Congress' wiretap slap leaves White House fuming

[DonViejo]

Trump suffered his second congressional rebuke in two days.

By AUSTIN WRIGHT 03/16/17 01:54 PM EDT Updated 03/16/17 06:45 PM EDT

President Donald Trump suffered the second bipartisan rebuke from Congress over his wiretapping claims in two days — and left it to his embattled spokesman, Sean Spicer, to explain that the president didn’t actually mean what he wrote.

The Republican chairman and top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday shot down Trump’s claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.

Their statement comes a day after the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee also cast doubt on Trump’s claim.

The stunning rebukes from senior Republicans are the latest sign that many in the GOP are increasingly frustrated with a president who has made a habit of hurling inflammatory insults on Twitter at his political rivals — or even his reality-television rivals — often without evidence and sometimes based on conspiracy theories.

A defiant Spicer on Thursday responded by accusing reporters of ignoring key information and the intelligence committee leaders of speaking before they have all the facts.

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[dalton99a]

1. Well, keep fuming. And keep lying.

[LOL Lib]

2. GOOD!

I hope Trump's orange hair bursts into flames!

[underpants]

3. I heard a Fox News report yesterday on local talk radio

The report said that Nunes specifically didn't rebuke it then the local announced said that "the Republican Chair of the Intelligence Committe" did. The listeners were on their own to make the connection.

[Wellstone ruled]

4. There was a story about some

Apostolic Preacher in Ohio told Trump that Obama Tapped His Tower,and,he knew it was true cause GOD told him so. Wow! Calling Steve King,Hey Steve,what you say.