Pelosi: Trump's lying about Obama wiretapping 'a tool of an authoritarian'

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) didn’t mince words on CNN Sunday morning, calling President Donald Trump a liar for accusing former President Barack Obama of tapping the phones in Trump Tower.

Appearing on State of the Union, Pelosi was asked by host Jake Tapper, “Do you have any idea what he is talking about” in regard to about Trump’s tweets.

“The president is the deflector in chief, anything to change the subject from where the heat is,” Pelosi began. “And as and someone who has been engaged in intelligence and the member of the Gang of Eight for a long time, I can tell you that it’s just ridiculous for the president — or President Trump to say that President Obama would ever order any wiretap of an American citizen, any president. That’s just not — we don’t do that.”

“It’s called a ‘wrap-up smear,'” she continued. “You make up something then you have the press write about it, then you say ‘everybody is writing about it.’ It’s a charge. It’s a tool of an authoritarian, to just have them talking about what you want them to be talking about. Rather than Russia, we’re talking about President Obama. And then to take it to the Congress and say, ‘Now you investigate this,’ when he’s in favor of Congress of investigating anything but what do the Russians have on Donald Trump, politically, financially or personally.”

read/watch:http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/its-a-tool-of-an-authoritarian-nancy-pelosi-rips-trump-for-lying-about-obama-tapping-his-phones/

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[mcar]

1. I hope some on this board

who are "concerned" that Dems are not responding in exactly the right way, see this OP.

[BannonsLiver]

5. Yeah that posters pathetic trope just EXPIRED

[democrank]

2. "wrap-up smear"

authoritarian tool

[Saboburns]

3. Thank you bigtree

And thank you Nancy Pelosi

[Cha]

4. Nancy's nailed trump exactly.

Mahalo bigtree

[dalton99a]

6. Great job.

[DK504]

7. See what happens when "news" agencies have the Democratic

leadership on the tv machine? They kick ass.

[AgadorSparticus]

8. Sen. Pelosi nails it but good.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. The SCROTUS is a DIC, Deflector in Chief. . . . nt

[Gabi Hayes]

14. dic tator in a polo shirt

fat pig in a polo shirt

[smirkymonkey]

10. K&R

[bigtree]

11. kick

[Mendocino]

12. Authoritarian?

I think more of a petulant child.

"You're a poophead'

"Oh yeah, well you're a double poophead!"

[Blecht]

13. Great response

It is awesome to see this.

I've really had enough of the concern trolls on this forum.

[Tatiana]

15. So proud of Pelosi. She dropped the ball with Bush, but she's nailing it with Trump.

Just spot on, completely nailing it. She's not giving him a centimeter of wiggle room.

She is setting the tone for the rest of the Dems. I believe she is also privy to things that we are not and understands the evil nature of our predicament.

[elmac]

16. tRump is a tool nt

[bigtree]

17. kick

[Blue_true]

18. Exactly what we need, two people using clear language, especially Kasparov.

This is how to attack republicans, call out their bullshit in clear to understand language, no big words or phrases or convoluted imagery.