Trump insists he's on same page as intel chiefs after insulting them

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Last edited Fri Feb 1, 2019, 06:28 PM - Edit history (1)

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/31/politics/trump-intelligence-agencies-coats-haspel/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

By Zachary Cohen, CNN

"SNIP....

Just concluded a great meeting with my Intel team in the Oval Office who told me that what they said on Tuesday at the Senate Hearing was mischaracterized by the media - and we are very much in agreement on Iran, ISIS, North Korea, etc. Their testimony was distorted press," Trump said on Twitter.

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The President hadn't seen see Coats' full testimony in front of lawmakers on Tuesday, but he was furious Wednesday as he watched television chyrons blare that the officials had contradicted him. The snippets of Coats saying North Korea had "halted its provocative behavior related to its WMD program" but was unlikely to "completely give up its nuclear weapons and production capabilities" angered Trump, CNN has learned.

.....SNIP"

If Trump knew the details of what his intelligence people try to brief him with in the WH he would not have been mislead by chyrons. News titles and chyrons are often pushing the limits of reality. Trump should know this.

[marble falls]

1. Same page, different books.