Messing with the US intelligence services is one of the biggest mistakes a POTUS could make. Trump made it. As for these services, mutual loyality between him and them is especially important. Trump broke it. He already ate humble pie, but it's too late. Trump got a problem now.
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) February 3, 2019
Tag: intelligence
China Expects That All Chinese Will Do Their Duty
Quite probably true. China expects that all Chinese will do their duty. And these duties are not only defined in the Chinese Social Credit System. Those students are not evil, but they have families back in China. If they don't comply, their families are in trouble.
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) February 3, 2019
See also: Social credit system
Trump Has Intelligence Issues
A naive President messing with his intelligence services.
The Intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong! When I became President Iran was making trouble all over the Middle East, and beyond. Since ending the terrible Iran Nuclear Deal, they are MUCH different, but….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2019
….a source of potential danger and conflict. They are testing Rockets (last week) and more, and are coming very close to the edge. There economy is now crashing, which is the only thing holding them back. Be careful of Iran. Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2019
Yes, Trump obviously is not an “intelligence” person. If he would have the slightest clue what intelligence services do he would not have messed with them. As for these services, mutual loyality between the POTUS and them is especially important. Trump broke it.
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 30, 2019
Mr. President Donald J. Trump, before sending intelligence back to school, how about getting some schooling from Putin for yourself? You might not have noticed it when you talked to each other, but Putin is an experienced intelligence expert.https://t.co/wvW4GSskof
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 30, 2019
Brennan rips Trump for criticizing intel chiefs: It shows "your intellectual bankruptcy" https://t.co/3ZJK7oDe2V pic.twitter.com/rN4MX5VVJk
— The Hill (@thehill) January 30, 2019
Top Intel Dem blasts Trump: Officials "risk their lives for the intelligence he just tosses aside on Twitter" https://t.co/G3pnHF6pfx pic.twitter.com/s7hAYuJz6h
— The Hill (@thehill) January 30, 2019
Dem lawmaker: Trump is "becoming a national security threat" https://t.co/yNiJXqNi4x pic.twitter.com/S6M0Q1tqPp
— The Hill (@thehill) January 30, 2019
Madeleine Albright: "It blows my mind" how Trump publicly treats intelligence leaders https://t.co/zkF0xccPc6 pic.twitter.com/NNXqH8cUAy
— The Hill (@thehill) February 1, 2019
After disparaging the intelligence community, Trump now claims “I value our intelligence community”. Trump thinks that he can undo his tweets to 58 million followers. Too late. The intel community read them already. Never tweet what you can’t untweet.
….I would suggest you read the COMPLETE testimony from Tuesday. A false narrative is so bad for our Country. I value our intelligence community. Happily, we had a very good meeting, and we are all on the same page!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 31, 2019
We also watched his tweets. Insulting the intel community probably is one of the biggest mistake a POTUS can make.
Never tweet what you can't untweet (https://t.co/aL04UlFi3w).https://t.co/SH44PHke8zhttps://t.co/lxApZyEpW3
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) February 1, 2019
Is Trump an Russian Intelligence Asset?
The headline is stunning, and does not at all overstate the story https://t.co/Tl24jU94gw
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 12, 2019
And Republicans in Congress know all this — but they're covering for him anyway. Remember this whenever they claim to be more patriotic than liberals — or patriots at all https://t.co/jMWrW3Tps7
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 13, 2019