i was disturbed by all the applause during the cia speech but apparently they weren't applauding

[orleans]

they were people who "accompanied" trump!


"Pool reports later indicated that attendants who were cheering and clapping when Mr Trump spoke were not CIA staffers but people who accompanied Mr Trump, Washington Post fact-checker Gary Kessler wrote on Twitter. He later clarified that it was unclear exactly who the people were, but senior CIA members standing in front did not react until the end of the speech."

snip

"Robert Gifford @giff18
Pool: "Color from the CNN Producer: the persons who are directly in front of Trump have not shown any reaction...to his remarks.""

snip

"Robert Gifford @giff18
More from CNN Prod per pool: "...the persons who are on the side...are the ones clapping and reacting. We do not know who these people are.""

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-cia-meeting-full-support-condemns-media-isis-a7539766.html

[KittyWampus]

1. Thanks. I don't think this was widely known. The idiot now needs a cheerleading section every where

he goes. We're just going to have to heckle louder.

[LiberalLovinLug]

48. Someone should start a web site called ifitwereademocrat.com

To keep a running record of things like this as well as, statements, appointments etc he makes and put any Democrat politician in his place. Imagine for instance if Obama, or Hillary if she had won, having a tag-along cheering section to every press event.

[TrekLuver]

2. So he is bring a clappin entourage around with him? I am certain that would not

of played well in front of the CIA..even if the room was filled with CIA assholes that liked him. His whole "speech" couldn't of played well.

[Wounded Bear]

5. That's why he did it on a weekend...

just the skeleton crew there. Hell, half of them were probably cleaning staff wondering is going on?

More fake bullshit. You know he's fake by how harshly he accuses others of it.

[TrekLuver]

6. Supposedly anyone could attend but they only had room for 300-400 people...

so most everyone that was there volunteered to attend.

[suffragette]

47. Half true.Gov't sources note thousands received invite but only 400 accepted.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sources-say-theres-a-sense-of-unease-in-intel-community-after-trump-cia-visit/

There were about 400 members of the workforce who RSVP’d for the event out of thousands who received an invitation in their email late last week. Officials dismiss White House claims that there were people waiting to get into the event.



So, yes, volunteered to attend, but, no, additional people did not want to go.

They flipped the facts upside down to give the impression they have more support than they actually do.

[tavalon]

58. It didn't

He stirred the hornet's nest. He fucked up. Bigly.

[dalton99a]

3. He's been doing it since day one with the paid actors in Trump Tower

[rgbecker]

4. Does this bother anyone else?

Identified People milling around CIA headquarters? Did they go through a metal detector or anything?

[uponit7771]

8. Didn't think about this, I don't put it past MiniPoot to demand they hack something

[orleans]

13. that's disturbing. who exactly were these cheerleaders and

were they cleared to be there? questions questions questions. ugh

on edit; just found this on a website:

"Jim Acosta ✔ @Acosta
CIA staffers were among people applauding during POTUS remarks, our pooler @Kevinliptakcnn reports."

[Aviation Pro]

31. The hallway is before the checkpoint for badge holders

Been there a few times. The fucking clown figuratively spit on the stars behind him.

[bdamomma]

7. he is mobster

maybe they will start playing the Sopranos theme song.

He needs constant attention to be praised all the time.

[gordianot]

9. The dictators in North Korea are more effective.

We are not quite there which is good to know.

[global1]

10. KellyAnn In Her Meet The Press Interview Also Said Trump Got A Standing Ovation At The CIA.....

that's because none of the CIA people were seated - they were all standing for his speech.

Just another 'alternative fact''.

[Sunlei]

36. kellyanne is CEO of the wall of propaganda between Americans, free press and their government.

big operation and growing.

[otohara]

56. The CIA Needs Hidden Cameras

next time Comrade Trump makes an appearance -

Make that for every department he comes in contact with - document his insanity with tape.

[SHRED]

11. Rubbing salt in the CIA wounds

Not a good strategy for tRump.

[orleans]

12. here's the video

i watched it again

the cheering section appears to be off to trump's right

the people who were seated (or standing?) center don't appear to be clapping or laughing or cheering (i was looking for movement with their shoulders, heads, arms)

one guy did a lot of turning to the direction of the where the cheering section was

[FiveGoodMen]

17. "the cheering section appears to be off to trump's right"

I cannot believe there is anything to Trump's right.

