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Wed Aug 10, 2016, 09:40 AM Aug 2016

Powerful Senator Demands Trump Be Stripped Of Security Clearance After Death Threat

Last edited Wed Aug 10, 2016, 10:32 AM - Edit history (2)

Bipartisan Report ?@Bipartisanism 12h12 hours ago
Powerful Senator Demands Trump Be Stripped Of Security Clearance After Death Threat… http://bipartisan.report/2016/08/09/powerful-senator-demands-tump-be-stripped-of-security-clearance-after-death-threat-on-hillary/




Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, of California suggests on social media that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump should be denied national security briefings after making careless comments inciting violence against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

The California Senator tweeted:

Barbara Boxer @BarbaraBoxer
Given his threats of violence, Donald Trump has forfeited his right to top secret briefings.
6:09 PM - 9 Aug 2016


Senator Boxer also had another thing to add a short while later:

Barbara Boxer @BarbaraBoxer
Inciting violence has absolutely no place in American politics. EVER. 8:10 PM - 9 Aug 2016


Considering the fact that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s verbal diarrhea doesn’t ever seem to stop flowing and is almost always followed by cheers from supporters, it’s truly shocking that he’s not been thrown out of the election.

Trump’s said a multitude of things in the past that have been jaw dropping to most sane individuals. But implying that his opponent should be shot should she become president is by far the most alarming. This is a man who could potentially run the free world and this sort of loud-mouthed, petty, violent promulgating has no place at the podium or in the White House. If this is an act, that’s one thing, but the closer we get to the election the more obvious it becomes that something is seriously mentally off about the former reality TV star...


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Powerful Senator Demands Trump Be Stripped Of Security Clearance After Death Threat (Original Post) bigtree Aug 2016 OP
He should have lost that when he invited Russia to hack into US computers liberal N proud Aug 2016 #1
Didn't he also reveal forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #12
That story is sourced to a twitter exchange. Mc Mike Aug 2016 #13
Fair enough! Thank you for the correction. forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #14
I'm guilty of having passed that Saudi base security briefing story off to Mc Mike Aug 2016 #20
One of the strong points of liberalism forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #24
Agreed. Mc Mike Aug 2016 #25
Revoke his Secret Service detail. C_U_L8R Aug 2016 #2
We do not need martyrs. RWAFs hold candles for Waco, Ruby Ridge, Finicum (Oregon), etc. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #21
Trump is just the face. The NRA is the actual candidate running against Hillary Clinton. misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #3
Who do you owe money to, Donnie boy? Release your taxes! Now. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #22
The capital DEMANDS gave me a flashback to a certain DUer from the primaries Godhumor Aug 2016 #4
Oh man do I miss that Blue_Adept Aug 2016 #5
former DUer, I think nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #6
TRIGGERED joshcryer Aug 2016 #7
I fixed it for you bigtree Aug 2016 #8
Not focused, just making a quip n/t Godhumor Aug 2016 #9
meta bigtree Aug 2016 #10
Oh Lord... I had suppressed that time in DU's life... Recursion Aug 2016 #17
I kinda wish I knew what you all are talking about. PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #18
LOL SunSeeker Aug 2016 #23
Dang I so wanted it to be a Republican Senator! whistler162 Aug 2016 #11
Presidential candidates do not get clearances, oddly enough Recursion Aug 2016 #15
Exactly. But they also do not get the same National Security briefing Exilednight Aug 2016 #16
k and r RapSoDee Aug 2016 #19

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)
1. He should have lost that when he invited Russia to hack into US computers
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 09:42 AM
Aug 2016

He should be locked up for this heinous act.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
13. That story is sourced to a twitter exchange.
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 11:39 AM
Aug 2016

Last edited Wed Aug 10, 2016, 06:32 PM - Edit history (1)

It can't be used to dump dRumpf.

http://www.snopes.com/trump-leaks-classified-info/

He's got so many weak points that we aren't hurting for targets without it, though.

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
20. I'm guilty of having passed that Saudi base security briefing story off to
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 06:30 PM
Aug 2016

a fellow rally attendee in Pittsburgh. When I found out I was wrong about it, I had no way to tell the guy, because we hadn't exchanged numbers with each other. I did tell my brother in law that the story was no good, because I had previously told him it, too.

There's some good info on dRumpf on today (8/10) Democracy Now, from David Cay Johnston. Mob ties, tax fraud, he actually covered how dRumpf's grand dad Friedrich got into business running bordellos in Seattle and Canada, until the RCMP shut down his Canadian part of the business. Friedrich emigrated to America to dodge the draft in Germany (donnie's a chip off the old block), and donnie hates 'criminal illegal alien sex criminal Mexican' immigrants, so naturally his grand dad was a criminal immigrant who made money off of prostitution, a sex crime. The segment is around 18 min, worth viewing, but dem now also includes transcripts which can be read faster than the film segment.

forgotmylogin

(7,529 posts)
24. One of the strong points of liberalism
Thu Aug 11, 2016, 02:55 PM
Aug 2016

I think is that we can and will change our minds about something when presented with credible evidence and not hold onto something "a lot of people are saying."

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
25. Agreed.
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:30 AM
Aug 2016

We want things we say to be true and vetted, and they find reality to be very unfriendly to their cause, always.

They're still harping on their fake ACORN scandal, to pretend 'the election will be stolen', because 'everyone in America loves dRumpf'. While in reality, he's doing so much worse than the last two losing repub candidates in every category of voter. He's even polling worse among white males without a college degree than the last two candidates, and is down 'hugely' among women, blacks, hispanics. He has a lot of high profile repub defections, to boot, but somehow if he doesn't win, an organization that doesn't even exist anymore will have been involved in 'stealing' the election from him.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
2. Revoke his Secret Service detail.
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 09:49 AM
Aug 2016

Anyone who recommends that these fine folks
take incoming fire from their supporters - does
not deserve their protection. Period.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
3. Trump is just the face. The NRA is the actual candidate running against Hillary Clinton.
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 09:50 AM
Aug 2016

What would the NRA do if Trump is reprimanded for his call for assasination & dogwhistle of tyranny against the govt?
"the purpose of the Second Amendment is to overthrow a “tyrannical” government" ~ NRA

Key to this whole election lies with future Supreme Court nominations and both sides know it.

God speed, Sec Clinton

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
4. The capital DEMANDS gave me a flashback to a certain DUer from the primaries
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 10:08 AM
Aug 2016

Never realized the random capitalization of words conditioned me so.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
15. Presidential candidates do not get clearances, oddly enough
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 12:27 PM
Aug 2016

It's one of the very rare situations where no clearance is required.

Exilednight

(9,359 posts)
16. Exactly. But they also do not get the same National Security briefing
Wed Aug 10, 2016, 12:31 PM
Aug 2016

The President gets. It's highly watered down.

Presidents don't get a security clearance either, they are a security clearance. They're allowed to classify anything, or declassify anything they see fit.

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