Donald Trump accuses Obama of orchestrating protests and leaks against him

[Synecdoche Trope]

Source: The Guardian

Lauren Gambino
Tuesday 28 February 2017 07.13 GMT

Donald Trump has accused former president Barack Obama and his “people” of organizing the demonstrations that have roiled city streets, airports and town halls during the first weeks of his presidency.

In an interview with Fox and Friends, which will air on Tuesday morning in the US, he also suggested Obama and his allies were behind the leaks of classified information from the White House to the press.

There is no evidence that the former president has had any hand in either activity.

Trump was asked by the Fox interviewer whether he believes Obama is involved in organizing protests, including the recent spate of raucous Republican town hall meetings, and “if he is, is that a violation of the so-called unsaid president’s code?”

“No, I think he is behind it. I also think it’s just politics. That’s just the way it is,” Trump said in the pre-taped interview, a portion of which was released on Monday night.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/28/donald-trump-accuses-barack-obama-orchestrating-protests-leaks

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Bill Maher nailed it: Whiny Little Bitch!

[Sparky 1]

1. As usual, the facts do not support his opinion.

[DetlefK]

2. "Unsaid President's Code?" Like... the basic decorum that Trump ignores constantly?

[Arkansas Granny]

3. He has to blame someone for his abysmal ratings because he sure as hell won't blame himself.

He cannot and will not accept the fact that his victory wasn't a landslide, his crowds were not tremendous and he is less popular than any President taking office in my lifetime. Not only that, his policies and appointees suck.

It must be President Obama who is being mean to him.

[benfranklin1776]

37. He is the apotheosis of the Rethuglican mantra adopted by consummate slimeball Gingrich

Never take responsibility for something bad it's always a Democrat's fault no matter how divorced from reality the claim is (and newt was the acknowledged expert on sleazy divorces). Anything good, on the other hand,you claim credit for even though you had nothing to do with it, like when the economy soared in the 90s under Clinton they crowed it was Raygunomics finally working! That one always cracked me up since if it were true then it took a generation for things to trickle down and it's a really stupid and ineffective economic policy. And of course it wasn't true since both Bush sr. and Clinton repudiated the laughable laffer curve nonsense and raised taxes on the rich and the economy took off.They don't care about reality as they know their brainwashed Stepford base will eat it up. It's the Goebbels strategy to lie with impunity so as to turn the lie into reality. Agent Orange Dump is the ultimate culmination of this denial of reality. His unhinged screechy bleatings are so psychotic he should be institutionalized. And most of the Stepford remnants of a once proud party in Congress and his core of rabid adherents follow him willingly on this burnt orange acid trip. So this teaches us two things: one we never ever let these Trumpian sociopaths lecture us about responsibility as they have all the personal responsibility of Jack the Ripper. Second, there is no meeting these loons half way. You don't make nice with a rabid dog by offering up your leg. Trump and his sycophants should be marginalized and ostracized from civil society, and made into social pariahs who are treated with the same level of respect they show the truth, fundamental human rights and decency,and democracy itself, that is to say ZERO.

[Fritz Walter]

4. 45's poll-envy

Drumpf wishes his popularity numbers were half as large as President Obama's! So, he's lashing out against the people that make him feel so inferior, so insignificant. With a little help from his enablers at Faux News.

And the red tie down to the crotch does not project the image he wishes it would. At least not among the grown-ups. Yes, I know: the photo is several weeks old, but he's still trying to compensate. Desperately.

[justhanginon]

44. Speaking of popularity, according to a story in The Guardian this morning

40,000 people so far have signed a petition in France for President Obama to be their president.

[WePurrsevere]

5. Umm... pigshit (stinks more than bull)...

I'm on both Obama's old and new emailing lists as well as the DNC and I've donated a bit as I could too so I'm pretty sure I'd have heard about Obama doing this. Even if he had I'd applaud him for it since the 'president's code' thing should not be a given when circumstances and patriotic duty demand differently.

[Chasstev365]

6. He sill can't handle that President Obama is everything he is not:

Class act, handsome, intelligent, confident, a good husband & father, compassionate, funny, and most of all beloved!

Then he looks at himself on the mirror......

