Former CIA director: Trump's news conference "nothing short of treasonous"

Your out of bullets.....You got owned baby......Glad is the man.....And Trump the Chump took it in his ass!
This is priceless.........lol

 

Funny you should mention this...............Robert Mueller is the jackazz that took away the FBI's ability to target muslim terrorists. They are ALL peas in a pod.

 

You sound mad bro.

 

Thanks for proving my point.

 

So you think it's entirely partisan. Well then chew on this: Fox "news" is expressing worry and concern about this meeting between Trump and Putin. They are not so positive as you forum righties are.

 

Oh, crapola!!! Putin can afford to eat caviar not only after successful meetings, but any time he wants to. Even every other week, I suspect.

And something else - in international relations, just like in business, one side does not necessarily has to come out a loser, if the other side is a winner. Meaning, if Russia gained something during this summit, America too has probably gained something.

 

It sounded like joy to me.

 

of course it's entirely partisan. textbook Means and Ends. every syllable that has been uttered by the left since their Queen was sent to the showers has been an entirely partisan attack on anyone who doesn't goosestep to progressive leftist dogma. every syllable.

 

Like who? Sheppard Smith?

 

LOL!!!! So you take an opposing position on snacks, and you say both side might be able to benefit. At least you're making progress in the right direction, however gradual and minimal it may be.

 

If Trump is Putin's puppet and MAGA s what Vladimir Putin has in mind for America, I salute them both

 

Deep!!!

 

I wonder how many Republicans it will take for Trump's cult of personality to listen?

Top Republicans in Congress break with Trump over Putin comments

By Lauren Fox, CNN

Updated 2:17 PM ET, Mon July 16, 2018

(CNN)After President Donald Trump's stunning news conference Monday next to Russian President Vladimir Putin, members of Congress -- including some powerful Republicans -- were quick to rebuke Trump's performance on the world stage and Trump's refusal to call Putin out for interfering in the US election.

House Speaker Paul Ryan contradicted several comments Trump made during his Helsinki news conference, most notably backing the US intelligence community assessment that Russia meddled with the US 2016 presidential election.

"There is no question that Russia interfered in our election and continues attempts to undermine democracy here and around the world," said Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, in a statement. "That is not just the finding of the American intelligence community but also the House Committee on Intelligence."

Ryan continued, "The president must appreciate that Russia is not our ally. There is no moral equivalence between the United States and Russia, which remains hostile to our most basic values and ideals. The United States must be focused on holding Russia accountable and putting an end to its vile attacks on democracy."

The second-ranking Republican in the Senate, Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, told CNN he backed the intelligence community.
"I don't know (whether) the President is trying to use some sort of carrots and stick approach with Putin but I believe the intelligence community," Cornyn told CNN, adding that the recent indictments from special counsel Robert Mueller's probe are "spot on."

Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican who has consistently criticized the President, said Trump's comments were "one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory."

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker said the President "made us look like a pushover" and that Putin was probably eating caviar on the plane home.

"I was very disappointed and saddened with the equivalency that he gave between them (the US intelligence agencies) and what Putin was saying," said Corker, a Tennessee Republican who is not seeking re-election.

Trump's comments that appeared to equivocate Putin's denial of Russian election meddling and the US intelligence community's assessment were commonly evoked in the steady stream of criticism. Republican Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, issued a blistering statement just minutes after the press conference wrapped.

Sasse rebuked Trump's statement that he held "both countries responsible" for the deteriorated relationship between the United States and Russia.

"This is bizarre and flat-out wrong. The United States is not to blame. America wants a good relationship with the Russian people but Vladimir Putin and his thugs are responsible for Soviet-style aggression," Sasse said in the statement. "When the President plays these moral equivalence games, he gives Putin a propaganda win he desperately needs."

Some Republicans 'deeply troubled' by Trump

Some Republicans in both the House and Senate -- even some typically seen as allies to the President -- said in the hours following the news conference that they were concerned over what they heard Monday.

"As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I am deeply troubled by President Trump's defense of Putin against the intelligence agencies of the U.S. & his suggestion of moral equivalence between the U.S. and Russia. Russia poses a grave threat to our national security," said Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican.

Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican who was among the Republicans leading last week's sharply partisan hearing of FBI agent Peter Strzok, made clear Monday he did not see Russia as a US ally.

"I am confident former CIA Director and current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, DNI Dan Coats, Ambassador Nikki Haley, FBI Director Chris Wray, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and others will be able to communicate to the President it is possible to conclude Russia interfered with our election in 2016 without delegitimizing his electoral success," Gowdy said in a statement.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina who has had a close working relationship with Trump on issues related to health care and tax reform, tweeted that the summit was a "missed opportunity."

"Missed opportunity by President Trump to firmly hold Russia accountable for 2016 meddling and deliver a strong warning regarding future elections," Graham tweeted. "This answer by President Trump will be seen by Russia as a sign of weakness and create far more problems than it solves."
Graham also warned Trump to leave a soccer ball, a gift from Putin, outside of the White House.

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/politics/congress-reaction-trump-putin-comments/index.html

 

As of right now...............The White House has no comments or answers of what just happened!...lol

So the left hand has no clue what the right hand is doing.....We are seeing the real GOP!....clueless

 

By the way, quoting this from my above source,

Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican who was among the Republicans leading last week's sharply partisan hearing of FBI agent Peter Strzok, made clear Monday he did not see Russia as a US ally.

"I am confident former CIA Director and current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, DNI Dan Coats, Ambassador Nikki Haley, FBI Director Chris Wray, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and others will be able to communicate to the President it is possible to conclude Russia interfered with our election in 2016 without delegitimizing his electoral success," Gowdy said in a statement.

... Okay, now setting aside the many accusations of collusion between Trump and the Russians, this is the best-case scenario for explaining why Trump is behaving this way - he is concerned that an acknowledgment of Russian electoral interference would delegitimize his electoral victory in some way. Yet even in this scenario, Trump is then placing his personal interests above those of our country, and therefore violating the oath he swore. This cannot stand.

 

Wow. You've gone full loony.

 

Intelligence people take an oath and act as professionals. Any indication of partisan work gets them fired.

 

I'm wondering how much he is paid to generate his tweets....

 

uh huh... and humans never lie, cheat or steal.

(the NERVE after Strvok)

 

yawn

 

Oh good. Well Trump appointee Coats just came out against Trump on this. What does it take for you?

 

No but the GOP has turned it into a art form................You were saying?

 

The reality is today Trump bent to kiss Putin's ring.

 

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How about Dan Coats?