No, Trump was not applauded by the CIA he brought his own cheering squad

[Bill USA]

[font size="+1"]In front of the Memorial Wall at the CIA, Donald Trump gave a rambling, unfocused speech that garnered harsh reactions from former agency personnel. And in a deeply unusual and worrying move, it appears that Trump brought along his own section of cheerleaders to applaud his utterly odd and falsehood-filled speech.[/font]


http://shareblue.com/no-trump-was-not-applauded-by-the-cia-he-brought-his-own-cheering-squad/

President Donald Trump spoke at the CIA on Saturday, an event which was originally scheduled to welcome Mike Pompeo as the new director of the agency, but which was foiled by Senate Democrats delaying Pompeo’s confirmation vote.

What happened instead was a bizarre speech in which Trump appeared to be talking about whatever came to mind, whether it was the media, his relationship to the intelligence agencies, ISIS, or whether or not the room they were in should have columns.

As Steve Benen noted, “Watching the speech was surreal, as if the lines between the actual president of the United States and a satirical caricature were effectively blurred out of existence.”

And perhaps the strangest and most telling aspect of the event was that Trump appeared to have brought along an audience of his own to applaud and laugh at the right moments. Apparently, even after the long presidential campaign and the absurd post-election “Thank You” tour, Trump is still not ready to relinquish the adoring, cheering crowds of rallies and stump speeches.

Media personnel and pool reporters at the speech have reported that the continued applause was not coming from the area where agency personnel were seated, but rather from a group of people who appeared to have come in with Trump:

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.

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[font size="+1"] like something right out of a George Orwell novel.....Jesus Christ! [/font]

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. I have known for a very long time just how horrible of a person Trump is.

The very idea he could display his disgusting self for all to see for an entire year and STILL they voted for him, makes me sick.

[Angry Dragon]

2. poor Trumpie