Trump on alleged election interference by Russia: Get on with our lives

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/Washington Post

President-elect Donald Trump distanced himself Wednesday night from the Obama administration’s plans to punish Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election, telling reporters “I think we ought to get on with our lives.”

Trump, appearing at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., was asked what he thought about the Obama administration’s plans to sanction Russia for what U.S. intelligence officials say was state-sanctioned hacking of Democratic organizations, targeting of state election systems and meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

"I think we ought to get on with our lives,” Trump said in response. “I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly. The whole age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what’s going on. We have speed, we have a lot of other things, but I'm not sure we have the kind the security we need.”

Asked in particular about comments Wednesday by Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) that sanctions should hit Russian leader Vladimir Putin “as an individual,” Trump demurred.


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[neverforget]

1. I'm dumber for reading that.

He makes W sound like a Rhodes Scholar.

[wendyb]

13. dumber

hahaha...perfect...my mind feels like it has been run over what a fucking idiot

[blueseas]

20. Double speak.

I swear I need to re-read some things over.

[pkdu]

2. Let me pick one line out in particular from the word salad...

“I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly.

Read that line again - I dare you...

Holy.Fucking.Shit. - he said that , with Don Fucking King by his side , draped in denim and flags of a dozen countries.

The Presidency is about to become a laughing stock on the afternoon of Jan 20 2017

[leftofcool]

11. I think my smoothie maker has a complicated life too

So does my coffee pot, ya know?

[pkdu]

23. Dont get me started on my toaster-oven. nt

[Feeling the Bern]

3. Film producer/screenwriter/studio executive to Assfaced Shitgibbon: Go fuck yourself with a muddy

carrot.

[Charles Bukowski]

4. WTF kind of nonsensical statement is that? Holy shit!

Trump makes Sarah Palin look like an intellectual giant.

Days Without Being A National Embarrassment: 0

[BeyondGeography]

5. "The whole age of computer"?

Last edited Thu Dec 29, 2016, 05:20 AM - Edit history (1)

Shill waters run deep, but only for 140 characters.

[JI7]

6. dumbfuck

[montana_hazeleyes]

7. Not only was that incredibly stupid but,

where was this " I think we ought to get on with our lives" stuff when they pounded away at Hillary about the e-mails endlessly and even had the demented chants of "lock her up" ?!?

More and more hypocrisy.

[Achilleaze]

8. Spoken like a true Russian-Republican traitor to America

[JustAnotherGen]

9. Not so fast shit gibbon (Trump - not you TomCADem)

https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/federal-register-notices#fr94963

12/27/16
81 FR 94963

Russian Sanctions: Addition of Certain Entities to the Entity List, and Clarification of License Review Policy

This final rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding twenty-three entities to the Entity List. The twenty-three entities who are added to the Entity List have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. BIS is taking this action to ensure the efficacy of existing sanctions on the Russian Federation (Russia) for violating international law and fueling the conflict in eastern Ukraine. These entities will be listed on the Entity List under the destinations of Russia and the Crimea region of Ukraine.

In addition to the Entity List changes described above, this final rule revises the licensing policy in three sections of the Commerce Control List (CCL)-based controls in the EAR to clarify that BIS’s review of license applications for exports, reexports and transfers (in-country) to Russia will take into account and protect U.S. national security interests.

BIS Final Rule

[lastlib]

10. EXACTLY why we need to dig deeper!!

Little Donny says we should ignore it, "Nothing to see here. Move along." So we SHOULDN'T ignore it. HIM--ignore. His ties to Vlad--DIG!!

[Botany]

12. We are fucked.

“I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. Thanks for mansplaining computers to me, Hello Twitty.

Now maybe my rightwing older brother will stop.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

15. This fails on just so many levels.

Obviously the notion of computers having "complicated lives very greatly".....yeah.

But also the whole notion that we need to immediately move on from a major nuclear power having hacked our emails in order to manipulate public opinion about our election, how the hell are we supposed to let that go?

And this coming from someone who obsessed for months about his opponent's own email that was never hacked?

I'm speechless.

[MBS]

16. Disturbing on every level

His dangerous ignorance - his interference with Obama's presidency - his shameless lies - his dismissal of US intelligence agencies - his dismissal of facts - and, above all, his bizarre propensity to give Putin a free pass every single time.

Where are those tax returns, anyway, and what is in them that might explain his defense of Putin and Putin's policies?

I am terrified for my country.

[Baitball Blogger]

17. Said the man who benefitted from the unprecedented foreign intrusion.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. According to a commenter, Hello Twitty hates this picture of him.

PRESS ANY KEY: Trump Dismisses Hacking Because “Computers Have Complicated Lives Very Greatly”

S1AMER • an hour ago

You're showing the picture that irks Trump so much because it really shows his double chin and a bit of jowl. Please continue to use this photo at every chance, Joe.

[Liberalagogo]

19. What if...

for some weird reason Russian had hacked the election so Hillary won the Electoral college? What would RUMP and the GOP be saying about that? I'm so sure they'd just go "Oh well, let's move on."

[Historic NY]

21. Reminds me of.....

[Wuddles440]

22. Clean-up in aisle 3....

my head just exploded! Let's be honest, this whole "Presidency" thing is nothing more than an opportunity for him to see if he has a future in comedy rather than reality TV.

[Bayard]

24. Compare this statement to Obama's eloquence

And your head will indeed explode: “I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly." I am so embarrassed for our country.

Except for Twitter, I'm sure he hates the technology that has recorded every moronic thing he has said or done for posterity.