Mc Master jokes there's "another topic" to cover at presser!

[bettyellen]

And one reporter actually laughed. Because outing spies is normal now.

Now he's going over the entire schedule - including coffee dates and previe s of speeches he will be giving. Trying to look so transparent. He's scheduling a "twitter forum"? Oy.

[LexVegas]

1. So fucking arrogant. Its all a joke to these fuckers. nt

[maryellen99]

2. And people think he's going to disobey Trumps orders to nuke NK?

Not going to happen.

[dalton99a]

15. +1

[bettyellen]

3. Asking about calling WaPo story false. He stands by "the premise" is false....

[bettyellen]

4. Saying leakers are real issue. Of course.

[janterry]

5. I guess I had too much confidence in McMaster

where is his honor?

[MousePlayingDaffodil]

8. "Honor"?!?

If he had any honor he wouldn't work for the man to begin with.

[gratuitous]

17. He wants another star on his collar

The country can go hang.

[MousePlayingDaffodil]

19. Exactly right . . .

My thought is that, even now, too many people have an unrealistic (and naive) view of the sort of people who choose to serve in high places in "official Washington." It's not a case of otherwise principled people compromising those principles in the pursuit of some personal goal.

Rather, these people are utterly devoid of any personal or intellectual integrity to begin with. Once one understands this (sad) truth, a lot of seemingly inexplicable things begin to make sense.

We're talking about truly dreadful people here. Amoral pigs.

[Orsino]

6. The more desperate the Donald...

...the more military he'll deploy to cover his trifling ass.

[bettyellen]

7. Calls disclosures "wholly appropriate" and no danger to allies.

Bidders concerns possibly an "overabundance of caution"

[bettyellen]

9. Says the decision to disclose information was not planned.

And that he did talk about the Ukraine. And terror terror terror.

[Corgigal]

10. I guess the Washington post

Is going to do a follow up. Tell us media. They are lying.

[bettyellen]

11. Asked specifically about Trump naming a city - he's chortling that cities are named in the paper...

The way he's laughing this off is deeply disturbing.
He claims info was shared w multiple allies. But then walked back and using weasel words.

[bettyellen]

12. "Why were you denying things that were not reported"

And yes or no - was it classified? He can't answer and goes back to sources or methods bullshit.

[Blaukraut]

13. FOX stooge helping him out now

Turning this whole thing around to who leaked it to the WP, and that THAT is the security risk, not Trump's loose lips.

[dalton99a]

18. That was a nice assist

[RedWedge]

14. I hate it when reporters laugh along.

[bettyellen]

16. At least this time it was only one person. And he stepped on that line heavy -

He also laughed about Trump revealing the city. Ugh. Such disregard.