Posted on 09/26/2019 10:42:40 AM PDT by Mariner
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday morning told a crowd of staff from the United States Mission to the United Nations that he wants to know who provided information to a whistle-blower about his phone call with the president of Ukraine, saying that whoever did so was “close to a spy” and that “in the old days,” spies were dealt with differently.
The remark stunned people in the audience, according to a person briefed on what took place, who had notes of what the president said. Mr. Trump made the statement about several minutes into his remarks before the group of about 50 people at the event intended to honor the United States Mission. At the outset, he condemned the former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s role in Ukraine at a time when his son Hunter Biden was on the board of a Ukrainian energy company.
Mr. Trump repeatedly referred to the whistle-blower and condemned the news media reporting on the complaint as “crooked.” He then said the whistle-blower never heard the call in question.
“I want to know who’s the person who gave the whistle-blower the information because that’s close to a spy,” Mr. Trump said. “You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart with spies and treason, right? We used to handle it a little differently than we do now.”
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
You cannot bring down a POTUS and remain anonymous.
It doesn't work that way.
>>whoever did so was “close to a spy” and that “in the old days,” spies were dealt with differently.
the media was okay with “that” when Weld was saying that the penalty for what Trump did is “death”.
Homofascists are blowing so many whistles these days it sounds like a drug fueled rave.
When this all blows over, which I think it will, I’d love to hear Trump tell someone to tell Putin that Trump will have more flexibility after the election.
Good..there should be punishment for spying..SPYING IS WRONG PERIOD no matter who is President!
Love it
Trump needed to clean house on day one. Yeah, I know, a million and one things needed to be done on day one to clean up the WH and the country.
I agree with Trump.
OMG PRESIDENT TRUMP STUNNED THE AUDIENCE.
OMG, I HOPE THEY RECOVER
Maggie Haberman, was she canned by the NYT? Or did she quit.
Or do RATS like her work for more than one outlet for their filth.
Was not “Deep-Throat” anonymous?
I believe that particular anonymous person was the source of the Pentagon Papers, and was not central to the Nixon inquiry.
Well of course he did. Who was going to help him? Rancid Priebus?
Sometimes the good old ways are the best and right ways and the only "ways" that people understand.
I have heard it was CIA. Not surprised.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.