Has Trump Lost It?
Has Trump Lost It?
It is hard to understand how President Donald Trump benefits from his latest Twitter rant.
03/05/2017 09:47 pm ET | Updated 2 days ago
“The best defense is a strong offense” is a centuries old military tactic that can lead to a strategic advantage. But it is hard to understand how President Donald Trump benefits from tweeting as a fact Saturday that President Barack Obama had Trump Tower wiretapped shortly before the November election. The tweet left surprised White House aides scrambling for details, put the Democrats on attack mode, and mobilized the head of the FBI to request the Justice Department publicly reject the Trump claim.
Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended her boss but did not provide any supporting evidence for his allegation on ABC’s This Week Sunday. “Look, I think he’s going off of information that he has seen that has led him to believe that this is a very real potential,” she said. “And if it is, this would be the greatest overreach and the greatest abuse of power that I think we have ever seen and a huge attack on democracy itself.” In a statement Sunday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said, “President Donald J. Trump is requesting that as part of their investigation into Russian activity, the congressional intelligence committees exercise their oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016.” He added that the president would not comment any further until such oversight is conducted.
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It is hard to understand how President Donald Trump benefits from his latest Twitter rant.
03/05/2017 09:47 pm ET | Updated 2 days ago
“The best defense is a strong offense” is a centuries old military tactic that can lead to a strategic advantage. But it is hard to understand how President Donald Trump benefits from tweeting as a fact Saturday that President Barack Obama had Trump Tower wiretapped shortly before the November election. The tweet left surprised White House aides scrambling for details, put the Democrats on attack mode, and mobilized the head of the FBI to request the Justice Department publicly reject the Trump claim.
Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended her boss but did not provide any supporting evidence for his allegation on ABC’s This Week Sunday. “Look, I think he’s going off of information that he has seen that has led him to believe that this is a very real potential,” she said. “And if it is, this would be the greatest overreach and the greatest abuse of power that I think we have ever seen and a huge attack on democracy itself.” In a statement Sunday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said, “President Donald J. Trump is requesting that as part of their investigation into Russian activity, the congressional intelligence committees exercise their oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016.” He added that the president would not comment any further until such oversight is conducted.
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