Like a true narcissist, "It's HIS fault people don't like me"

[riversedge]

7. Trump tells Fox that Obama and "his people" are behind political protests and maybe the leaks

Resist4Humanity Retweeted
SocioPentothal? @SocioPentothal 16m16 minutes ago

Trump tells Fox that Obama and "his people" are behind political protests and maybe the leaks http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-blames-obama-political-protests_us_58b4ed9ee4b0780bac2cb726?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 … via @HuffPostPol

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

***This would be the best response from Obama to silly Trump***!!!

Link to tweet

[Hortensis]

8. Good, actually. Most people don't know what to think of

George Soros, just a left-wing billionaire's name trotted out. But virtually all have personal opinions of President Obama, and even for a lot of people on the right more good than otherwise.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. And yet another

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. It's deflection again. tRump is MAKING & propagating FALSE NEWS.

Obama has been doing some organizing, but it's small ship on a sea of anti-orange.

[Paladin]

11. The ravings of a mad man.

trump is coming apart at the seams, more and more by the day. Talk about a guy who isn't up to the job.....

[Vinca]

12. That's really, really nuts. This guy needs a psychiatric examination.

[patricia92243]

13. He is stark, staring insane. When oh when can/will something be done. n/t

[elmac]

14. he broke one of the golden rules

don't dis on your predecessor. This man child is a spoiled rich brat.

[Liberalagogo]

15. It's time...

[TranssexualKaren]

46. Watch the left hand....

....whenever he said something this unhinged he draws attention away from something despicable he is doing with the other hand.

[Liberalagogo]

58. But...

they're so tiny!

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Paranoid delusionals belong in hospital

so they can receive appropriate medication

[babylonsister]

17. I think, not so deep down, dt hates PRESIDENT Obama with

a white hot passion. A vastly popular, successful "black" man. dt doesn't have a prayer of filling Obama's shoes, and it pisses him off. It's a situation no amount of bloviating can change.

[left-of-center2012]

18. Do Trump lies equate to 'Fake News' from 'the donald'? n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

19. So Don the Con is experienced at this orchestrating thing?

Like the Tea Party rallies, and sewing discontent?

[gordianot]

20. This is spontaneous combustion, if Obama did it would be a slow burn.

Nice try Donald but all those greasy toxic rags you left laying around went up in a spontaneous flash.

[jumptheshadow]

21. It was a matter of time

You had to know that the image of a happy, dynamic and popular Obama back in the United States would trigger 45. He always has to blame somebody, and the sad thing is, his core voters might just believe it.

[SunSeeker]

22. But just three weeks ago Shitler said he could "feel" Obama liked him.

"It's a very strange phenomenon," he said on Fox News's "The O'Reilly Factor" Monday. "We get along. I don't know if he'll admit this, but he likes me."

"I like him because I can feel it," Trump added of his predecessor, who leveled hash criticism against the businessman during the campaign. "That's what I do in life - it's called like, I understand."

https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/homenews/administration/318193-trump-on-obama-he-likes-me%3famp

[Nitram]

33. Obama has the best manners of any president in my memory.

Of course Trump thought Obama liked him. He's not used to being treated like a respected human being, because he really doesn't deserve to be.

[tanyev]

23. No, no, no. My checks were definitely signed by George Soros.

[KeepItReal]

27. Ha!

[GoCubsGo]

35. Is he still hiring?

I have been looking at how to get one of those paid protester jobs of his, and I can't find anything anywhere that tells me how to get one.

[FailureToCommunicate]

43. Oh, it's like day work...just show up at a protest and that nice Mr. Soros pays you there.

(Hey, you gotta expect something for standing around holding awkward signs with MILLIONS of like minded citizens!)

[Lochloosa]

24. THANKS OBAMA!!!

No really, if you did....Thanks

[Sunlei]

25. perfect example how (R)fox manipulates t(R)ump with a question. "was asked by the Fox interviewer

"was asked by the Fox interviewer whether he believes Obama is involved in organizing protests"

fox asks that question during trumps (almost daily he calls in for an interview) daily interview on Monday, 2/27. By Tuesday 2/28 its a headline in several medias like trump said it first. He did not, republican TV fox said it first, in the form of an interview question.

fox has done this many times to trump, hes done about 100? live call ins to fox TV am show.




mark 1588 How EASILY fox TV manipulates Trump with leading questions during his daily interviews DU http://demu.gr/10141715544 via @demunderground

[KeepItReal]

26. Classic President Obama... I just thought he was kite surfing with Richard Branson.

In reality, he was sending subliminal messages to us to get out there and protest and leak against Trump.

[HopeAgain]

28. Looked like Fox pushed him to blame Obama

They don't want to stray too far from the Obama boogy-man narrative...

[Sunlei]

31. Republican TV-fox ALWAYS present trump with leading questions, he is VERY easy to manipulate.

[wishstar]

29. Kellyanne Conway actually called Fed employees "sleeper cells" (those who supported Hillary/Obama)

In a recent radio interview she blamed "sleeper cells" -Dems still in govt who are sabotaging WH agenda.

