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jmg257

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6. They warmed him because they thought he was incompetent, not because of Russia.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon May 8, 2017, 12:20 PM

May 2017

The Obama administration fired Flynn in 2014 from his position as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, largely because of mismanagement and temperament issues.

Obama's warning pre-dated the concerns inside the government about Flynn's contacts with the Russian ambassador, one of the officials said. Obama passed along a general caution that he believed Flynn was not suitable for such a high level post, the official added.

Not a lot to get excited about.

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President Obama warns trump about flynn on Nov. 10th & on Nov. 18th trump appointed him NSA. [View all] spanone May 2017 OP

Makes me wonder if Trump did it to spite Obama? vlyons May 2017 #1

his hatred may be his undoing. spanone May 2017 #2

yes, hatred makes people stupid vlyons May 2017 #5

Obama warned him because Flynn's name kept pooping up in the Russian investigation. herding cats May 2017 #3

Was that a typo or a pun? (n/t) PJMcK May 2017 #8

Typo turned fun pun. herding cats May 2017 #11

I wondered the same. kentuck May 2017 #4

They warmed him because they thought he was incompetent, not because of Russia. jmg257 May 2017 #6

cnn just reported that it was in part because of him being swept up in the russian probe spanone May 2017 #9

Yup. Listening to that report right now. n/t countryjake May 2017 #10

And his defense? He thought it was a joke. nolabear May 2017 #7

but, come on, trumpncretins thought the black man was joking. niyad May 2017 #12

Good Move. SDJay May 2017 #13

"True, Obama made it clear he wasn't a fan of Flynn" countryjake May 2017 #14