Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Sunday took President Donald Trump to task for pulling out of the Iran nuclear agreement, a move which Schiff said resulted in the rising tensions with Tehran.
When Trump decided not to authorize a retaliatory strike against Iran after it shot down an unmanned U.S. drone, Democrats drew a breath of relief.
Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, also applauded the move but wasn’t about to give Trump too much credit for it.
“We increased sanctions, we did everything we could to deprive Iran of any economic benefit of staying in the deal,” Schiff told “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper. “And now the vice president and others express surprise that Iran may leave the deal and go back to enriching. It would be surprising if they didn’t.”
“So yes, the President made the right last minute decision, but frankly the lead-up to that over the last two years has been disastrous,” Schiff said.
Watch Schiff below:
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“We increased sanctions, we did everything we could to deprive Iran of any economic benefit of staying in the deal,” Schiff told “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper.
Wait. “We” didn’t pull out of the nuclear agreement and increase sanctions. That was Trump and Republican enablers.
I know what Schiff means. But, never say “we” and give any hint of sharing responsibility for terrible decisions and policies when it was “he and they.”
Listen, Shifty Li’l Shitt. Donald Trump has his best man on the case: Jarod! One of YOUR people: Very, very smart … so smart that his father was able to buy his way into HARVARD (BEST PEOPLE)!
Jarod’s been going to the gym a lot recently with Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud (spotting him in the weight room! wiping him with nice towels!). It’s been going really well! MBS is all bulked up – plus he has all kinds of new F35s and bone saws. SO he’s EATING OUT OF JAROD"S HANDS!
We’ve got a great deal: We’re helping the Saudis kill children in Yemen and destabilize our Qatari allies. In exchange we’re also helping them start a war with Iran. Art of the deal! Finally, we’re respected by our allies! Pretty soon those Persians will be OUT of the Persian Gulf, which will all be declared Saudi territorial waters! PROBLEM SOVED!
Unfortunately, Trump is technically the head of the family, hopefully just until the 2020 elections throw him out. Until then, we all have to labor under his dark cloud of stupidity. It is a little like being the responsible kid for a single parent who is constantly drunk.
"I am the greatest negotiator this country has ever had.” – Donald J. Trump (April 26, 2019)
A closer look at polling data shows a trend of more support for the Conman ©.
538 weights polls to control for any bias and has C’s approval at 42.6%.
Real Clear Politics (RCP) does not weight polls but uses a simple average and has C’s approval at 44.6%, 2% more.
But both show a trend of increased support for C.
538 has C at 41.1% on May 28, and this reveals a recent gain of 1.5%.
RCP has C at 42.4% on May 28, and this shows a recent gain of 2.2%.
These are gains of 1.5% and 2.2% in support for C over a little less than the last 4 weeks.
That is very scary.