National security officials in the U.S. are preparing to “go nuclear” on President Donald Trump after his recent attack on the intelligence community.
Using his preferred attack platform, Twitter, the President sent a series of tweets insisting the “real scandal” was not National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s lies about Russian phone calls. Trump instead attacked what he dubbed “un-American” leaks that led to Flynn’s forced resignation.
The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington? Will these leaks be happening as I deal on N.Korea etc?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 14, 2017
And from the next day:
Information is being illegally given to the failing @nytimes & @washingtonpost by the intelligence community (NSA and FBI?).Just like Russia
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017
Later that day:
The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by "intelligence" like candy. Very un-American!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017
Intelligence Officials Respond to Trump’s Attacks
This prompted former NSA intelligence analyst John Schindler to tweet about the responses he was hearing from national security officials, one or more of them saying the intelligence community was ready to “go nuclear” on the President.
“Now we go nuclear,” Schindler tweeted. “[Intelligence community] war going to new levels. Just got an [email from] senior [intelligence community] friend, it began: ‘He will die in jail.”
“US intelligence is not the problem here,” Schindler said in a later tweet. “The President’s collusion with Russian intelligence is. Many details, but the essence is simple.”
US intelligence is not the problem here.
The President's collusion with Russian intelligence is.
Many details, but the essence is simple.
— John Schindler (@20committee) February 15, 2017
The intelligence community seems to be ramping up their defense against Trump’s attacks on them. They are not to be trifled with. President Nixon tried to go to war with the intelligence and it didn’t end well for him. These organizations are filled with experienced and dedicated professionals who have dealt with much worse than Trump.
It is such a sad situation for the USA we have never had a enemy of the state in the White House .. He has forever destroyed the White House with his unethical conduct to the American people both Republicsn and Denacrats .
We as a nation have been high jacked by a nothing more then a Con man
The only hope is if the Congress and Sente can put there fighting behind them and unite to impeach this monster that we call Our President .,
Just got a senior friend, he will die in jail. With friends like that who needs fresh intelligence?
From your mouth to God’s ear.
From your mouth to God’s ear…
Donald Trump presents unique challenges and and opportunities to this country. He will shortly go down in flames.
Yessiree. This is what needs to happen!
It would be nice to see if one institution in this country has the balls to stand up to this bully.
Amen to that!
Put me in charge, I’ll kick them in so hard he’ll be using them for eyes.