Sen Langford R-Oaka will intervene by Friday if Biden doesn't get daily intelligence briefings

[Ninga]

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“Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said Wednesday he will intervene if the Trump administration doesn’t start providing Biden with daily intelligence briefings by Friday as part of the transfer of power to the new administration.
“There is no loss from him getting the briefings and to be able to do that," Lankford told Tulsa radio station KRMG in an interview. "And if that’s not occurring by Friday, I will step in as well and be able to push and to say, ‘This needs to occur so that regardless of the outcome of the election, whichever way that it goes, people can be ready for that actual task.’”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/11/11/joe-biden-trump-election-live-updates/

[drray23]

1. how exactly ?

does he have a magic trump remote command to make him do the right thing ?

[redstatebluegirl]

5. As a former Christian camp counselor

he knows how to deal with bratty children.

[Leghorn21]

2. Good show, Senator Lankford!

Thanks much, sir!

[Hekate]

3. In what regard, Charlie?

I surely appreciate the sentiment, but would like to know his intervention will have some results.

[rzemanfl]

4. Fuck his "regardless of the outcome, whichever way that goes" Repuke bullshit. n/t

[MH1]

19. Yeah but he is an RWNJ from Oklahoma

Don't put the bar too high.

Unless I missed Lankford coming out previously as a never Trumper, it seems like a big deal that someone so far off the edge of right winginess is doing this.

[rzemanfl]

27. Fuck him anyway. n/t

[rzemanfl]

29. The bar sank into the swamp-

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214538145

While I abhor cruelty to animals, fuck him and the horse he rode in on.

[FloridaBlues]

6. Good for this Senator but we do have an outcome of the election.

[Cha]

7. I'm amazed at the repubs who are Not

buying trump's continual break from REALITY!

And if that’s not occurring by Friday, I will step in as well and be able to push and to say, ‘This needs to occur so that regardless of the outcome of the election, whichever way that it goes, people can be ready for that actual task.’”

And, yes we already do have an "outcome" known.. President Elect Joe Biden.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. +1

I'm sure that he had to add that part about "outcome" in to avoid the wrath of the Trumpistas. What a sad sorry state of affairs we live in.

[Marcuse]

24. It didn't help him. He's being skewered by Freepers.

[blogslut]

8. Let's see if you keep to your word, Jim

Lankford presents as a goody-goody but for all his external gravitas he has yet to prove it.

[Trumpdumper]

9. There is no reason to like Lankford for his politics. But this is definitely a plus. ...

Let's keep things in perspective about Oklahoma. You will not find a majority in any town or city in that state that would concur with DU sentiment, even in its most liberal enclaves. We should be appreciative of those who are normal, even if we don't like the way they vote.

[Demsrule86]

10. Good show someone on this thread says...but Lankford says 'which ever way this election goes'

The election is over Senator and Trump lost.

[blueinredohio]

11. Regardless of the election outcome? Biden won, that's the outcome. Dumb ass.

[yaesu]

20. yep, tiptoes around their orange hitler, don't want to fully commit to reality. nt

[Proud Liberal Dem]

12. Let's make sure to hold him to that

but good sign, nonetheless.

[crickets]

14. More foot dragging. If it's a problem Friday, it's a problem today.

1/ We already know the outcome of the election. Biden won.

2/ If this matters enough to take care of it in the future, why wait? Do it now.

In the article about his radio interview, Lankford sounds like he's using the same phrasing that he plans to use on trump and the GSA. He's using soft, mushy phrasing to mollify trump's base. It's time to stop coddling this idiot and his base. He LOST. Also, nowhere in the article does anyone bother to make the point that there shouldn't be a need for some random Republican Senator to 'step in.' trump and the GSA are way out of line.

https://www.krmg.com/news/local/lankford-guarantees-peaceful-transition-talks-about-covid-vaccine-prospects/HURH354TWVCJNHVXM4DEUK332A/

[dchill]

15. I, for one, am NOT grateful to Lankford...

...for something that should have been said DAYS AGO by every single Republican Senator.

Regardless of the outcome, my ass.

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Sometimes I just don't know

if they're defusing the delusional situation with more delusions

[ancianita]

17. That's all they're about. You can always depend on what they say as just talk.

This sounds like virtue signaling that's really self promotion delusion.

[JoeOtterbein]

18. "...if..."!!!!!????

WTH?????

[UTUSN]

21. Where have you been, Senator LANKFORD, lo these past four years?!

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[NNadir]

22. Which ever way it goes? It went. n/t.

[djacq]

23. Why Friday?... Should've been done yesterday.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. For Lankford, an intervention means he will pray for it.

They just cannot seem to break themselves away from Reagan's 13th Commandment.......

[malaise]

30. Looks like you were correct

One more liar

[Fiendish Thingy]

26. Does Lankford sit on the Intelligence Committee? Nt

[C Moon]

28. I wonder if Trump is falling to pieces behind that wall.

Once this is all over, it will be very interesting to hear what was going on in the WH.

Probably some pretty good books and movies coming out of it.