Trump attacks Intelligence Community

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Gunnar wrote: He is either incredibly stupid himself, or he is heavily counting on and hoping that the American electorate (especially his hard core base) is abysmally naïve and stupid.

It's both, although it's hard to say whether Drumpf is counting on his base being that dumb, or Drumpf thinking his base is no smarter than he is. I realize this is a distinction without a difference.
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Trump always attacks intelligence.
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I think this thread is due an update:

https://np.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comme ... ?context=3


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Two hours ago, just after midnight, President Trump tweeted an assertion that was first reported by the Daily Caller - claiming that a Chinese company was behind the hacking of Clinton's emails.[1]

President Trump is repeating a Daily Caller report, although his ambiguity can cause confusion as he is referencing an article from an unreliable source[2] that cites a Republican Congressman who has been pushing crazy conspiracy theories.[3] While President Trump claims China hacked Clinton we know for a fact that Russia did hack the DNC and the Clinton Campaign. The President of the United States of America continues to misdirect when we know that a foreign adversary used their military intelligence agency and sent spies in a significant effort to influence American politics. He continues to deny Russia's significant role and tries to deflect.


The rest of the linked thread details Russian interference. I guess I'd wonder how Trump supporters can sit by watch this crap show without any sort of prick to their consciousnesses, but alas this forum has demonstrated amply they just don't care.

Weird.

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The FBI made a statement indicating there was no evidence to back up this claim.
Washington Post wrote:The FBI on Wednesday pushed back on an unfounded claim by President Trump that Hillary Clinton’s emails were hacked by China, saying it had found no evidence that the private servers she used while secretary of state had been compromised.

One of the things that is truly bizarre about President Trump is his proclivity to believe any number of discredited theories without first checking with experts within the government. He's the President of the effing United States. Pick up a phone and ask someone if what you heard on TV is true! So many of his tweets revolve around discredited information, where if he checked with his own government he could find out the truth.
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MeDotOrg wrote:The FBI made a statement indicating there was no evidence to back up this claim.
Washington Post wrote:The FBI on Wednesday pushed back on an unfounded claim by President Trump that Hillary Clinton’s emails were hacked by China, saying it had found no evidence that the private servers she used while secretary of state had been compromised.

One of the things that is truly bizarre about President Trump is his proclivity to believe any number of discredited theories without first checking with experts within the government. He's the President of the effing United States. Pick up a phone and ask someone if what you heard on TV is true! So many of his tweets revolve around discredited information, where if he checked with his own government he could find out the truth.

Oh, well if the FBI says so....
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MeDotOrg wrote:The FBI made a statement indicating there was no evidence to back up this claim.
Washington Post wrote:The FBI on Wednesday pushed back on an unfounded claim by President Trump that Hillary Clinton’s emails were hacked by China, saying it had found no evidence that the private servers she used while secretary of state had been compromised.

One of the things that is truly bizarre about President Trump is his proclivity to believe any number of discredited theories without first checking with experts within the government. He's the President of the effing United States. Pick up a phone and ask someone if what you heard on TV is true! So many of his tweets revolve around discredited information, where if he checked with his own government he could find out the truth.

It is blazingly obvious to any truly rational, honest and well informed person, that Trump simply couldn't care less what the actual truth is--only about whatever narrative he thinks he can use to his advantage or to the disadvantage of his opponents at the moment.
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Gunnar wrote:It is blazingly obvious to any truly rational, honest and well informed person, that Trump simply couldn't care less what the actual truth is--only about whatever narrative he thinks he can use to his advantage or to the disadvantage of his opponents at the moment.

He is an adult who quit maturing at around the age of 5. My only contention with your statement that he doesn't care what the truth is. He cares. He just wants it to be what he believes is best for him, and he expresses his version of reality like a 5 year old throwing a tantrum.
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