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brooklynite

(94,534 posts)
Tue May 16, 2017, 02:57 PM May 2017

Here's a new one: Trump is too STUPID to be able to leak intelligence...

In private, three administration officials conceded that they could not publicly articulate their most compelling — and honest — defense of the president: that Mr. Trump, a hasty and indifferent reader of printed briefing materials, simply did not possess the interest or knowledge of the granular details of intelligence gathering to leak specific sources and methods of intelligence gathering that would do harm to United States allies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/white-house-staff.html

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Here's a new one: Trump is too STUPID to be able to leak intelligence... (Original Post) brooklynite May 2017 OP
If that is their defense then he is literally incapable of carrying out the duties of the presidency Salviati May 2017 #1
They read stuff to him, and call it a briefing FakeNoose May 2017 #2
Your OP's title is FUNNY! in many ways! Madam45for2923 May 2017 #3
That was my first thought Meowmee May 2017 #4
and it fits - tRump voters are too STUPID also N/T rufus dog May 2017 #5

Salviati

(6,008 posts)
1. If that is their defense then he is literally incapable of carrying out the duties of the presidency
Tue May 16, 2017, 03:00 PM
May 2017

and we should start publicly asking why the VP or members of congress are not acting to remove him via article 25.

FakeNoose

(32,638 posts)
2. They read stuff to him, and call it a briefing
Tue May 16, 2017, 03:06 PM
May 2017

They know he can't read or understand the reports, so the staffers all do it for him.
This isn't new info, they've been doing this all along even during the campaign.

Just sayin'




Meowmee

(5,164 posts)
4. That was my first thought
Tue May 16, 2017, 03:21 PM
May 2017

When I heard the news. How could he remember what they told him- so I thought he must've given them documents. 😹😹😹😹😳

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