Trump anger cost Joseph Maguire the job of director of national intelligence

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pushed aside his acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, because he was angry about a briefing to lawmakers that said Russia is interfering in the 2020 election to aid his re-election, current and former intelligence officials briefed on the matter told NBC News.

At issue was an election briefing to House members last week by Shelby Pierson, the DNI's election security czar. The news was first reported by the New York Times. The briefing infuriated Trump, current and former officials said.

The fast-moving developments have caused serious concern among intelligence officials.

"[The Office of the Director of National Intelligence] is nearing a meltdown," one former official said after news broke about Maguire being forced out over the Russia briefing.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-anger-cost-joseph-maguire-the-job-of-director-of-national-intelligence/ar-BB10dvc0?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=hplocalnews

[DemoTex]

1. "Make My Diaper Smell Great Again"

[budkin]

2. Of all the insanity of Trump, this is one of the most insane

Just think about what happened. He fired a guy because he was briefed that Russia was trying to interfere on his behalf.

[Brother Buzz]

3. It's even worse

It's looking like his 'briefing' was an off the record, biased account by a partisan hack with an agenda, Devin Nunes

Trump learned about Pierson's remarks from Rep. Devin Nunes (Calif.), the committee's ranking Republican and a staunch Trump ally, said one person familiar with the matter. Trump's suspicions of the intelligence community have often been fueled by Nunes, who was with the president in California on Wednesday when he announced on Twitter that Grenell would become the acting director, officials said.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/devin-nunes-inside-man-trump-congress-n1140296

[mdelaguna]

4. Agree. All alarms should be blaring.

I hope they are.