Obama warns Trump not to spread details of security briefings

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Politics | Thu Aug 4, 2016 9:13pm EDT

Obama warns Trump not to spread details of security briefings

WASHINGTON | BY JEFF MASON AND TIMOTHY GARDNER

President Barack Obama confirmed on Thursday that Donald Trump will get national security briefings ahead of the November election, but he warned the Republican candidate, whom he has called "unfit" for office, that information from the meetings must be kept secret.

Obama, a Democrat who endorsed his former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 White House race, has made clear his dismay over Trump, a New York businessman who has proposed temporarily banning Muslims from entering the United States and building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.

On Tuesday Obama questioned why leading Republicans have not withdrawn their support for their presidential nominee. On Thursday he dismissed as ridiculous Trump's claims that the election may be rigged.

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Despite his disdain, Obama said Trump would get the top secret briefings on world crises and security threats to which he, Clinton and their respective vice presidential running mates are entitled.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-obama-trump-idUSKCN10F2LZ

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1. "entitled"? ah, so trump is getting an "entitlement" now?

jokes aside, he's not "entitled" to the briefings, or is only because the president has traditionally authorized these briefings.

obama could restrict the briefing material or shut it down entirely if he wanted to.

of course, he wouldn't be able to get away with that unless he did the same to hillary.

[MichiganVote]

2. The briefings are secret lite. He will do something stupid with them tho'.

[Mme. Defarge]

3. Security Clearance

What does it require to get one? 🤔

[liberalmuse]

4. He should have to release his tax returns first.

Seriously. Especially given the speculation on his financial ties with Russia.