Posted on 10/28/2019 8:45:53 AM PDT by jazusamo
President Trump on Monday defended his decision not to give Democratic congressional leaders advance notice of the raid that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, saying once again that he was concerned the details would leak out.
When Trump first announced al-Baghdadi's death Sunday morning, he said he decided not to tell officials, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, because he was afraid leaks could compromise the mission. Speaking to reporters Monday morning, he singled out House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., as the focus of those concerns.
"The only thing is they were talking about why didn't I give the information to Adam Schiff and his committee, and the answer is because I think Adam Schiff is the biggest leaker in Washington," Trump said. "You know that, I know that, we all know that. I've watched Adam Schiff leak. He's a corrupt politician. He's a leaker like nobody has ever seen before."
Trump, meanwhile, also indicated Monday that he may release some video footage of the raid, which he described in great detail a day earlier.
"We’re thinking about it. … We may take certain parts of it and release it, yes," Trump said.
Trump went on to blast Schiff for his handling of the impeachment investigation, including when he recited an embellished version of Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which Schiff later described as "parody."...
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Leave the chief alone he is getting his drunk on at this time
Bump!
So I admit to checking on the Drudge Report to see how far lost it is, and to keep track of the enemy.
Drudge has now become completely not credible.
He does not have the Al Baghdadi story on his site! If it’s there anywhere I couldn’t find it. Imagine that.
Pelosi said:...“Our military and allies deserve strong, smart and strategic leadership from Washington.”
And of course they have it with President Trunp and his administration handling it all exactly as we hired them to do....Pelosi YOU took yourself and others with you out of the loop.
Sen. Feinstein had a Chinese spy for a driver for 25 years. I wouldn’t inform one democrat placeholder of anything, until they clean their own house!
Yep...Drudge has become a joke, I seldom even check it.
I check it just like I check other sites to see what it is going on. Amazing to see that they have up a story is prime position about Robert Evans dying with pic.
Terrorist dead is on the page with several stories including Russia doubts it occurred
Under Article II, POTUS and only POTUS is CnC.
ABSOLUTELY the right move to make, thank you, President Trump!
They’re not even REALLY pissed!
It’s all just a show for the folks.
These cold-hearted arrogant bastards ACT pissed, but it is all based on sly, political calculations.
Once again, they’re helping their scrawny, garbage sniffing jackals in the media try to make Trump look bad on a otherwise significant achievement for ALL Americans—and the world.
It’s just chutzpa and arrogance that life long politicians seem to think they know it all and are superior to all the rest of us.
Trump was never a politician and they think of him what they think of us.
Respect? He doesn’t deserve it, in they’re minds. He’s not one of them.
Why is Trump “defending” anything?
He’s the CIC, they has demonstrated over and over again that they are not to be trusted with any information whatsoever because they will use everything to get Trump - even if it means sacrificing the lives of our military.
I’ll tell you what, if I were the parent of any of these brave soldiers, I would rip Trump up one side and down the other if he put my son’s life at risk by telling Pelosi or Shift ANYTHING!
Why should Trump even respond to these gripes. Let someone else like former Speaker Gingrich do the talking for him. Gingrich has already said that he was never informed of secret actions by the president.
Trump’s a political genius: he EXPECTED the Democrat-Media Complex would attack him for withholding advance notice to the corrupt Dems, thus providing him with yet another opportunity to attack the corrupt leaker, Adam Schiff ...
I’m sure they would edit that part out...
She was invited to a meeting on Syria and screeched, pointing her crooked finger, storming out in a huff!
You missed the meeting Nancy!
And pencil neck was locked up in the basement
Like moths to the flame.
Democrats and their media.
There no reason to inform Congress ahead of time. We had people killed in Yemen because of Democrat Congress critters running their mouths.
The only legal obligation, questionably, is the War Power Act which requires Congress to be notified within 48 hours of operations commencing.
That is probably not even necessary since Congress rubber stamped Obama’s war in Syria Trump is merely acting under their existing “authorization for use of military force”
You give the enemy misinformation, disinformation or in this case no information.
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