[suffragette]

54. Since it's CIA, they don't move camera around to view faces of those applauding or not.

So, we can't readily identify the cheerleaders the way we could in another setting.

I'd bet that's one of the reasons they chose this, especially on a day he was being protested against by so many people.

Good point about the cheering section being on his right side and no movement of clapping from the few we can see.

[GusBob]

14. The people that were there know what happened

that's all that matters

[TexasProgresive]

15. Some posted to beware the claque.

I had never seen that word before and looked it up. It is appropriate.

claque |klak|
noun
a group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker.

[orleans]

16. more from newsweek

"But Trump’s seemingly warm reception might have been somewhat manufactured. The Washington Post’s longtime CIA watcher, Greg Miller, tweeted Saturday that the audience was “a self-selected bunch: CIA employees who signed up to come in on a Saturday to see the new POTUS. Mostly Trump voters.” A pool reporter selected to witness the closed event indicated "the cheering and clapping was not from the CIA staffers but people who accompanied Trump,” according to The Post’s fact-checker Glenn Kessler. He later clarified on Twitter that it was "unclear who the people on the side were. But the folks in the front apparently did not react until the end." "

http://www.newsweek.com/trump-pledges-support-buries-russia-feud-campaign-style-visit-cia-545993

[MineralMan]

18. They're Trump's Claque.

They go with him to public appearances and applaud loudly. It's all fakery.

[Eyeball_Kid]

21. Trumpy is our Potemkin President.

[MineralMan]

23. All he needs now is a fancy Mussolini Uniform to wear

at public appearances. You know, with medals, epaulets, sashes, and a sword on his hip. A nice big hat with lots of scrambled eggs and a big badge would be a nice touch. Striped pants, of course. He could even add a gold-plated pistol in a holster on the opposite side from the sword.



Or, perhaps he'll go whole hog and emulate Louis XIV:

[Hekate]

33. That word has been rattling around in my head, too. It's completely apt for Mad King Donald....

Who's he going to keep around for Jester?

[MineralMan]

35. He needs no Jester in his court.

He is the consummate Jester, himself.

[Hekate]

38. See if you can find Sunday's LA Times online. Section A, last 2 pages, a magnificent rendering of

... The Court of Donald I based on Goya's "Charles IV of Spain and His Family." As with the original, much is in the detaills.

[Javaman]

19. clap on, clap off, clap on clap off, trumps clappers. nt

[The Polack MSgt]

26. hehe

Nice

[ffr]

20. More paid actors no doubt. Just as he started out his campaign to loot America

Maddow: FEC Filing Proves Trump Paid Actors to Pose as Supporters at Campaign Announcement - Mediaite

Video at top of story.

The emperor has no clothes.

[jeanmarc]

22. No one is really reporting this

MSNBC keeps running video of him getting great applause and it is completely misleading.

The media just never changes. They love him! Woo!

[Sunlei]

28. how garish a President, a paid cheerleader entourage. ok I will tweet this at him today.

took a couple of tweets to @whitehouse, @potus to make someone have to remove the list of followers trump tried to sneak on Americas two official twitter accounts. hisfoxfriends,hisnazifrogpeople & 20 other deplorables.

The Republican is so lowbrow & trashy, why can't some of his fellows keep a better eye on him? Pence doesn't have the time to babysit!

[dae]

24. I was very disturbed with the cheering & clapping as well.

Didn't think it was appropriate especially in front of the Memorial Wall and relieved to know it wasn't CIA doing so. Thx

[Skittles]

25. he takes his paid pimps with him everywhere he goes

Trump is the biggest SNOWFLAKE of them ALL

[MrModerate]

27. Trump travels with his own fluffers. n/t

[TubbersUK]

29. Sources say Trump's CIA visit made relations with intel community worse

Authorities are also pushing back against the perception that the CIA workforce was cheering for the president. They say the first three rows in front of the president were largely made up of supporters of Mr. Trump’s campaign.

An official with knowledge of the make-up of the crowd says that there were about 40 people who’d been invited by the Trump, Mike Pence and Rep. Mike Pompeo teams. The Trump team expected Rep. Pompeo, R-Kansas, to be sworn in during the event as the next CIA director, but the vote to confirm him was delayed on Friday by Senate Democrats. Also sitting in the first several rows in front of the president was the CIA’s senior leadership, which was not cheering the remarks.

