CNN Obama people and Trump people are in contact with each other. Looks

[applegrove]

like Obama is going to give Trump a way out I think. CNN does not know what they are talking about.

[Hortensis]

1. Huh. Interesting. If true, Obama would be going

around Congress to influence 45. I'm assuming this is about healthcare rescue.

[HipChick]

2. Any context or link to actual story?

[applegrove]

8. No. CNN goes to air with stories way before the links show up on their Web page.

I did look.

[HipChick]

11. If they were in touch, it would be all over...unless CNN are claiming an exclusive..

[lapucelle]

29. The story is up now.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/politics/donald-trump-barack-obama-wiretapping/

[wcmagumba]

3. Not sure what your meaning...

here, a way out of the accusation of wire tapping, a way out of the presidency (please) or something else, don't mean to be
stupid, just trying to clarify. Thanks

[applegrove]

13. My take is that Obama and team are trying to dial Trump's absurd wiretap

allegations down. CNN just said the two staffs are making contact. The two men have not talked yet. My god this is detente but it is going on within the usa.

[True Dough]

4. Out of the White House, I hope!

Seriously, a formal, public apology would probably satisfy Obama. It's egg on Donny's face. And Obama's gotta know that Drumpf is going to screw up in many other more consequential way.

[Trust Buster]

5. I am becoming very unimpressed by President Obama's silence. There comes a time in every

man's life........

[HipChick]

6. I am extremely impressed by President Obama...he does not need to lower himself and get in

a stupid back and forth with the crazy person sitting in the WH...it's beneath him..

[Trust Buster]

12. He has been called a criminal by the Orange Idiot and he cannot come out and defend his

family's good name.

[HipChick]

18. Because that worked so well when he claimed he was an not a US citizen..

[Trust Buster]

20. No, because a man needs to stand up and defend his honor at times like this.

[yodermon]

22. Do not interrupt your enemy while he's imploding. "Please proceed, donnie"

[Cha]

37. Zactly, yodermom!

[pnwmom]

24. He made an official public statement. He doesn't need to get in the mud hole with DT. n/t

[anneboleyn]

26. Exactly. Obama made his statement. Let Trump thrash around in his own shit.

[Cha]

38. Thank you, pnwmom!

[yardwork]

27. President Obama made a strong statement denying Trump's accusations.

What else do you want him to do? Engage in a twitter war with Trump?

Thank the goddess there's at least one adult in the mix.

[LOL Lib]

31. I agree. The only thing that really bothered me was PBO's

overly professional approach to handling the Comey email letter bomb before the election. I justified his actions then based on his intimate knowledge of what was happening behind the scenes. I still hold out hope that Comey and Obama were willing to sacrifice the election for a greater good. I have no idea what that plan might be, but I hold out hope that there is a massive hammer blow that will befall Dump and the granny killers in Congress. It is the only thing that makes even the slightest sense. PBO was business as usual and had confidence in the integrity of Comey. If we are to trust PBO, then we have to assume that there was a much bigger end game in the works. HOPE

[cilla4progress]

7. Seriously?!

PBO has nothing to prove to me. Especially in terms of courage.

[malaise]

10. No he's right

Not a word for now

[Ilsa]

16. Exactly. Trump looks nuts. No need to argue with someone this cra-cra. NT

[BeyondGeography]

15. SOP for ex-Presidents

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They don't go on talk shows to rip their successors. The best form of criticism is to offer a competitive narrative. See the post-presidency of Jimmy Carter during the Reagan years, e.g.

[LenaBaby61]

25. The best form of criticism is to offer a competitive narrative.

"See the post-presidency of Jimmy Cater during the Reagan years, e.g."

I agree with what you're saying about Carter's legacy vs Reagan's post their presidencies (Reagan of course had Alzheimer's, but Carter's legacy even with Reagan having Alzheimer's is still extremely impressive on it's OWN).

However, thuglicans STILL worship at the alter of St. Ronnie ignoring scandal after scandal, wanting his face on Mt. Rushmore, or putting him on currency and they're naming buildings after him still across this country even though Nancy and Joan Quigley were running that administration/presidency off of the strength of astrology because Reagan was "incapacitated" for most of his presidency. Also, most thuglicans are pretty much rolling party over country (Of course) in siding with the Ruskies (Would have made St. Ronnie's blood boil) or overlooking them and giving their stooge tRumputin a huge pass for as long as they CAN go about the business of destroying this country, while at the same time many STILL mock, laugh at and go after Pres. Carter with the same evil viciousness as they always have--continuing to say he's the worst President EVER in history.

As cynical as I even AM, I don't think they'll be able to mock Pres. Carter post their ignorant, p***y-grabbing, racist, putin-loving, grifting fool tRumputin's installed presidency is over. TBH, he's taking direction from his blackmailer putin and that fat, sloppy, woman-beating, racist, hobo-looking nazi bannon whose all about deconstructing this country and tearing it down to the ground. thuglicans are not only dealing with one diabolical Red Devil they're dealing with and have sold their souls to 3 diabolical RED DEVILS in tRumputin, "president" bannon and murdering blackmailer putin.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. He should not dignify that ridiculous lie with a response.

He's handling it exactly correctly, IMO.

[Ms. Toad]

23. He denied it through his spokesperson.

There's no point in dignifying the nonsense with more.

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. He doesn't need to start a pissing contest with Drumpf,

who likely would take the bait.

[Tarheel_Dem]

32. You & the M$M would love nothing better than for Obama to get into a pissing match with DT.

It would certainly divert attention from the whole Ru$$ia controversy. I can't tell you how proud I am of 44 for not lowering himself to that level. Trump would like nothing better than to get into a mudslinging contest with one of the most popular political figures in the world. Obama's much too smart for that. Therefore, color me "unimpressed" with your desire for Obama to help Trump drag the presidency into Jerry Springer territory.

[Cha]

34. Oh yeah.. blame this shit on Obama.. you don't even know what he's

been saying or not.

Like President Obama has to dignify trump's toilet tweets with a damn reply

Link to tweet

My money's on Obama.

[LeftInTX]

9. What is it about?

[applegrove]

14. I assume it is to calm Trump down for the good of the country.

[spanone]

17. they reported that representatives of Obama and trump have talked since the wiretapping

they didn't disclose anything said...just that they had been in contact.


probably some 'WHAT THE FUCK?' going on

[DURHAM D]

21. Maybe Obama is going to explain the ACA to him and

contrast it with Ryan's plan and explain to Trump that it in no way matches up with what Donald said during and after the campaign.

I have no doubt that everyone who posts on DU understands more than Trump does about the Ryan plan and healthcare in general. We know Trump does not read and can not comprehend what this complicated matter is all about so Obama (who is very patient) is the only person who can get through to him.

Obama will need hand puppets and several large dry erase boards for this project. Also, he will need to take Trump to an isolated area like Camp David and take his phone away from him.

[yardwork]

28. I don't think that Trump knows how to read a white board either.

[DURHAM D]

33. Okay, just the hand puppets I guess.

[jalan48]

35. There's no way Obama would do anything to help Trump. nt

[Kindnesscostszero]

36. Makes no sense 'O' wrestling with a pig:

They both get dirty...and the pig likes it.