we are not better off today than we were 8 years ago...
Yes, they will suggest policy. So? He isn't obliged to accept it. What he has to do is hear them out, learn the information that is coming in from various sources, and then make an informed decision. You can't do that when you are delegating all of your national security responsibilities to your VP. He is likely avoiding these briefings because it is too stressful and he can't resort to simplistic and moronic platitudes like he does on Twitter.

Obama's reign is almost over. Now it is Trump's turn. This thread is about Trump. Deal with it, or not.

[resister]

LOL...Gary Johnson.What's alleppo?

[hanger4]

lol what are you talking about? Try to remember I'm not one of the goons who follows you around this forum thinking you are smart.

His daughter, who hasn't been elected for any position, and who runs his companies, has been sitting in on meetings for a month. What do you think she does with that info? Loses money on it?

Clinton, despite all her faults, at least had the decency to try and hide her corruption.

Trump is a disaster. It is hard to fathom how devastating his election is. At least Establishment types know how to play the game. He is just an idiot.

"She's part of the transition team. Of course she at the meeting. :rollseyes:

[exploited]

"She's part of the transition team. Of course she at the meeting. :rollseyes:
lol

Yeah, she is part of the transition team. And she directly runs his businesses.

Try to stay focused, Trumpkins :laugh:

[Private Pickle]

Yes, they will suggest policy. So? He isn't obliged to accept it. What he has to do is hear them out, learn the information that is coming in from various sources, and then make an informed decision. You can't do that when you are delegating all of your national security responsibilities to your VP. He is likely avoiding these briefings because it is too stressful and he can't resort to simplistic and moronic platitudes like he does on Twitter.

Obama's reign is almost over. Now it is Trump's turn. This thread is about Trump. Deal with it, or not.

Because those meetings turn into policy discussions and their policy isn't Trump's policy. Trump can't do any of that until January and we MI guys were taught that 30 minute old information is outdated. Regardless, you are making a stretch on this one implying that he will be weak on national security and shirk his responsibilities when he hasn't even taken office yet.

Pretty entertaining actually.

[Private Pickle]

lol

Yeah, she is part of the transition team. And she directly runs his businesses.

Try to stay focused, Trumpkins :laugh:
Yeah. Trump should just sell his businesses now that he is a politician....oh wait...

[patrickt]

Amazingly, when it was reported that Obama skipped 58% of his security briefings the progressives didn't report on it or even seem concerned.

http://humanevents.com/2014/10/02/the-scandal-continues-president-obamas-skipped-intelligence-briefings/

[hanger4]

lol

Yeah, she is part of the transition team. And she directly runs his businesses.

Try to stay focused, Trumpkins :laugh:

File an ethics complaint or quit whining.

[exploited]

Because those meetings turn into policy discussions and their policy isn't Trump's policy. Trump can't do any of that until January and we MI guys were taught that 30 minute old information is outdated. Regardless, you are making a stretch on this one implying that he will be weak on national security and shirk his responsibilities when he hasn't even taken office yet.

Pretty entertaining actually.
Sigh.

What is it with you guys and not being able to even provide succinct summaries?

I didn't imply he was weak on national security. I didn't imply he will shirk his responsibilities.

What I said was that he is weak on national security, and he is shirking his responsibilities.

How do I know this? Because he can't even be bothered to hear basic intelligence information about the world, and he is nearly a month into the transition.

:laugh:

[resister]

Amazingly, when it was reported that Obama skipped 58% of his security briefings the progressives didn't report on it or even seem concerned.

http://humanevents.com/2014/10/02/the-scandal-continues-president-obamas-skipped-intelligence-briefings/

Imagine that.Blatant lefty hypocrisy.Shocking

[exploited]

Amazingly, when it was reported that Obama skipped 58% of his security briefings the progressives didn't report on it or even seem concerned.

http://humanevents.com/2014/10/02/the-scandal-continues-president-obamas-skipped-intelligence-briefings/

lmao

Amazing Fake News. Love it.

Take that trash and post it someplace where people are stupid enough to believe it. The best part is, even if it is true, it still beats Trump.

:laugh:

[resister]

Sigh.