Officials acknowledge that Mr. Trump does have his supporters within the CIA workforce, many of whom were interspersed among the rank and file standing off to the president’s right.

There were about 400 members of the workforce who RSVP’d for the event out of thousands who received an invitation in their email late last week. Officials dismiss White House claims that there were people waiting to get into the event.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sources-say-theres-a-sense-of-unease-in-intel-community-after-trump-cia-visit/

[ailsagirl]

30. Pathetic clod

[aquamarina]

32. I wonder if these clappers

are taxpayer funded clappers.

[Doreen]

34. So, are our taxes paying for him to have clap?

[Guilded Lilly]

37. Traveling cheerleader troop. The Trumpettes. Bought and...

Maybe paid for. With the Cretins track record he could stiff them, too.
Someone with superior gif making skills could have a field day with this "line" of clapping cheerleaders.

[pbmus]

39. The Big Con...

[rusty fender]

40. Brown Shirt clappers

[George II]

41. They had to. Remember the birthday celebration for Lumbergh in "Office Space"?

[onethatcares]

42. good gaud

someone check his forearms.........he had to break them patting himself on the back while talking blakjdoj aldfjaodf a dfjlsai tts. o!!!

[hedda_foil]

43. "Attendants"??? Why not just call them by their proper name? Courtiers

[jmowreader]

44. Y'know, folks...

...it's probably not a good idea to go to a place full of people who

(1) are trained and experienced in analyzing aerial photography
and
(2) actually have a rating system for how full of shit you are

and demand they believe you over their own lying eyes. In the Halls of Langley they probably call him "C-val" now.

[orleans]

45. press conference update

spicer just said trump only brought over around 10 people -- basically saying it had to have been cia hooting and clapping

spicer said to watch the video.

we did. that's why we're asking

on edit: the people seated in front row were all cia
he'll get back to the reporter about the second & third rows
(from what i could hear the reporter asked: what about the second & third rows / probably b/c we could see that on camera)

[VOX]

46. Can we add a laugh track? Booing, maybe?

WTF kind of paranoid psycho-infant orders an audience of slaves to shower adulation on their master during a press "conference"?

[orleans]

49. it's always been about the ratings for trump

that will, obviously, never change

he's shown that the last few days

[Kablooie]

50. His own portable peanut gallery

[C_U_L8R]

51. Fake applause, fake news, fake hair, fake tan,

fake celebrity, fake wealth, fake gold finish, fake teeth...

Fake President.

[LAS14]

52. I'm conflicted.

On the one hand I want the MSM to point out every damn distortion that comes out of the Trump team. On the other hand, that would probably condemn us to 4 years of a trivia blizzard. Do we really want our news purveyors to be swamped in this?

[jmg257]

59. Oh sure - that way we can ignore all the executive orders and rotten Bills being put forth.

Besides, I love reading ever more threads about crowd sizes and poor Melania and Barron.

[marybourg]

53. Opera singers used to hire

people to come to their performances and applaud, with the intention of encouraging legitimate audience members to do the same. It was called having a "claque".

[jmg257]

55. People in front were clapping, and pro-trump CIA workers acknowledged to be to his right...

"An official with knowledge of the make-up of the crowd says that there were about 40 people who’d been invited by the Trump, Mike Pence and Rep. Mike Pompeo teams. The Trump team expected Rep. Pompeo, R-Kansas, to be sworn in during the event as the next CIA director, but the vote to confirm him was delayed on Friday by Senate Democrats. Also sitting in the first several rows in front of the president was the CIA’s senior leadership, which was not cheering the remarks.

Officials acknowledge that Mr. Trump does have his supporters within the CIA workforce, many of whom were interspersed among the rank and file standing off to the president’s right. "


Probably why he kept looking to the right - his most ardent CIA supporters were there? The rows in front were clapping, but not going crazy.

FWIW - The CIA rep who introduced Pence confirmed the '400 CIA employee' thing.

[tavalon]

57. He brought his own turkeys

Like Bush and his plastic turkey in Iraq.

[Bucky]

60. they weren't Intel operatives. They're from "alternative intelligence"