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Trump should not get classified briefings because of his 'erratic behavior,' Biden says (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP
Hooray! This is his best decision yet. gldstwmn Feb 2021 #1
Isn't It Just A Stroke Of The Pen? ProfessorGAC Feb 2021 #2
Can he make that decision? I completely agree that dump should get nothing but Maraya1969 Feb 2021 #3
The president is the ultimate authority on classified material dalton99a Feb 2021 #10
TY.. as it should be. Cha Feb 2021 #35
Commander In Chief sarcasmo Feb 2021 #12
... besides he missed as many as he could when he was in the White House. marble falls Feb 2021 #4
True Nevilledog Feb 2021 #13
Kick dalton99a Feb 2021 #5
Better yet, give him bogus intel. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #6
I really like that idea. They_Live Feb 2021 #20
Not sure why they didn't pursue this. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #24
They've probably already done that. Might be why he won't get intell. fwvinson Feb 2021 #27
Exactly. I've said this before. Naill him Captain Zero Feb 2021 #28
"Should not" or "will not"? n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2021 #7
Last Night GB_RN Feb 2021 #22
KnR Hekate Feb 2021 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Feb 2021 #9
my thought exactly housecat Feb 2021 #17
+ 1000 n/t They_Live Feb 2021 #21
Wonderful! :) n/t servermsh Feb 2021 #11
My understanding gratuitous Feb 2021 #14
Great interview for Biden. mobeau69 Feb 2021 #15
CBS Interview Video part 1 crickets Feb 2021 #16
SSBI Interview Question; djacq Feb 2021 #18
I think tiptonic Feb 2021 #19
drumpf intel !! monkeyman1 Feb 2021 #23
But that will deny Jared one source of income selling our country's secrets. keithbvadu2 Feb 2021 #25
Jared already sold as many secrets as he could. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #33
What the difference ... Trump never read the briefs anyway jb5150 Feb 2021 #26
Instead, let's give him back his soiled briefs. C Moon Feb 2021 #29
I'm sure Trump would just sell the info to another country sakabatou Feb 2021 #30
That's being polite Vogon_Glory Feb 2021 #31
K&R UTUSN Feb 2021 #32
Not Only That.. Because of his Attempting Cha Feb 2021 #34
Trump should never have been nominated for office because of his 'erratic behavior.' KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #36

gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
1. Hooray! This is his best decision yet.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 07:41 PM
Feb 2021

Someday we'll probably find out they were feeding Trump nonsense anyway.

Maraya1969

(22,441 posts)
3. Can he make that decision? I completely agree that dump should get nothing but
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 07:42 PM
Feb 2021

I don't know who makes those decisions.

Nevilledog

(50,676 posts)
13. True
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 07:47 PM
Feb 2021


Tweet text:
Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
Biden tells @CBSEveningNews he doesn't think Trump should receive intel briefings "because of his erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection...What value is giving him an intelligence briefing? What impact does he have at all, other than he might slip and say something?"
4:34 PM · Feb 5, 2021

OAITW r.2.0

(23,813 posts)
24. Not sure why they didn't pursue this.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 08:47 PM
Feb 2021

Joe/State/CIA could have tested Trump's patriotism simply by feeding him believable, but wrong assessments.

If I were Biden, I would have said, "Sure! We fully believe that former Presidents should be kept in the loop for their wise knowledge, blah, blah" ......and then provide a completely different briefing to Trump then what Clinton, Bush, and Obama get.

Trump is in financial distress. I have no doubts that he would broker US intel for some economic reward. I doubt he has much of a choice.....I expect him to announce a trip to Moscow in the near future....to discuss the Moscow Trump Hotel .

Conversely, this would drive a stake in the Party of Trump Insurrections which is important to this country's immediate future.

GB_RN

(2,267 posts)
22. Last Night
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 08:38 PM
Feb 2021

On MSNBC they reported Biden had said he was would leave the decision up to the individual agency heads. Smart of him. They know Agent Orange is dangerous, so they can cut him off and Biden had clean hands: He doesn’t look like he made a political decision.

Response to Nevilledog (Original post)

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
14. My understanding
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 07:48 PM
Feb 2021

I could be wrong, but my understanding is that the practice of giving former presidents access to classified briefings is a courtesy, not something required by law or regulation. Considering how gleefully Trump, McConnell, Ryan, Boehner, Bush, and Gingrich ran roughshod over customs and courtesies over the past 30 years, President Biden shouldn't feel any pangs of conscience for cutting Trump out of the intelligence loop.

crickets

(25,896 posts)
16. CBS Interview Video part 1
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 08:02 PM
Feb 2021



Starts with the stimulus, and the check amount. Next is minimum wage question.

Question re: impeachment at 1:46.

Question re: intelligence briefings at 2:10.

I don't see a YouTube version yet.

djacq

(1,633 posts)
18. SSBI Interview Question;
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 08:29 PM
Feb 2021

Do you have any intentions or part of any organization to overthrow the government?

Trump is a walking National Security risk.

 

monkeyman1

(5,109 posts)
23. drumpf intel !!
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 08:47 PM
Feb 2021

got to remember -president dufus didn't read them , they were read to him !!he his the attention span of a house plant !!!

keithbvadu2

(36,362 posts)
25. But that will deny Jared one source of income selling our country's secrets.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:03 PM
Feb 2021

But that will deny Jared one source of income selling our country's secrets.

Irish_Dem

(45,626 posts)
33. Jared already sold as many secrets as he could.
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 06:02 AM
Feb 2021

And probably has classified secrets stacked up for future sale.

jb5150

(1,177 posts)
26. What the difference ... Trump never read the briefs anyway
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:14 PM
Feb 2021

and he already slipped up a few times as well. Didn't he give up some information about Israel's spy gathering efforts?

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
36. Trump should never have been nominated for office because of his 'erratic behavior.'
Sat Feb 6, 2021, 05:22 PM
Feb 2021

There were many other rational reasons as well but they didn't care. They wanted a raging populist madman to get the votes.


That's the core issue the GOP needs to respond to, IMO......

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