Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, said Friday on MSNBC that it’s really Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats’ own fault that he didn’t know about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to the White House until the news broke publicly.
“If you’re going to give a speech at Aspen, call the national security adviser. Check in with the White House,” Schlapp told NBC’s Peter Alexander. “He wasn’t prepped for the interview. It is his fault…The Cabinet has an obligation to stay hooked up with the President.”
On Thursday, while giving a live televised interview at the Aspen Security Forum, Coats first heard the news that President Donald Trump had invited Putin to visit in the fall. “Okay,” he said, chuckling as the crowd laughed. “That’s going to be special.”
Trump’s aides are reportedly worried that he’ll be miffed by Coats’ reaction and take it as a personal slight.
Watch Schlapp’s comments below:
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) July 20, 2018
I thought we had invented this thing called email where everyone could be in the loop. My bad.
What about actually discussing the potential visit with your DNI before giving it a green light. Schlapp is just ridiculous.
dude needs to be bitch-schlapped.
I’m sure Rudy can do this better …
I’m just going to keep posting this quote, because it’s amazing to see even an unnamed government official be this frank:
The current U.S. diplomat said the openness to turning over McFaul capped off a shocking week for U.S. geopolitics.
“The president has first and foremost his interests at the top of his mind, as opposed to the government’s. That’s very clear over the past week and a half, between shitting on our NATO allies and kissing Putin’s ass,” the diplomat said. “He cares more about himself than the nation and any of us who serve it.”
The diplomat continued: “Either he’s compromised by Putin or he’s a pussy, in which case he should grab himself.”