Trump Turning Away Intelligence Briefings"

[Gardening Grandma]

Apparently uninterested in global security threats..   Where have we heard this before?  I guess he 's going to delegate national security to someone really competent and qualified.  

"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.

A senior U.S. official who receives the same briefing delivered to President Obama each day said that devoting time to such sessions would help Trump get up to speed on world events.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-turning-away-intelligence-briefers-since-election-win/2016/11/23/5cc643c4-b1ae-11e6-be1c-8cec35b1ad25_story.html

[busymom]

And it begins...

[Shooby]

Maybe Jay Z and Beyonce weren't available.

[Shooby]

  We should have the "Trump Rant of the Hour" thread.  Because every hour of every day, there will be something to bellyache about.  lol

[dezailoooooo]

Nov 24, 2016 9:28:09 GMT -5 busymom said:

And it begins...

i'm willing to give him benefit of the doubt and hope to see more interest as it gets closer to the ignaugeration...if he continues with the indifference then there is a problem...and if he expects that such happenings will be kept under wraps...think he'll start to realize he is now in a fishbowl and there is always someone who will talk..as far as a "hour rant" he will be the POTUS so expect it..the mention and criticism...also, to be taken seriously here..even as a supporter..perfectly proper to criticize when appropriate...otherwise one gets to be known as a suck up.

[rob base]

Yep. I am sure the media that was so fair & accurate with their election coverage has this story right on the money.

[Gardening Grandma]

Nov 24, 2016 9:38:10 GMT -5 Shooby said:

  We should have the "Trump Rant of the Hour" thread.  Because every hour of every day, there will be something to bellyache about.  lol

Concern about national security is now a "rant"....according to tne poster who needed two posts to rant about this one.

[Gardening Grandma]

Nov 24, 2016 9:39:37 GMT -5 rob base said:

Yep. I am sure the media that was so fair & accurate with their election coverage has this story right on the money.

Are you saying that the Wa Post and Team Trump are both lying?  Team Trump confirmed the briefing schedule and his lack of participation.

I recall Bush's similar lack of interest in national security briefings prior to 9/11.

[dezailoooooo]

Nov 24, 2016 9:39:37 GMT -5 rob base said:

Yep. I am sure the media that was so fair & accurate with their election coverage has this story right on the money.

Seems on this one they are right on and did u really expect media to accept the Donalds own words regarding his feelings and doing toward the female sex..the grouping, grabbing genitals and his ability to get away with it because of who he is? Also his feeling toward Mexicans..also his own words..criminals, drug dealers , rapist...condeming a whole people..and media is supposed to ok those ideas?

As a faithful watcher of a believed by Trump supporters liberal media tv channel, CNN, I saw this liberal station broadcast the Donalds stump speeches in their entirely ..word for word..nothing new, no new revelations ..same old , same old..rallies...free advertising worth millions and after wards no comments on , either anto or pro...So for those who are crying unfair..boo Hoo..this so called liberal network seemed to me , did a very fair job, IMHO of course...

[rob base]

Yep, we agree, on this one they are right on the money. I mean after getting everything so wrong about Trump, the media is sure to EVENTUALLY get something right.....

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Nov 24, 2016 10:57:40 GMT -5 dezailoooooo said:

Nov 24, 2016 9:39:37 GMT -5 rob base said:

Yep. I am sure the media that was so fair & accurate with their election coverage has this story right on the money.

Seems on this one they are right on and did u really expect media to accept the Donalds own words regarding his feelings and doing toward the female sex..the grouping, grabbing genitals and his ability to get away with it because of who he is? Also his feeling toward Mexicans..also his own words..criminals, drug dealers , rapist...condeming a whole people..and media is supposed to ok those ideas?

As a faithful watcher of a believed by Trump supporters liberal media tv channel, CNN, I saw this liberal station broadcast the Donalds stump speeches in their entirely ..word for word..nothing new, no new revelations ..same old , same old..rallies...free advertising worth millions and after wards no comments on , either anto or pro...So for those who are crying unfair..boo Hoo..this so called liberal network seemed to me , did a very fair job, IMHO of course...

You do realize that CNN (the Clinton News Network) admitted that they "made a mistake" about that? That they admitted that they hoped that by doing it that it would take away votes from Trump?

[cronewitch]

Trump knows more than the generals so why should he listen to anyone?

[weltschmerz]

Trump Turning Away Intelligence Briefings

Fixed.

[Lizard Queen]

Nov 24, 2016 10:57:40 GMT -5 dezailoooooo said:

Nov 24, 2016 9:39:37 GMT -5 rob base said:

Yep. I am sure the media that was so fair & accurate with their election coverage has this story right on the money.

Seems on this one they are right on and did u really expect media to accept the Donalds own words regarding his feelings and doing toward the female sex..the grouping, grabbing genitals and his ability to get away with it because of who he is? Also his feeling toward Mexicans..also his own words..criminals, drug dealers , rapist...condeming a whole people..and media is supposed to ok those ideas?

