Trump Revealed Classified Information to Russian Foreign Minister - WashPo

[Kujako]

Not sure if already posted, but for those still claiming Trump declassified the information (psst, he didn't)

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isi...thhold-n760811

Technically, the President can declassify something just by talking about it. He just didn't do it in a reasonable or responsible manor. But the SCOTUS has ruled on this a few times in the past.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...y-anything-an/

[cubby]

Technically, the President can declassify something just by talking about it. He just didn't do it in a reasonable or responsible manor. But the SCOTUS has ruled on this a few times in the past.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...y-anything-an/

But all of that is assuming a level of intelligence and awareness that has been categorically missing from Trump. No way he thought this through, at all, before blurting it out.

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Exactly. This:

Not sure if already posted, but for those still claiming Trump declassified the information (psst, he didn't)

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isi...thhold-n760811

Pretty clear what happened. The only people still unsure are the dire-hards who aren't open to any reality.

[Edge-]

Slightly related but - https://twitter.com/sethmoulton/stat...38855800279040

I've been enjoying all the jokes as Trump continues to cry about how he's the biggest victim ever. There's never been a bigger victim than him, he's a tremendous victim. Believe him.

[Stormspark]

Slightly related but - https://twitter.com/sethmoulton/stat...38855800279040

I've been enjoying all the jokes as Trump continues to cry about how he's the biggest victim ever. There's never been a bigger victim than him, he's a tremendous victim. Believe him.

God that witch hunt quote is becoming a meme. Let Trump continue to make unflattering memes though.

[Edge-]

God that witch hunt quote is becoming a meme. Let Trump continue to make unflattering memes though.

That and the "no politician has been treated so unfairly as me" quip he's just giving the internet an endless amount of memeworthy content. He's a god damn meme machine for all ends of the political spectrum.

[Stormspark]

That and the "no politician has been treated so unfairly as me" quip he's just giving the internet an endless amount of memeworthy content. He's a god damn meme machine for all ends of the political spectrum.

It's going to be awesome in a couple years, when we can look back on this, watch South Park's reenactment of his impeachment and imprisonment, and laugh.

Just have to wonder who will play Trump, Flynn, and Comey in the inevitable movie. I'm thinking this guy for Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_F._Wilson

I say him because in BTTF2, the bad 1986 version of Biff was a blatant expy of Trump. He can definitely do it.

[Edge-]

https://twitter.com/susie_meister/st...02559257985026

God, the petty part of my brain can't help but love the shit outta all the shade being thrown at Trump using his own god damn words.

[Deleted]

Already saving popcorns for when the entire American political system works together to kick Trump out.

One thing is certain, the US is showing the world how democracy truly works, not even the President can destroy it.

[Edge-]

Already saving popcorns for when the entire American political system works together to kick Trump out.

One thing is certain, the US is showing the world how democracy truly works, not even the President can destroy it.

Democracy can get messy. Democracy can get nasty as fuck. But hot damn will people fight like hell to defend it.

[GennGreymane]

Already saving popcorns for when the entire American political system works together to kick Trump out.

One thing is certain, the US is showing the world how democracy truly works, not even the President can destroy it.

Except then we get Mike Pence, unless the entire administration falls apart, but then we get Paul Ryan and he is kinda a parody already

[Skroe]

Already saving popcorns for when the entire American political system works together to kick Trump out.

One thing is certain, the US is showing the world how democracy truly works, not even the President can destroy it.

My generally feeling recently has been Trump is finally being processed by America's immune system.

[Wyrt]

Already saving popcorns for when the entire American political system works together to kick Trump out.

One thing is certain, the US is showing the world how democracy truly works, not even the President can destroy it.

How democracy truly works? Um, didn't we just elect a president that came in second?

[Thepersona]

My generally feeling recently has been Trump is finally being processed by America's immune system.

Why took it so long?

[GennGreymane]

I hope we never see Paul Ryan as president. He always looks sad at the most minor of things.

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Why took it so long?

lack of vaccinations these days.

[Skroe]

Democracy can get messy. Democracy can get nasty as fuck. But hot damn will people fight like hell to defend it.

Indeed. if Vladmir Putin figured this would weaken the country in the medium and long run, he sorely, sorely miscalculated. Time and again America has shown itself capable of energetic and decisive course correction when it walks down a wrong path.

