President Donald Trump has told those around him that he wants to strip the security clearance from more critics and people involved in the Russia investigation, according to a Friday Washington Post report.
Trump revoked the clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan on Thursday, earning massive backlash from other national security leaders.
Aides said that Trump thinks he looks strong and decisive for punishing Brennan so aggressively. Senior advisers, including press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, reportedly advised Trump to announce the security revocation this week to change the narrative from former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman’s tapes.
In what world does strong and decisive = petty and vindictive?
So much winning. I’m tired of winning.
And seriously, imagine being in that group of aides who are agreeing that yes, this does make him look strong and decisive.
Give thanks that you don’t have to earn a living in such a servile position.
He has received an unusually strong backlash from ex Nat Sec folks and suddenly we learned that his military parade would cost over $ 90 million or so and a few hours later the parade idea got hosed. It seems to me that the two events (removing Brennan’s security clearance) and canceling the parade are not disconnected.
Beat me to it.