As a faithful watcher of a believed by Trump supporters liberal media tv channel, CNN, I saw this liberal station broadcast the Donalds stump speeches in their entirely ..word for word..nothing new, no new revelations ..same old , same old..rallies...free advertising worth millions and after wards no comments on , either anto or pro...So for those who are crying unfair..boo Hoo..this so called liberal network seemed to me , did a very fair job, IMHO of course...

I saw the same on CNN.  Seemed like the Trump Channel during the election.  I was surprised no one else noticed it.

[Gardening Grandma]

Oh I noticed, LL.  One reason I stopped watching CNN.  Might as well watch  Faux "news"

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Nov 25, 2016 9:01:33 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

Nov 24, 2016 10:57:40 GMT -5 dezailoooooo said:

Seems on this one they are right on and did u really expect media to accept the Donalds own words regarding his feelings and doing toward the female sex..the grouping, grabbing genitals and his ability to get away with it because of who he is? Also his feeling toward Mexicans..also his own words..criminals, drug dealers , rapist...condeming a whole people..and media is supposed to ok those ideas?

As a faithful watcher of a believed by Trump supporters liberal media tv channel, CNN, I saw this liberal station broadcast the Donalds stump speeches in their entirely ..word for word..nothing new, no new revelations ..same old , same old..rallies...free advertising worth millions and after wards no comments on , either anto or pro...So for those who are crying unfair..boo Hoo..this so called liberal network seemed to me , did a very fair job, IMHO of course...

I saw the same on CNN.  Seemed like the Trump Channel during the election.  I was surprised no one else noticed it.

But did you catch their reason WHY they were so "we have to cover Trump"?

[Lizard Queen]

Nov 25, 2016 23:29:50 GMT -5 @richardintn said:

Nov 25, 2016 9:01:33 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

I saw the same on CNN.  Seemed like the Trump Channel during the election.  I was surprised no one else noticed it.

But did you catch their reason WHY they were so "we have to cover Trump"?

Sounds like a bunch of BS.

[thyme4change]

Nov 24, 2016 9:38:10 GMT -5 Shooby said:

  We should have the "Trump Rant of the Hour" thread.  Because every hour of every day, there will be something to bellyache about.  lol

It can replace the "Obama rant of the hour" that has been going on for 8 years.

Our country's political climate is toxic at all levels, and on both sides. What kind of people could change our current culture?

[verrip1]

Nov 26, 2016 14:32:29 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

Nov 24, 2016 9:38:10 GMT -5 Shooby said:

  We should have the "Trump Rant of the Hour" thread.  Because every hour of every day, there will be something to bellyache about.  lol

It can replace the "Obama rant of the hour" that has been going on for 8 years.

Our country's political climate is toxic at all levels, and on both sides. What kind of people could change our current culture?

Laxative manufacturers.

[emma1420]

Does this really surprise you?  I mean I figured that Mike Pence was really going to be the President in reality and Trump was a figure head.

Trump demonstrated repeatedly during the campaign that he had a complete lack of interest of doing anything that didn't interest him.  But, hey, he's getting information from other world leaders, so it's all good.

 My concern is that Pence won't have the authority to act on the intelligence briefings, and he is getting them on a daily basis.  I believe that Pence is dangerous on domestic and social issues, but, I believe he has a moral center and he will try to keep the country safe.

[emma1420]

Nov 27, 2016 20:40:30 GMT -5 alwaysbeoptimizing said:

Nov 27, 2016 20:02:39 GMT -5 emma1420 said:

Does this really surprise you?  I mean I figured that Mike Pence was really going to be the President in reality and Trump was a figure head.

Trump demonstrated repeatedly during the campaign that he had a complete lack of interest of doing anything that didn't interest him.  But, hey, he's getting information from other world leaders, so it's all good.

 My concern is that Pence won't have the authority to act on the intelligence briefings, and he is getting them on a daily basis.  I believe that Pence is dangerous on domestic and social issues, but, I believe he has a moral center and he will try to keep the country safe.

I agree with your last paragraph, and was crushed when trump chose him. I do, however think that trump will restructure the briefings into something useful. I also think he's a lot less hawkish than Hillary and will get us out of several conflicts

My biggest concern is that Trump will get into bed with Putin, which puts all of Europe at risk, but especially the smaller weaker nations, especially with Brexit and the radical right pushing for more isolationism in places like France and Germany.

[Tennesseer]

Nov 27, 2016 20:40:30 GMT -5 alwaysbeoptimizing said:

Nov 27, 2016 20:02:39 GMT -5 emma1420 said:

Does this really surprise you?  I mean I figured that Mike Pence was really going to be the President in reality and Trump was a figure head.

Trump demonstrated repeatedly during the campaign that he had a complete lack of interest of doing anything that didn't interest him.  But, hey, he's getting information from other world leaders, so it's all good.

 My concern is that Pence won't have the authority to act on the intelligence briefings, and he is getting them on a daily basis.  I believe that Pence is dangerous on domestic and social issues, but, I believe he has a moral center and he will try to keep the country safe.

I agree with your last paragraph, and was crushed when trump chose him. I do, however think that trump will restructure the briefings into something useful. I also think he's a lot less hawkish than Hillary and will get us out of several conflicts

One doesn't have to be hawkish to get us into conflicts. Stupidity, naivety, and failure to listen to experts works just a well too.