He may have handed America the opportunity to deliver a significant moral and propaganda victory for democracy over would-be authoritarianism. And an opportunity to expose every miserable thing Russia has done. Because that is exactly what is going to happen post-Trump.

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Why took it so long?

Modern Americans have taken for granted the inheritance our grandparents, that fought in World War II in their youth, then won the Cold War over the course of their lives, left to us. We spent decades patting ourselves on the back about our freedoms and fighting for Tyranny... when really we were talking largely about our grandparent's or older ancestor's achievements. Every American born since 1950 has lived in a time of plenty, when the most significant threat to their freedom was the important, but abstract, Cold War.

Basically we took for granted what we were given.

Throwing out Donald Trump, stomping out the alt-right and making Russia pay an extraordinary price for what it did I think will be *our* story. Americans born since 1950 will get to say "I stood on the side of liberty and justice versus the greatest threat to it in decades".

This has been scary, even depressing. But it's also been an opportunity to stand up for our democratic cred, rather than just patting ourselves on the back for what we were born into.

[alexw]

Indeed. if Vladmir Putin figured this would weaken the country in the medium and long run, he sorely, sorely miscalculated. Time and again America has shown itself capable of energetic and decisive course correction when it walks down a wrong path.

He may have handed America the opportunity to deliver a significant moral and propaganda victory for democracy over would-be authoritarianism. And an opportunity to expose every miserable thing Russia has done. Because that is exactly what is going to happen post-Trump.

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Modern Americans have taken for granted the inheritance our grandparents, that fought in World War II in their youth, then won the Cold War over the course of their lives, left to us. We spent decades patting ourselves on the back about our freedoms and fighting for Tyranny... when really we were talking largely about our grandparent's or older ancestor's achievements. Every American born since 1950 has lived in a time of plenty, when the most significant threat to their freedom was the important, but abstract, Cold War.

Basically we took for granted what we were given.

Throwing out Donald Trump, stomping out the alt-right and making Russia pay an extraordinary price for what it did I think will be *our* story. Americans born since 1950 will get to say "I stood on the side of liberty and justice versus the greatest threat to it in decades".

This has been scary, even depressing. But it's also been an opportunity to stand up for our democratic cred, rather than just patting ourselves on the back for what we were born into.

One thing this will do is immunize the rest of the west against far right populism. Trump's past 4 months was already the first immunization shot, the next couple and his dethronement will be equal to a half dozen booster shots.

[Edge-]

One thing this will do is immunize the rest of the west against far right populism. Trump's past 4 months was already the first immunization shot, the next couple and his dethronement will be equal to a half dozen booster shots.

I think that's already happening. Look at France, for example. Folks weren't excited about Macron, but at least they had the sense enough to vote against Le Pen.

[Skroe]

One thing this will do is immunize the rest of the west against far right populism. Trump's past 4 months was already the first immunization shot, the next couple and his dethronement will be equal to a half dozen booster shots.

Indeed. Let's take a look at something from Pres...err Senator Orrin Hatch's twitter.


That's Minority Leader, Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer (relaxed, with a coffee and a grandpa look, tie untied), Republican Senator Tom Cotton (facing Schumer), and Republican Senator Ben Sasse looking like Schumer's kid.

This is what a decent representative Democracy should look like in part. Exactly this.

Someone like Trump has no place in a system that produces people like this. He's a disease.

[Thepersona]

Indeed. Let's take a look at something from Pres...err Senator Orrin Hatch's twitter.


That's Minority Leader, Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer (relaxed, with a coffee and a grandpa look, tie untied), Republican Senator Tom Cotton (facing Schumer), and Republican Senator Ben Sasse looking like Schumer's kid.

This is what a decent representative Democracy should look like in part. Exactly this.

Someone like Trump has no place in a system that produces people like this. He's a disease.

Hey, when you have that type of people, some common folk jump around saying that everyone is corrupt, everyone is in the bag of eachother and that they dont hear the problems of the little man (and you've seen some of that... special type of posters here)

[Orbitus]

Mark Dice weighs in...



I find all of this hilarious.

Again, you keep posting bullshit from Mark Dice like anyone wants his bullshit opinion.