Trump Asks If Outgoing CIA Chief Was Leaker of Fake News
Source: Bloomberg
President-elect Donald Trump appeared to suggest that outgoing CIA Director John Brennan may have been behind the publication last week of unverified and salacious intelligence connecting the president-elect to Russia.
The comments on Twitter came hours after Brennan, in an interview on Fox News Sunday, called the Republicans recent remarks about the U.S. intelligence community outrageous, and suggested that Trumps overtures to improve relations with Russia are naïve.
Trump retorted to his 20 million Twitter followers, @FoxNews Outgoing CIA Chief, John Brennan, blasts Pres-Elect Trump on Russia threat. Does not fully understand. Oh really, couldnt do much worse - just look at Syria (red line), Crimea, Ukraine and the build-up of Russian nukes. Not good! Was this the leaker of Fake News?
Brennans earlier comments came amid escalating tensions between the president-elect and the intelligence community following a series of insults and allegations by Trump in recent weeks.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-15/cia-director-airs-warnings-for-trump-amid-intelligence-tensions
Pyke
(15 posts)riversedge
(70,599 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Brennan is not some low-level flunkie.
He is the Director of the CIA!
groundloop
(11,546 posts)Just sayin'
Although I have much more faith in Brennan than Comey. In any case tRump is a complete fucking idiot to dismiss the intelligence community.
mobeau69
(11,179 posts)I think he's panicking. Totally out of control.
blueseas
(11,575 posts)To DU
dalton99a
(81,759 posts)Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)If he keeps it up, I see a coup in the near future.
cstanleytech
(26,390 posts)embarrassing that they have on him to leak.......... accidentally of course.
C_U_L8R
(45,054 posts)claims to know something about leaking.
Isn't that special.
mobeau69
(11,179 posts)I heard it on CNN but it wasn't on google yet.
Something big has got to be going down.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)mobeau69
(11,179 posts)We're going to be stuck with evil Mike Pee.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,131 posts)SunSeeker
(51,902 posts)paleotn
(18,041 posts)SunSeeker
(51,902 posts)Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)SunSeeker
(51,902 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Probably was Putin's machine if it is fake, have a feeling it will be a true story. This is on Trump, he could release the details himself, have his story certified like he wanted of Obama and thev birth certificate.
paleotn
(18,041 posts)...the last group I'd want to get in a fight with is the US intelligence community. "Oh, remember that hookers and blow party in St. Louis back on April 12, 1989 between 10pm and 3 am, downtown Hyatt, room 519? Be a shame if hard evidence of that ended up in some reporter's in-box."
jalan48
(13,936 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)jalan48
(13,936 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)Status, power, money - yes. But the more he finds out what the job actually entails, the more he'll keep defying the rules, until he gets impeached. And then we'll get stuck with Pence, who is less chaotic but just as awful in his own way.
mobeau69
(11,179 posts)jalan48
(13,936 posts)TeamPooka
(24,347 posts)mobeau69
(11,179 posts)Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)and comfortable walking shoes.
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)Don't pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.
And don't pick a fight with the people who have the secrets. Brennan will leave but the professional staff will stay and they are PISSED.
Solly Mack
(90,820 posts)He attacks, thinking he holds all the cards.
I am amazed, sincerely amazed, at that level of stupidity.
6000eliot
(5,643 posts)snort
(2,334 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,626 posts)It's going to be a long 4 years, but truly, I doubt we'll live that long
roamer65
(36,749 posts)benld74
(9,917 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,142 posts)royable
(1,267 posts)some utterly repulsive and abhorrent crystal-clear video of Drumpf's Russian escapades, to put this "fake news" blather to bed.
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