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Swede

(33,258 posts) Sat Jun 27, 2020, 11:12 PM Jun 2020

Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops

snip - American officials reached on Saturday said it strained credulity to think that White House national-security officials would be discussing such an important matter for months and even brief British officials about it and never provide the information to Mr. Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/politics/trump-russia-bounties-afghanistan.html

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Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops (Original Post) Swede Jun 2020 OP

Even if that were the case. Where is his outrage now? Why is he not condemning Russia Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #1

Did they brief SecDef Esper? keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #2

Since it seems more likely that Trump knew, procon Jun 2020 #3

Thekaspervote

(32,778 posts)

1. Even if that were the case. Where is his outrage now? Why is he not condemning Russia

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Sat Jun 27, 2020, 11:26 PM

Jun 2020

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)

2. Did they brief SecDef Esper?

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Sat Jun 27, 2020, 11:29 PM

Jun 2020

Did they brief SecDef Esper?

procon

(15,805 posts)

3. Since it seems more likely that Trump knew,

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2020, 11:52 PM

Jun 2020

then the question is why is he lying about it now? Did he made some sort of a deal with Putin and he knew in advance? Or, having zero leadership skills and being as stupid as he is, when he was informed, Trump froze because he doesn't know what to do.

On the other hand, what if he really wasn't briefed because the men in black don't trust that information to Trump fearing that he would react impulsively and launch us onto WWIII via a hot headed rage tweet?

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