No wonder the Repub base is so deranged from misinformation and propaganda about a shadow govt of infiltrated liberals

[Docreed2003]

41. Democrats equal Terrorists to these people...

[lisvard2]

30. Two can play that game!!

Obama could accuse tRump of orchestrating the Jewish bomb threats and desecration of Jewish cemeteries.

[Nitram]

32. The "Magic Negro" can do anything! Be afraid, Trump! Be very afraid!

"I'm a million miles away. And at the same time, I'm right here in your picture frame. 'Cause I'm a voodoo chile. Lord knows, I'm a voodoo chile!"

[GoCubsGo]

34. This guy is more than a few french fries short of a Happy Meal.

Seriously. For the sake of this country, somebody needs to get a court order to force this guy into psychiatric treatment.

[Mars and Minerva]

36. One of the two groups that I have been volunteering with started out as a local Obama for America.

Because of this (when using OFA mailing lists etc) we only work on issues like Health Care and Immigration. My other group is a political group and has no connection with President Obama and we are mostly political. We are dedicated to developing and training Democrats for local office, electing a Democrat as our Governor in November, getting out the vote for EVERY election and discrediting the Trump administration.

Many people volunteer for both groups but we keep them separate because that's the way Obama has set up the OFA.

I do believe that we will eventually merge but that will be for either the 2018 or 2020 election or if Trump faces impeachment before that.

[muntrv]

38. ...

[CanonRay]

39. In the end, it's still all Obama's fault

that's their only line.

[sinkingfeeling]

40. 45 is the most disgusting POS in the country. Is 45 using

'his people' as a dog whistle to stir up more racial hate?

[yuiyoshida]

42. You know its a wonder anything gets done because he is constantly holding up

that huge invisible mirror, that only he can see and checking himself out... ITS BEEN ABOUT HIM this entire time.. nothing but HIM.

[Botany]

45. Obama was able to do all that and was able to kite surfing too?

Behold the power of "the mighty O-man."

[dalton99a]

47. Baby Man is crazy jealous.

[turbinetree]

48. Hey sexual predator maybe you can explain this before a "Grand Jury"

[Shell_Seas]

49. He got this from Fox News

Ya, Fox is actually telling it's viewers that Obama set up a shadow government before he left in an effort to try and bring down Trumpolini.

&feature=youtu.be

[NurseJackie]

50. Strawberries!

[yallerdawg]

51. Fake, fake, fake, fake!

The cynicism, gullibility, contempt and disrespect they have for their supporters is astonishing!

To feed absolute bullshit to the FAKE NEWS organization that supports this insanity is as craven and soulless an act as we will ever see by the so-called leader of the free world.

But as we were taught as children (most of us), lies catch up with you. There's a good chance this charlatan will be gone shortly.

[IntraPolitico]

52. Symptomatic of a mentally ill person

All his actions, all his comments, all his criticisms point to mental instability. His schizophrenia cake is iced with delusions of grandeur. And now the cherry on top is paranoia? What a douche.

[Sunlei]

53. fox feeds a question to trump on daily interview-next day trump pretends its his idea

fox feeds a question to trump on daily interview-next day trump pretends its his idea sunlei 2/2017

mark 3425

[Justice]

54. He is scrambling for someone to target - needs an opponent to bully

[MaeScott]

55. Welp, time to get back in the street for another peaceful protest against this cretin.

[JustAnotherGen]

56. Good god!

Other than the March - the town halls are against the HOUSE.

Oh - and Obama ain't behind the leaks you dumb ass. Look within your ranks.

[Blue_Tires]

57. He also said Obama wasn't born here, so motherfuck what he says...

[Rex]

59. And? Does Trump not realize how Democracy works?

President Obama is now a normal citizen again and it is his RIGHT to protest!

[LiberalLovinLug]

60. So Obama just came off a long well deserved vacation

And while on it he was also able to organize busses and pay cheques to thousands of town hall "agitators" ?

that man truly can do it all.

[Tarheel_Dem]

61. Thanks Super-O!

[jmowreader]

62. The Enquirer (aka "The Trump Weekly") claims Obama is trying to impeach Trump

What Trump doesn't realize: if Obama wanted to he could get Trump impeached easily. All he'd have to do is call Mitch McConnell and tell him, "this is President Obama and I've been thinking: Donald Trump is a truly great American. I want you to make a promise you'll never impeach him."

Given the track record the GOP Congress has of being against everything Obama is for, they'd have absolutely no choice but to run Trump out of town on a rail.