President Trump reportedly doesnt read top-secret intel briefs, breaking with decades of POTUS

[bathroommonkey76]

President Trump has refrained from reading the President's Daily Brief during his first year in office, breaking with practice enshrined by his past seven predecessors, according to a report.

The top-secret document, known as PDB, lays out the most pressing issues of the day collected by U.S. intelligence officials across the globe. The document is classified and only seen by the commander-in-chief and a select few advisers with top security clearances.

But an administration insider with knowledge of the situation told the Washington Post that Trump doesn't read the daily intel memo because it's not his preferred "style of learning." Instead, the source said, Trump has opted for oral briefings, augmented with photos, videos and colorful graphics.

The revelation that Trump doesn't read the classified brief underscores his well-documented short attention span and unusual approach to the presidency.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-reportedly-doesn-read-top-secret-intel-briefs-article-1.3810822

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1. he doesn't need to! he's got people who can't qualify for security clearances for that!

[PJMcK]

9. Damn, that was a good one!

Here's a heart for that one, unblock!

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10. thanks!

[spanone]

2. dumbest fucking 'president' ever.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. Trump has made it abundantly clear that he never wanted the actual job of being President and

had no plan to carry out those duties because he didn't think he would win the election. All he ever wanted was the attention and adoration that came with the campaign.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. He needs pictograms!

Like McDonald's cash registers.

[bathroommonkey76]

6. Very funny. n/t

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

5. Can they make a pop-up book version?

Look Mr. President, here you are bashing Kim Jong Un over the head, and on this page you've got the biggest hands of anyone!

[jayschool2013]

7. Instead, the source said, Trump has opted for oral briefings, augmented with photos, videos

[sweetroxie]

8. Probably just as well

He'd only blab it all to the Russians