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KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 10:33 PM Nov 2016

Per Rachel, Drumpf is turning away intelligence briefings.....says he doesn't want to hear it. [View all]

WTF.......UNFIT.....GET HIM OUTTA THERE!

Per Washington Post -

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-turning-away-intelligence-briefers-since-election-win/2016/11/23/5cc643c4-b1ae-11e6-be1c-8cec35b1ad25_story.html

Trump turning away intelligence briefers since election win

President-elect Donald Trump has received two classified intelligence briefings since his surprise election victory earlier this month, a frequency that is notably lower — at least so far — than that of his predecessors, current and former U.S. officials said.

A team of intelligence analysts has been prepared to deliver daily briefings on global developments and security threats to Trump in the two weeks since he won. Vice President-elect Mike Pence, by contrast, has set aside time for intelligence briefings almost every day since the election, officials said.

Officials involved in the Trump transition team cautioned against assigning any significance to the briefing schedule that the president-elect has set so far, noting that he has been immersed in the work of forming his administration, and has made filling key national security posts his top priority.

But others have interpreted Trump’s limited engagement with his briefing team as an additional sign of indifference from a president-elect who has no meaningful experience on national security issues and was dismissive of U.S. intelligence agencies’ capabilities and findings during the campaign.

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He receives all of his briefings from Russia so why does he need American intel? LonePirate Nov 2016 #1
Agreed. Hotline to Putin. N/t emulatorloo Nov 2016 #6
He likes hiring and firing. Learning, not so much. nolabear Nov 2016 #2
Waiting for Jared's security clearance to come through. JBoy Nov 2016 #3
Those intelligence briefings must be a real distraction when you've got a business to run. milestogo Nov 2016 #4
no worries... handmade34 Nov 2016 #5
That is scary liberal N proud Nov 2016 #7
Remember when W took a FIVE week vacation and.. elfin Nov 2016 #8
Reference? exboyfil Nov 2016 #11
Intelligence briefing from August 6, 2001 milestogo Nov 2016 #18
Thanks for doing my work for me elfin Nov 2016 #24
The dupes who voted this cretin into power will pay a steep price. BSdetect Nov 2016 #9
WE ALL WILL, thanks to INCREDIBLY STUPID PEOPLE Skittles Nov 2016 #13
How did hitler rise to power? KewlKat Nov 2016 #16
he successfully demonized a group of people Skittles Nov 2016 #19
My feelings exactly. Shit. yardwork Nov 2016 #25
Sadly, all will suffer Oneironaut Nov 2016 #32
Fraud! flamingdem Nov 2016 #10
DERELICTIN OF DUTY KittyWampus Nov 2016 #12
1 I couldn't agree more. nt deminks Nov 2016 #17
Bwah-HAH!1 I don't *doubt* it!1 - can this GO ON for 4 yrs?!1 n/t UTUSN Nov 2016 #14
Why don't tramp don't want to do security briefings... longime demolurker Nov 2016 #15
he knows he would not be able to comment Skittles Nov 2016 #20
He can't focus on the info, and won't remember it. Chemisse Nov 2016 #27
Trump is sounding like a patsy. He'll make his youtube videos, go around to rallies, Solly Mack Nov 2016 #21
That's because intelligence is elitist in right wing world Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #22
would it make a difference ? it's not like he would understand it even if he listened JI7 Nov 2016 #23
Are we surprised? mindem Nov 2016 #26
we're looking at president pence spanone Nov 2016 #28
Translated: no_hypocrisy Nov 2016 #29
Could be. It does seem to be an unhealthy relationship there between "the children of the corn" KewlKat Nov 2016 #30
It's codependent. no_hypocrisy Nov 2016 #34
...says he doesn't want to hear it? randome Nov 2016 #31
I said in my subject, PER RACHEL KewlKat Nov 2016 #40
Didn't mean to imply you put that there, it just sounds unwarranted, imo. randome Nov 2016 #41
Funny how the fake legend his people crafted about him Mc Mike Nov 2016 #33
1000000! SammyWinstonJack Nov 2016 #35
Thanks, SWJ. nt Mc Mike Nov 2016 #36
Anyone else think Pence will be the real President (like Cheney)? Oneironaut Nov 2016 #37
Willful ignorance is what brought us 9/11 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #38
Self Service Mira Nov 2016 #39
Because he's not very intelligent Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2018 #42
And you cant fix stupid"..... what the H are we going to do? KewlKat Feb 2018 #43
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