BREAKING: President Trump just started "explaining" what happened with the Russia leak...

[brooklynite]

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[deminks]

1. pertaining to...what, dumbass. It wasn't yours to share. You didn't have that right.

are you about to share it in a tweet?

[yardwork]

2. So he admits it. Fox News tried to ignore it. His supporters said it was fake news.

Donald himself admits it.

[oberliner]

9. He's more honest than Fox News and the Republican spinners

At least we have that.

[yardwork]

10. There is that.

[Trekologer]

3. Once again throws his staff's spin into the dumpster fire

Last night's "non-denial denial" has just been totally refuted. Now, McMaster doesn't have any credibility either.

[janterry]

16. This is so important

I wonder what McMaster will do now. I sort of think that Mattis and the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be the ones to step in and go to the Republicans. It's clear that Trump can't do this job and they know it. Someone has to light a flame under the republicans in congress and it's been my belief that this will come from the military (at least I hope it does).

We can't wait until the next election cycle. Too much is at risk.

[Seasider]

4. Openly scheduled eh?

You mean the meeting where American media were barred and Russian photographers were allowed free reign of the oval office? Trump is correct that as President he has the right to declassify whatever information he wants to whomever he wants but those decisions come with consequences.

[Madam45for2923]

5. Leaker! Leaker of another's country's classified info to RUSSIAN SPIES!!

A country that shared the info with us and did not want to share with RUSSIA

[JHB]

6. Calling Paul Reubens. Remember Shatner reading Palin's speeches?

There's going to be at least one show that will go for PeeWee Herman reading Donnie's "I meant to do that" tweets.

Have your agent start calling around.

[Madam45for2923]

7. Hey a-hole how about sharing SKorea's Intel with NKorea next

You genius you!

[Madam45for2923]

8. Didn't the USA execute the Lindbergs for a lot less! TRAITOR!

[hlthe2b]

13. You mean Rosenbergs--Ethel and Juius

Not Lindberg.

[Madam45for2923]

14. Didn't the USA execute the Rosenbergs for a lot less! TRAITOR!

[hlthe2b]

20. arguably, and I don't think Ethel was directly involved... but Lindberg (though he supported Nazis..

and argued isolationism for self-serving reasons--as did Prescott Bush and many others), was not involved in espionage and to many still died a hero given his record flight

[WinkyDink]

21. No. Our atomic secrets were not "a lot less."

[WinkyDink]

23. You could simply have edited your other post.

[Madam45for2923]

25. Yes, I know. Thank You WD! Thought it'd be funny just to make another.

[Yonnie3]

11. Hmm ... Hours later than I was expecting them.

I guess he needed the time to think up this excellent explanation.

SAD!

[Madam45for2923]

26. Yes! and after they lied and said it did not happen.

[Exilednight]

12. I can't believe I am going to do this, BUT

IF a president wants to, he can share any information he wants with anyone he wants. All classification of materiels is based upon what a president deems important enough to classify.

In a court of law, no president can be convicted of declassifying or sharing classified material.

Agencies do classify material, but those classifications are based upon what a president wants to protect.

[Madam Mossfern]

15. Sure, that's true

but the ally that shared the information may decide to take their ball and play somewhere else.
It's not the act itself, but it's the consequences.

[Vinca]

19. And that's what is so dangerous about Trump. He can't think beyond the immediate.

Like a child, he has no perception of what consequences are. He wants instant gratification - in this case schmoozing with his buddies the Russians - and he's never going to change. This country is probably at its most perilous point in history because the President's party is enabling rather than stopping.

[Exilednight]

35. I agree that the ramifications could be devestatinf, but that is any

Presidents' perogative. The ethical issue deserves the criticism, but the hyperbole by some is a bit over the top.

Personally, I don't believe Israel to be he great ally that some want us to believe they are.

[Freethinker65]

18. True. Trump divulged the information for a needed ego boost tho

He did it to impress the Russians, not to get their cooperation. That is why Trump is so dangerous Trump is fulfilling his duty to Trump, not to the USA.

[DefenseLawyer]

22. To quote Chris Rock "There's a reason to kick an old man down a flight of stairs"

"You just don't do it"

[Mr. Ected]

24. Technically, legally, this is correct

But the way that he did it - a knee-jerk regurgitation of sensitive information without prior discussion or vetting by senior advisors - quite possibly imperiled our assets in the Middle East and diminished our allies' trust in us.

With this President, it seems like everything he does is measured in whether it was legal or not. That's a sad standard to have to apply to the Commander in Chief. The question is whether what he divulged to the Russians was appropriate or part of a quid pro quo. It was neither. It was simply Wordvomit von Fuckstick's lack of self control on full display, and people are now in grave danger.

LOCK. THEM. UP.

[Madam45for2923]

27. 1. He did not tell our IC he was doing this. 2. It was another's country intel

3. He gave classified info to RUSSIA
4. to RUSSIAN SPIES
5. Am pretty sure he hid all of the above from our IC

[Ilsa]

28. One of the tweet replies:

It's no different than bragging to Billy Bush on the bus. Except this dick-measuring contest jeopardizes national security. -- Adam Best

[Madam45for2923]

30. Gosh that makes sense!!! When you are President they let you do anything

[Freethinker65]

31. +1

[Zoonart]

29. I........I........I.......I........I......

You are not the king!

[Botany]

32. "airline flight safety"

Yes, Don when I think of Putin and Russia "airline flight safety" is what
comes to my mind right away.

Dutch Inquiry Links Russia to 298 Deaths in Explosion of Jetliner Over Ukraine (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/world/asia/malaysia-air-flight-mh17-russia-ukraine-missile.html

[Comrade Donald]

33. And I just threw General McMaster under the bus

Along with Pence, Spicer et al.

First Explainers will be undermined in my administration because I AM PRESIDENT.

It's the way I roll !!!

[Yonnie3]

34. I've decided that ...

a valid characterization of tRump's actions is that they are like masturbation. Totally self centered, done alone, requiring no help from others, when caught at it, denial followed by bravado and so on.

His tweets are just him jacking off.

SAD!

[Cha]

36. This is real life, because a black president drove some of you nuts and the idea of a female one

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