WaPo: Intelligence officials reluctant to mention Russia in Trump's daily briefing b/c it upsets him

[highplainsdem]

Our man-baby president-in-name-only...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/donald-trump-pursues-vladimir-putin-russian-election-hacking/

U.S. officials declined to discuss whether the stream of recent intelligence on Russia has been shared with Trump. Current and former officials said that his daily intelligence update — known as the president’s daily brief, or PDB — is often structured to avoid upsetting him.

Russia-related intelligence that might draw Trump’s ire is in some cases included only in the written assessment and not raised orally, said a former senior intelligence official familiar with the matter. In other cases, Trump’s main briefer — a veteran CIA analyst — adjusts the order of his presentation and text, aiming to soften the impact.

“If you talk about Russia, meddling, interference — that takes the PDB off the rails,” said a second former senior U.S. intelligence official.

[democrank]

1. A good example of

how far off the rails Trump's enablers have allowed him to take this train.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Everything is always about himself. Doesn't matter what is good for the country. nt

[Botany]

3. E. A. Poe wrote about his years ago

[marylandblue]

4. Leaked: Recent Presidential Briefing

[forgotmylogin]

5. 'Don't nobody bring..."

[lame54]

6. Fine - keep him uninformed