Barr contradicts Trump's claim he visited bunker for an "inspection" during protests

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: Axios

Attorney General Bill Barr confirmed on Fox News' "Special Report" on Monday that the Secret Service recommended that President Trump go down to the White House bunker last week during tense protests nearby.

Why it matters: Barr directly contradicted Trump's claim last week that he'd only gone down to the bunker to "inspect" the facility. The president spent an hour in the bunker, which is typically used for emergencies such as terrorist attacks.

What they're saying:

Trump last week: "I've gone down two or three times, all for inspection. And, you go there, some day you may need it. I went down. I looked at it. It was during the day, and it was not a problem ... There was never a problem ... nobody ever came close to giving us a problem."

Barr on Monday: "We were reacting to three days of extremely violent demonstrations right across from the White House. A lot of injuries to police officers, arson. Things were so bad that the Secret Service recommended the president go down to the bunker. We can't have that in our country."

The big picture: Barr has come under scrutiny for directing federal law enforcement to clear Lafayette Park ahead of the president's photo op at St. John's Episcopal Church last Monday.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/barr-trump-bunker-white-house-protests-23f85814-1409-4fab-849d-b63854846106.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100

[onecaliberal]

1. He's lying to cover for gassing peaceful protestors.

[intheflow]

23. Or he's telling a little truth as

cover for his big lie about why he tear gassed protesters.

[Evolve Dammit]

2. Well, somebody's lyin'. Toss up between these two. Vegas has it as 2:1 Drumpf is the liar.

[dawg day]

7. They're both lying. Trump's lying about "inspecting"

Barr's lying about the danger he was in.

In the Trump administration, they frequently give different lies about the same thing.

[Grokenstein]

17. They have different immediate goals.

Barr wants everyone to think the "terrorists" are running wild so he can throw out the Constitution.
Trump wants everyone to think he's a big boy, who wasn't curled up on the bunker floor, shrieking in terror and pissing himself.
The conflicting stories serve their long-term goal: chaos.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Lock both of them in the bunker

and weld the doors shut.

They make me sick to my stomach.

[LymphocyteLover]

4. womp womp

what a bunch of evil snakes

[MyOwnPeace]

5. What a combination.......

Lying, chickenshits in charge of our country. Wow, isn't THAT making America great again.........

[tanyev]

6. It really doesn't surprise me that Secret Service would recommend it.

The weird thing is that Trump can’t acknowledge that’s what happened and has to make up the inspection story. Inspection, yeah, that’s the ticket.

[elleng]

9. Right

[elleng]

8. I have little doubt it was Secret Service who initiated this,

doing their job to protect POTUS, and silly of the public to characterize trump as running to hide.

Foolish of trump, of course, to lie about the rationale, but that's what he does, LIE.

I'd like to drop it.

[DesertRat]

10. I think that they did too. But why did he lie about?

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This re-enactment makes me laugh

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[Rebl2]

13. She is hilarious!

[OldManTarHeel]

11. The bizarre part of all this is that the secret service . .

was so concerned about their own limits in protecting the prez that they had to push Cadet Bone Spurs to the basement of the WH, were it not for those vicious dogs and ominous weapons versus those sign wielding protesting 'thugs' . . !
LMFAO . . If, protecting the POTUS from assassins holding protest signs is that feeble on White House grounds, then maybe, this country needs an upgrade to the WH defense force.

[Rebl2]

12. We knew he

was lying because his lips were moving.

[c-rational]

14. They are both lying SOS - the Dumpster because he does not want to look weak, and Barr

who did forgot to square his story with shitstain. They most likely intended to use this as cover for declaring martial law and suspending the Constitution but there were too many journalists embedded with thousands of peaceful protesters..

[George II]

15. Biden pointed out the other day that in 8 years neither he nor Obama were ever in the bunker...

And then you have this:

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Trump lies

But then we all knew that.

[Doreen]

18. Hey, maybe trump will fire him for contradicting him!!!

He fires everyone else for doing that.

[olddad65]

21. I don't think Putin would allow trump to fire barr

[Doreen]

22. Damn.

[Totally Tunsie]

19. The thought has crossed my mind on more than one occasion that

what we're hearing from Chump <"inspections"> is actually what he is being told by his handlers. In this specific scenario, Barr and his posse would be "suggesting" Chump and family do a "comfort inspection" while hustling them into the bunker.

Believing in the words of Rex Tillerson that Chump is "a f****** moron", Barr doesn't want to freak him out with the truth - that protesters were closing in. Barr couldn't take the risk that Chump wouldn't set someone, something, or someplace ablaze in desperation.

Chump gets his little field trip, Malaria gets to pose in the bunker mirrors, and Barron gets to play with the bunker controls. Fun for all. Meanwhile, above ground...

[TreadSoftly]

20. That is a good point -- feedback loop

I wonder who the "baby whisperer" is...do you think it's Barr?

[Progressive Jones]

24. Things haven't even come close to "extremely violent" yet, Bill Barr. nt

[riversedge]

25. Which liar to believe???