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dlk

(11,438 posts)
75. You're exactly right
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 11:53 AM
Jun 2020

Reporters shouldn’t give his a pass on this. They should also be more aggressive in asking him to share his thoughts on the responsibilities that go along with Constitutional rights.

The evidence will continue to leak out empedocles Jun 2020 #1
I'd be shocked if he reads them at all, even if they are all pictures Renew Deal Jun 2020 #2
Not reading reports is a sign of incompetence and negligeance. Baitball Blogger Jun 2020 #8
Is the report delivered verbally? Renew Deal Jun 2020 #10
If so, why didn't his handlers read it to him? Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #18
He was busy Renew Deal Jun 2020 #21
Scheduling golf. NCjack Jun 2020 #26
They most likely did. RVN VET71 Jun 2020 #36
he's been known to skip over daily security briefings mnmoderatedem Jun 2020 #23
NBC News reported last year that Trump does not read the Daily Briefs. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #28
Im fairly certain the only genre Trump reads at all... jcgoldie Jun 2020 #59
That have been scanned, 2naSalit Jun 2020 #70
Republicans can never tell me how much they . . Iliyah Jun 2020 #3
"WAS INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENT'S DAILY BRIEF." Botany Jun 2020 #4
Should be end of his presidency malaise Jun 2020 #9
Reminds Me Of Bush's PDB DallasNE Jun 2020 #82
+1 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #94
Personally, I think the GOP has had enough... Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #5
They will dump him and wnylib Jun 2020 #27
Yep. Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #45
Lindsey's golfing with him today. CrispyQ Jun 2020 #79
Well, you know he's got more important things to do during a briefing tanyev Jun 2020 #6
Well Trumps lie lasted long sunonmars Jun 2020 #7
LOL Mike 03 Jun 2020 #12
not listening when briefed handmade34 Jun 2020 #11
Not reading when it is part of the job is not an excuse for not knowing. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #25
Drip, drip, drip...Trump will deny, then another "deep state" source will come forward and expose sop Jun 2020 #13
Of course it was. He knew. SoonerPride Jun 2020 #14
I would say that GOP types on INTEL knew. Democrats have not received briefings...but Collins and Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #33
Well I meant specifically the White House and top brass SoonerPride Jun 2020 #38
Trumps denials and lying not working now, duforsure Jun 2020 #15
Among his many impeachable offenses chriscan64 Jun 2020 #16
Don't give him that out. He would have been briefed verbally and presented with options...none of Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #35
I believe that he was briefed verbally and presented options. chriscan64 Jun 2020 #37
You want to see HOW he should have reacted. Tell him their is a BOUNTY on Ivanka's head...... usaf-vet Jun 2020 #81
Teflon Don the Con. What does it take that this is OK???????? It's treason. Evolve Dammit Jun 2020 #17
I am so discouraged True Blue American Jun 2020 #19
Trump possibly didn't read it, which in itself is horrible. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #20
bullshit. this was presented to Trump...he knew and chose to do noting. Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #31
I'd keep pressing him with questions of what... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #32
Chump needs to disinvite Putin to the G7 meeting - if nothing else! FakeNoose Jun 2020 #22
Would other G7 members refuse wnylib Jun 2020 #34
Good point FakeNoose Jun 2020 #93
I think that foreign leaders could wnylib Jun 2020 #95
Then Trump was clearly told. C_U_L8R Jun 2020 #24
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it make a noise? Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #29
And nothing is done, due to the cowardness of the Republican senators. NCjack Jun 2020 #30
Who else would have been briefed wnylib Jun 2020 #39
Intelligence briefs are given to him verbally because he won't/can't read. Texin Jun 2020 #40
"Ignorantia juris non excusat" or "ignorantia legis neminem excusat" sop Jun 2020 #41
Then Trump is safe from criticism. MrModerate Jun 2020 #42
But was it in the first paragraphs, with ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2020 #43
Well, those American spies are probably now dead. ffr Jun 2020 #44
The breakdown in communication here seems to be that the IC and WH staff... Volaris Jun 2020 #46
Report on Trump's terribleness, but save something. Wait for him to lie. Then report the something. gulliver Jun 2020 #47
I doubt he has ever read a brief or even has the ability to read them. SweetieD Jun 2020 #48
Of course he hasn't read one. wnylib Jun 2020 #55
Trump is good at controlling the narrative, gab13by13 Jun 2020 #49
Aren't these the people that prepare that daily report? KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #50
So he got the DNI to lie for him? renate Jun 2020 #76
Well now we know, as if we didn't know before that vlyons Jun 2020 #51
Well, if they didn't lay out the story in Ilsa Jun 2020 #52
SchoolHouse Rock? nt yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #72
This? soothsayer Jun 2020 #74
What are the odds Pence knew, too? dlk Jun 2020 #53
Odds are high. But Pence will be very quiet on this yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #73
You're exactly right dlk Jun 2020 #75
None of us know if he actually paid attention to the briefing, but that's beside the point. There dameatball Jun 2020 #54
He doesn't read the PDB. nt doc03 Jun 2020 #56
The fact that this is months old coupled with the silence of the reThuglicans is sickening. What c-rational Jun 2020 #57
The Con is too busy whining about how unfair everyone is to him, to bother reading the PDB. CrispyQ Jun 2020 #58
That tweet is spot on... and then I noticed the date renate Jun 2020 #77
We need a scandal of the day calendar and lies per hour tracker. CrispyQ Jun 2020 #78
Lindsey, Barr and McConnell will fix it! mfcorey1 Jun 2020 #60
WHY, OH WHY? louzke9 Jun 2020 #61
K&R demmiblue Jun 2020 #62
This is UNFORGIVEABLE. Commander In Chief, yeah right (...sarcasm...). nt iluvtennis Jun 2020 #63
Doubt he'll be president on Election Day. Pence may have a shot at shortest term since Harrison. nt Cognitive_Resonance Jun 2020 #64
Why isn't every Democratic leader and member screaming for his resignation? Pepsidog Jun 2020 #65
if you never want trump to know something mercuryblues Jun 2020 #66
It should be fun watching lying snake McEnany explain this Yeehah Jun 2020 #67
I want to see Putin in a body bag for this. roamer65 Jun 2020 #68
Kick dalton99a Jun 2020 #69
That's just Trump... benpollard Jun 2020 #71
He was given the responsibility of president, but devoted all his time to airing grievances, Doodley Jun 2020 #80
Vindeman's revenge SiliconValley_Dem Jun 2020 #83
RT! TY! And, there it is! Cha Jun 2020 #84
So they found the best way to hide it from him. Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #85
He was too busy with Fox and Friends and rw conspiracies to pay attention to daily briefings wishstar Jun 2020 #86
So when another country pays someone to kill our soldiers Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #87
But user DetlefK told us not to believe it! linda52 Jun 2020 #88
"Why did you put it in the Daily Briefing? You know I never read that! struggle4progress Jun 2020 #89
I imagine the first meeting between President Biden and Putin. Blue_true Jun 2020 #90
"Bin Laden determined to strike in US" another PDB ignored and Bush never answered for that. joanbarnes Jun 2020 #91
GOP "Presidents" seem to have all kinds of difficulty with the PDB. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2020 #92
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