What is it with you guys and not being able to even provide succinct summaries?

I didn't imply he was weak on national security. I didn't imply he will shirk his responsibilities.

What I said was that he is weak on national security, and he is shirking his responsibilities.

How do I know this? Because he can't even be bothered to hear basic intelligence information about the world, and he is nearly a month into the transition.

:laugh:How bout bo peep skipping many of his?

[exploited]

How bout bo peep skipping many of his?
From what I understand, he attended roughly double what Trump has attended. And considering how you think Obama did, maybe that should tell you something about what to expect from Trump.

Of course, that is if you take the Government Accountability Institute seriously. Did you know that Steve Bannon is one of the directors?

:laugh:

[Private Pickle]

Sigh.

What is it with you guys and not being able to even provide succinct summaries?

I didn't imply he was weak on national security. I didn't imply he will shirk his responsibilities.


Yes, they will suggest policy. So? He isn't obliged to accept it. What he has to do is hear them out, learn the information that is coming in from various sources, and then make an informed decision. You can't do that when you are delegating all of your national security responsibilities to your VP. He is likely avoiding these briefings because it is too stressful and he can't resort to simplistic and moronic platitudes like he does on Twitter.

Sure you didn't...


What I said was that he is weak on national security, and he is shirking his responsibilities.

How do I know this? Because he can't even be bothered to hear basic intelligence information about the world, and he is nearly a month into the transition.

:laugh:

Actually you never said that... You implied (per my quotations of you) which to me reeks of a non-committal response and argument (land your plane man!). He can hear them all he wants... He won't be President for another 2 months... Until then all he is hearing is what Obama wanted to hear from his intelligence community...nothing more... Welcome to the American intelligence community. Not to mention, God forbid Trump actually states an opinion of what he intends to do... It would be front page news tomorrow. Why is that bad? Because John and Jane Doe schmuck American can't even locate Syria on a map let alone tell you what is going on in places like Aleppo... They don't care. Welcome to America.

[Ransom]

This thread start = fake news

[resister]

From what I understand, he attended roughly double what Trump has attended. And considering how you think Obama did, maybe that should tell you something about what to expect from Trump.

Of course, that is if you take the Government Accountability Institute seriously. Did you know that Steve Bannon is one of the directors?

:laugh:He sucked out loud with a megaphone

[exploited]

This thread start = fake news
If it doesn't have Google Ads for Viagra and Horny Asian Women, that would make it less reputable in your eyes, I'm sure.

[Chris]

*eyes roll*......what a putz.

Stop calling names. Discuss topic.

[Crepitus]

Clinton is a crook.

Old news Pete. Time to move on. This obsession isn't healthy.

[del]

One day this past May, Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., reached out to a senior adviser to Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, who left the presidential race just a few weeks before. As a candidate, Kasich declared (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/03/31/john-kasich-donald-trump-not-prepared-president-abortion-comments/82468696/) in March that Trump was “really not prepared to be president of the United States,” and the following month he took the highly unusual step of coordinating (http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/25/politics/ted-cruz-john-kasich-divide-map-strategy-donald-trump/) with his rival Senator Ted Cruz in an effort to deny Trump the nomination. But according to the Kasich adviser (who spoke only under the condition that he not be named), Donald Jr. wanted to make him an offer nonetheless: Did he have any interest in being the most powerful vice president in history?
When Kasich’s adviser asked how this would be the case, Donald Jr. explained that his father’s vice president would be in charge of domestic and foreign policy.

Then what, the adviser asked, would Trump be in charge of?
“Making America great again” was the casual reply.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/magazine/how-donald-trump-picked-his-running-mate.html?_r=2

this is going to be awesome

[Peter1469]

Old news Pete. Time to move on. This obsession isn't healthy.


I don't have any issues even though my candidate lost. I was ecstatic that Hillary didn't win.

[Crepitus]

So he's skipping the intelligence briefs, but reading Infowars.




We are so screwed.

[hanger4]

lmao

Amazing Fake News. Love it.

Take that trash and post it someplace where people are stupid enough to believe it. The best part is, even if it is true, it still beats Trump.

:laugh:

Cool "Fake News" Didn't take long for that debunked meme to take root. LOL