In case you wonder who leaked the story about Trump's 3 AM call to Flynn - it was Flynn

[highplainsdem]

Or so says Eric Schmeltzer, a political consultant who's worked for Jerry Nadler and Howard Dean and who writes for HuffPo.

Link to tweet

Oh. My. God. Two sources confirm Flynn has told this story.

That tweet links to this story at Huffpo:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-administration-leaks_us_589a45f1e4b04061313a1fbb?

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was confused about the dollar: Was it a strong one that’s good for the economy? Or a weak one?

So he made a call ― except not to any of the business leaders Trump brought into his administration or even to an old friend from his days in real estate. Instead, he called his national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, according to two sources familiar with Flynn’s accounts of the incident.

Flynn has a long record in counterintelligence but not in macroeconomics. And he told Trump he didn’t know, that it wasn’t his area of expertise, that, perhaps, Trump should ask an economist instead.

Trump was not thrilled with that response ― but that may have been a function of the time of day. Trump had placed the call at 3 a.m., according to one of Flynn’s retellings ― although neither the White House nor Flynn’s office responded to requests for confirmation about that detail.

I don't know whether Schmeltzer's sources confirming that Flynn leaked this story are the two HuffPo writers or other sources of his, but it does answer questions I know some people had about whether this story was true, and if so who would have leaked it, Flynn or Trump (yes, I do think Trump is capable of talking about this, probably thinking at first that it makes Flynn look bad for not being able to answer his question).

Assuming it was Flynn who leaked it, Trump can't be happy about the article, given how bad he looks now.

[Cha]

1. blotus has a bunch of leakers like sieve in his regime.. wonder

why?

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. Are they leaking?

Or are they such rubes, that they don't know when to shut up?

This one sounds like Flynn was kinda bragging that the boss called him at 3am.

I think some leaks are bona fide leaks, and some are just a symptom of diarrhea of the mouth.

[homegirl]

16. Mike Pence

has the most to gain. I think he is leaking everything and anything that moves DJT out of the White House. Pence, McConnell and Ryan will invoke Article 4 of the 25th Amendment as soon as Donnie does as much of their dirty work as possible without having to impeach him.

[flamingdem]

20. Good call, Pence is licking

his lips

[Zoonart]

2. Jeebus Rice!

The National Security Advisor to the President of the United States is leaking that said President, is an unstable idiot.
Let that sink in...... OMG!

[elehhhhna]

3. Peeboys admin leaks lol

[eShirl]

5. In all fairness, Bannon was probably passed out at that time of night.

[Fast Walker 52]

32. LOL-- seriously

[IronLionZion]

6. We can totally trust Flynn with national security secrets

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Leaker-to-the-President (President Putin) . . . nt

[Fast Walker 52]

33. maybe by tipping us off on how crazy Trump is, he is doing an important part of national security?

[packman]

7. Trump - THE GREAT BUSINESSMAN - International Hotel Builder

and (??) super rich guy is confused about the strength of the dollar? Now that worries me.

[yardwork]

15. I was thinking the same thing. This is what Trump was supposed to be good at.

Of course, anybody who was paying attention knows that Trump is a terrible businessman.

He's good at getting in debt to foreign nations.

[Sherman A1]

31. Precisely

This is just another example of his being unfit for the office.

[Fast Walker 52]

34. exactly-- you think this would be ONE THING he would know

And he always talked about how China's devaluing their currency was so bad, so like WTF?

[BainsBane]

8. four years of idiocy

I don't think I can take it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Yes you can. We will survive. The US will survive. Democrats are strong.

Resist. It works. It is utile, not futile.

[whathehell]

23. Do you really think he will last four years

before getting impeached or resigning? I don't think he will...I certainly hope not...My nerves are just about fried already.

[Fast Walker 52]

35. I would bet good money he doesn't last 4 years

either he goes, or we all get blown up, I fear.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

37. Exactly. Probably not full 4 years, but either way, we will survive and resist.

The thing is to let go of the emotions surrounding politics. When you feel anxiety or tension or fear rising, take a few deep breaths -- essentially meditate for a few seconds or minutes -- and then get on with whatever needs doing.

You can't fight emotions because they get stronger that way. Just let them go. Say "Oh, hi, you again, yeah, I know, lots to fear, but I've got things to do. See you later". Mentally, think of opening a window and letting them waft out on the breeze.

[Blue_true]

40. I don't think his ego will allow him to resign and republicans

Won't try to impeach him as long as he has deplorables behind him. I want him last four years and be a sitting duck for the democratic nominee.

[whathehell]

44. He might find it, like Nixon, preferable to impeachment..

I am a bit more optimistic about his early departure from office. He:s so crazy and erratic that he's scaring people, even Repubs, most of whom didn't want him in the first place.

[Dave in VA]

28. Thanks!

Keep talking us off the edge of the cliff! Support the resistance, the ACLU, NC NAACP and Reverend Barber are a couple I can think of off the top of my head.

Also, Virginia and New Jersey are having statewide elections THIS YEAR. Do everything you can to make sure that both these states statewide offices and legislatures are solid blue!

RESIST!

[ananda]

9. This sounds plausible, like something Trump would do.

But I still can't tell if it's real or fake news.

Liberals are being targeted with fake news that sounds plausible,
and I've fallen for some of it. So I'm trying to be wary.

[What Is Going On]

13. I am skeptical as well. n/t

[calimary]

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[What Is Going On]

41. Thank you for the welcome.

I appreciate the links.

[Fast Walker 52]

36. so either it happened or Flynn leaked a lie on purpose?

Why? To undermine confidence in Trump?

Also it's possible Flynn is crazy enough himself to not know this was crazy.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. He leaked it to Putin

who leaked it to everyone else

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. Can you imagine being the national security advisor, and the phone rings at 3 a.m., and

the voice on the other end says "please hold for the president"?

What must have been going through his head? We've just launched nukes aimed at North Korea?

ETA: assuming that the tweet is accurate. Which is a lot.

[-Steph-]

17. I was wondering why he didn't just google it.. but then I remembered that he can't read.

[sellitman]

18. Really?

you think Trump Gives a rats ass how he looks?

[Fantastic Anarchist]

19. This is the dreaded 3 A.M. call everyone was warning about.

LOL

[ck4829]

25. Ha

[Baitball Blogger]

21. Social networking is replacing the old wisdom of relying on educated and experienced

cabinet members.

[Leith]

22. I Have a Different Theory

I think that the source of the leaks is SCROTUS himself. He just hasn't figured out that he is the only common denominator of every story that has sneaked out. The jury is still out on whether his staff has seen it yet or they are too scared to say it out loud.

[uponit7771]

42. +1, they would have canary tested for leaks already.... It's him

[ck4829]

24. K&R

[KittyWampus]

26. Thanks, I thought it was weird to hear a story about a 3am phone call being leaked.

[octoberlib]

29. Flynn has a history of leaking. Also, bosses who are screamers, blame everybody

but themselves and pit their employees against each other don't inspire loyalty and are bound to have leakers.

[silverweb]

30. Isn't Twitler allowed to google?

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Oh, wait... that would require reading and comprehension of words.

Nevermind.

[Blue_true]

38. If he gets confused about nukes at 3am, hopefully the

Troops in the launch silos ignore him.

[Fast Walker 52]

39. you would hope... or that there is some kind of buffer of sanity between Trump and them

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

43. It's hard to know which is worse,

that Trump doesn't know certain economic basics, or that he thinks the person he should call about economics is his national security advisor. The depth of that ignorance is horrifying.