[JPX2011]

Why would President Trump post this as a tweet instead of discussing it directly with Comey or firing him in favor of someone who will do the job? I would expect the CiC to command in this situation.

Because Trump knows that his base of support is the American people. He's stated that his Twitter feed will be used for transparency and he's providing it. He's not going to allow himself to get bogged down in closed door discussions with the FBI Director about Counter-Intelligence matters (which this is).

This is about creating a climate of fear in the federal bureaucracy to ensure it bends to the President's will. The people leaking turned this into a public spectacle so Trump is responding in kind.

Otherwise, he turns into Nixon and starts employing plumbers again and we don't want to go there.

[Bigg Red]

Good analysis. Thanks.

[Piranha]

You may be right.

[DaveA37]

“Trump knows that his base of support is the American people. He’s stated that his Twitter feed will be used for transparency and he’s providing it.”.....

I am surprised that Trump is still able to post on a Twitter and Facebook accounts. Are those two social media avenues not controlled by “libs”