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orangecrush

(19,510 posts)
Wed May 10, 2017, 10:52 AM May 2017

Trump SCREAMED AT TELEVISION over Russia investigation - advisor

President Donald Trump weighed firing his FBI director for more than a week. When he finally pulled the trigger Tuesday afternoon, he didn't call James Comey. He sent his longtime private security guard to deliver the termination letter in a manila folder to FBI headquarters.

He had grown enraged by the Russia investigation, two advisers said, frustrated by his inability to control the mushrooming narrative around Russia. He repeatedly asked aides why the Russia investigation wouldn’t disappear and demanded they speak out for him. He would sometimes scream at television clips about the probe, one adviser said.


http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/10/comey-firing-trump-russia-238192


Holy shit.

We are in serious danger.

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Trump SCREAMED AT TELEVISION over Russia investigation - advisor (Original Post) orangecrush May 2017 OP
Now, Trump just put the whole thing on steroids! He thinks firing Comey will make it RKP5637 May 2017 #1
Cornered rat is more like it orangecrush May 2017 #6
More like this, yep!!! RKP5637 May 2017 #12
King Rat orangecrush May 2017 #17
He's acting exactly like a dictator NastyRiffraff May 2017 #7
A very very dangerous man, and deranged at that! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #10
Lets hope orangecrush May 2017 #11
But Republicans are defending him tooth and nail. Kablooie May 2017 #13
Some?, much?, of the GOP IMO functions more as a criminal organization than a political party RKP5637 May 2017 #16
Do we need any further proof? FakeNoose May 2017 #2
Obvious to the World orangecrush May 2017 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author FakeNoose May 2017 #3
Next? CountAllVotes May 2017 #4
"demanded they speak out for him." BumRushDaShow May 2017 #5
Good analogy orangecrush May 2017 #8
I am a PA resident and IMHO, Toomey won't BumRushDaShow May 2017 #14
Didn't split my vote. orangecrush May 2017 #15
Me neither. I am glad we have that ability! BumRushDaShow May 2017 #18

RKP5637

(67,102 posts)
1. Now, Trump just put the whole thing on steroids! He thinks firing Comey will make it
Wed May 10, 2017, 10:57 AM
May 2017

go away? How naive.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
7. He's acting exactly like a dictator
Wed May 10, 2017, 11:20 AM
May 2017

He thinks he can control the FBI by firing its director. The FBI doesn't work that way; neither, BTW, does the DOJ, whose career employees don't necessarily share the Secretary's outlook and beliefs.

Kablooie

(18,623 posts)
13. But Republicans are defending him tooth and nail.
Wed May 10, 2017, 11:25 AM
May 2017

They are in so deep that some of them may be jailed if Dems take control in 2018.
They will be willing to pull the country down to save their own skins.

RKP5637

(67,102 posts)
16. Some?, much?, of the GOP IMO functions more as a criminal organization than a political party
Wed May 10, 2017, 11:47 AM
May 2017

anymore.

FakeNoose

(32,617 posts)
2. Do we need any further proof?
Wed May 10, 2017, 10:58 AM
May 2017

This man is completely deranged, and everyone is watching the Democratic Party.
What are we going to do? We need to act quickly.

Courage and resolve!




Response to orangecrush (Original post)

BumRushDaShow

(128,746 posts)
5. "demanded they speak out for him."
Wed May 10, 2017, 11:17 AM
May 2017

He had every GOP Senator at the Yates/Clapper Hearings "speak(ing) out for him" by completely going off topic with bullshit about "leaks", "immigration E.O. legalities", and "Hillary's emails". He had Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Sanders dismissively waving away the entire affair and instead focusing on how many Senators had confirmed Deputy AG Rosenstein and demanding that everyone "move on" to something else.

His entire party has thrown itself into the water like ants forming a bridge to protect him from drowning in his own malfeasance - their sacrifice to have his back.

orangecrush

(19,510 posts)
8. Good analogy
Wed May 10, 2017, 11:20 AM
May 2017

Just caled Pat Toomey (my R Senator) and asked if he thinks protecting 45 will be worth what happens in 2018.

BumRushDaShow

(128,746 posts)
14. I am a PA resident and IMHO, Toomey won't
Wed May 10, 2017, 11:44 AM
May 2017

give a shit. He just got re-elected. We had our chance but too many people split their votes rather than do straight ticket.

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