McMaster: The president wasn't even aware of where this information came from.

[kpete]

Link to tweet

[PJMcK]

1. Oh, so then it's okay

Hey, General. Maybe you should make sure Trump knows something is important and classified.

They're all idiots.

[L. Coyote]

18. Or, extremely clever Tail Wags the Dog director behind the scenes, creating intentional distraction

NSA: The President wasn't even aware of where this information came from.

My parallel thread emphasizes this possibility, that the obstruction of justice was such a destructive story they created this new criminal nothing burger as a distraction. The presser made it appear all the moreso, especially the abrupt ending seeming so scripted. This entire LEAK episode is entirely Republican created and driven.

Link to tweet

[Zoonart]

2. So .......

my dope was an innocent dupe?

[leftynyc]

11. I think that's from

a movie with Barbra Streisand but can't come up with which one (I can hear her saying it in my head).

[stillsoleft]

13. Funny girl

[Zoonart]

15. Yep!

Good catch.

[leftynyc]

21. Obviously it's been FAR too long

since I've seen that amazing, marvelous movie. Will have to remedy that.

[justhanginon]

3. At some point one would think that common sense should

take over when you are talking to an adversary of your country.
Oh, it's trump running his mouth. Never mind!

[bettyellen]

4. Implies that he would have told them that too, so they didn't tell him.

[Bettie]

5. Wait...is that supposed to make it LESS terrible

or scary? If he doesn't know...I can't even with this anymore.

[nolabear]

6. I'm running out of hair to tear.

[Solly Mack]

7. Was he hoping that made it better?

Sounds like something a teen would tell the parents in an attempt to mitigate their actions.

[workinclasszero]

8. The president wasn't aware???

What.the.actual.fuck??

Get that unaware danger to the nation the fuck outta our house then! Damn!

[brush]

17. And take McMaster with him since he thinks "not being aware" is a reason to share classified info

Never thought I say this, but WTF is Spicey?

[workinclasszero]

19. I get paid starvation wages at my little job

If I do the wrong thing and say gee I was unaware boss....

My ass would be out the door in the unemployment line in a New York minute, I can guarandamntee that!

But the so-called POTUS gets a fuckin pass for leaking top secret material to the fuckin Roooskies????

WTF x 100,000,000?!?!?!?!

[Cattledog]

9. tRump thinks of himself as CEO of the country. What business model allows

an employee or CEO to give trade secrets to a rival company? What would happen to that person?

[Tanuki]

10. His GOP enablers were aware of his incompetence and

inablity to process anything more than three "bullet points" a day. This fool has no business being on a local school committee, much less Commander in Chief. History will not be kind, if we are lucky enough to survive this and have future generations who will read about it someday. I can't believe they'v e settled on this as the best way forward. It's axiomatic that "ignorance is no excuse."

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2017/02/classified-memo-tells-intelligence-analysts-keep-trumps-daily-brief-short

"Keep it short and free of nuance—that is the new guidance that has recently circulated to some intelligence analysts who compile materials for the President's Daily Brief on security threats around the globe.

The classified guidance, which was reviewed by Mother Jones, suggests that President Donald Trump's daily national security briefing contains far less information than the daily reports presented by the intelligence community to past presidents—and about a quarter of the information President Barack Obama received. The memo sent to certain analysts within the intelligence community notes that the commander in chief's daily briefing book typically contains reports on only three topics, typically no more than one page each. According to the guidance, Trump's PDB also includes space for a short update, presumably on matters brought up in previous briefs. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the process of producing the PDB, declined to comment on the memo. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

"That unfortunately sounds like…bowing to the reality of a president with a short attention span and little ability to deal with ambiguities," says former CIA official Paul Pillar.
The guidance states that analysts should only include facts that support their analyses, and it explains that topics presented in the PDB will not be covered from different perspectives in separate briefings. That means that dissenting or conflicting views might not be presented to Trump. Obama's PDB did include dissenting information, when appropriate, according to a former top CIA official with direct knowledge of the PDB."... (more)

[6000eliot]

12. "He's a moron" sounds like a great excuse. Please continue.

[RedWedge]

14. "When you say he 'wasn't briefed,' does that mean advisors are watering down information they give

to the president? Or does it mean he neglected or refused to read the brief provided to him?"

[MedusaX]

16. Which is precisely the problem... 45 clearly has no idea and no desire to know...

The first question out of 45's mouth, upon receiving info,
should have been 'where did this come from?'

Followed by 'under what terms/circumstances was this info provided to us?'



It would be bad if he knew the Source and just decided..
eh, fuckem, I want to play with the big boys so I will use that info to prove I don't wear pull-ups anymore

But even worse...
he doesn't even know who he fucked...

And has neither the capacity nor the desire to effectively evaluate the breadth & depth of repercussions which will result from his actions, prior to or after he takes such actions.

[Initech]

20. And that's their excuse????

To quote Mrs. Krabapple from the Simpsons: "Pretty lame, Milhouse".

[BiminiTwisted]

22. He's giving him cover when Bibi asks him WTF during his visit