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Washington (CNN)Donald Trump on Sunday night slammed outgoing CIA Director John Brennan for imploring the President-elect to put his confidence in the intelligence community and develop an "appreciation" for the effect his words could have on national security.

The CIA chief defended his agency and said in a Sunday interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace that the CIA was not trying to harm the incoming President or his team.
"There is no interest in undermining the President-elect and the team coming in. It's our responsibility to make sure they understand exactly the dangers that are out there," Brennan said.

Trump has slammed the intelligence community repeatedly over the past few weeks in response to what he said was unfair coverage caused by leaked information from intelligence officials. On Sunday evening he even pointed fingers directly at the CIA director over Twitter.

".@FoxNews 'Outgoing CIA Chief, John Brennan, blasts Pres-Elect Trump on Russia threat. Does not fully understand.' Oh really, couldn't do...much worse - just look at Syria (red line), Crimea, Ukraine and the build-up of Russian nukes. Not good! Was this the leaker of Fake News?" he wrote.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/15/politics/john-brennan-cia-donald-trump/index.html

 

[liquidtmd]

Does not fully understand

I don't think anyone understands at this point

 

[darkwing]

January 20 would be interesting

 

[RDreamer]

This really pisses me off. If it was a leak, it's not fake news. It literally can't be both.

 

[Y2Kev]

I hate how the right has coopted the term "fake news."

 

[……forgetit]

I was hoping for the best, but if the current director of the CIA is worried, I am too.

 

[Kinyou]

Oh really, couldn't do...much worse - just look at Syria (red line), Crimea, Ukraine and the build-up of Russian nukes. Not good!

So, suddenly he thinks Russia is bad?

 

[Breads]

With absolutely no evidence I am confident that the right has already taken this as canon.

 

[thelatestmodel]

I hate how the right has coopted the term "fake news."

If it's not what they want people to hear, it's "fake news". Very worrying

 

[Lkr]

I hate how the right has coopted the term "fake news."

Well they've been feeding it to their followers for years. Everything on Fox News is proper news and the rest are biased liberal outlets

 

[Paz]

This really pisses me off. If it was a leak, it's not fake news. It literally can't be both.

You think Trump voters know what the words Fake News means? Seriously? He talks to them like this because he can and because it works.

 

[kevin1025]

This really pisses me off. If it was a leak, it's not fake news. It literally can't be both.

That's been the thing I'm shocked no one has called out him or his team on. Why is he so childishly upset at something he calls both a leak and fake?

 

[Mr.Mike]

Sure, just set your base against everyone who disagrees with you, or even so much as asks you to think before you tweet.

 

[JaggedSac]

I hate how the right has coopted the term "fake news."

Yep. Every single thing will be fake news soon, as long as it doesn't fit one's personal biases.

 

[kevin1025]

Sure, just set your base against everyone who disagrees with you, or even so much as asks you to think before you tweet.

While also supposedly writing an inauguration speech about "unity".

 

[Lord Frieza]

At this point, I really just hope America as a Republic can survive Trump. If Dems just could have won a small majority on the Senate, I would feel less dread, but as it stands, I just don't know if the country will survive.

 

[RPGCrazied]

What a man! What a role model! /s

Please let them find dirt on him with the Russians. I really want to see this man fall like Nixon.

 

[Horns]

Trump is unwilling to allow negative things said about him go unchecked. It's going to reach a point where Trump will get someone hurt or killed.

 

[CrunchyB]

So, suddenly he thinks Russia is bad?

No, Russian nukes are bad, it's why Trump wants to make a deal with Russia to decomission some of those nukes.

In return, the US will drop all sanctions and everything will be well again in the world.

 

[Super_Cobra]

How long you guys think he will be president before he's impeached?

 

[RPGCrazied]

How long you guys think he will be president before he's impeached?

Next Monday? Hell, I hope someone has the papers all ready to go.

 

[Blader]

How long you guys think he will be president before he's impeached?

House Republicans are spineless cowards, so he will never be impeached no matter what happens.

 

[ClosingADoor]

Scientist have been discredited. Climate change is a hoax.

Media has been discredited. They all have a liberal agenda.

Now the intelligence agencies are going to be discredited.

Who's next?

 

[RDreamer]

Scientist have been discredited. Climate change is a hoax.

Media has been discredited. They all have a liberal agenda.

Now the intelligence agencies are going to be discredited.

Who's next?

Add the European Union and NATO to that, too.

 

[klonere]

Uhhhhh Ukraine and Crimea as separate entities UHHHHHHHHH

 

[7Th]

Is Trump confirming that the leaked dossier is authentic? Wasn't it made up by the lying media? He can't even keep his story straight.

 

[liquidtmd]

How long you guys think he will be president before he's impeached?

I think he will stand down by June because he knows impeachment is inevitable. He will hand off to Pence, come up with the bullshit medical reason, then spend the rest of 2017 saying how he would have been the Greatest President of all time.

I'm dead serious.

 

[sphagnum]

Scientist have been discredited. Climate change is a hoax.

Media has been discredited. They all have a liberal agenda.

Now the intelligence agencies are going to be discredited.

Who's next?

Vote counters.

 

[kevin1025]

House Republicans are spineless cowards, so he will never be impeached no matter what happens.

This is important to remember.

 

[Ozigizo]

The nukes thing is the new "look over there!" tactic.

And it really only works on his base.

 

[DragonSworne]

If I was running the CIA I would put the hit out. The man is too dangerous.

 

[JordanN]

How long you guys think he will be president before he's impeached?

I use to think soon, but when Republicans control everything how do you get rid of him?

We already heard about the Russia stuff last year yet Trump has still made it this far. It would literally take Obama doing something drastic but that would cause civil war (even though he would be saving American democracy by stopping a Kremlin puppet from taking office).

 

[acheron_xl]

I hate how the right has coopted the term "fake news."

They've made the term meaningless. Now the act of pointing a finger at Putin's Macedonian misinformation farms and decrying it as fake news has no sting.

 

[Jackpot]

So, suddenly he thinks Russia is bad?

In the Bild interview he said them being in Syria was a really, really bad thing.

Then he said he trusts Merkel and Putin equally.

 

[RPGCrazied]

If I was running the CIA I would put the hit out. The man is too dangerous.

They have a week to go to find something so bad Trump can't take off.

Lets pray.

 

[entremet]

You better believe the GOP is thinking about impeachment. The issue is sensitive since their base would revolt.

 

[Lord Frieza]

I think he will stand down by June because he knows impeachment is inevitable. He will hand off to Pence, come up with the bullshit medical reason, then spend the rest of 2017 saying how he would have been the Greatest President of all time.

I'm dead serious.

I could possibly see this if Dems had a majority in either part of Congress, but with a full GOP Congress? I just don't know, I can't see it as more than a fantasy. If there comes a point where Dems actually take control of Congress, even in a small capacity, though, I guarantee that something like this will take place. But I have no idea if we'll ever see something like that in our lifetime again.

 

[norinrad]

How do you manage to have a fight with all Intelligent agencies?

Well you can replace them with your Yes men once they start to fight back.

 

[DragonSworne]

I hate how the right has coopted the term "fake news."

I was actually think about this same exact thing last night. They have taken the term and made a mockery of it.

At least we still have propaganda to use. #fakenews

 

[Kurdel]

This really pisses me off. If it was a leak, it's not fake news. It literally can't be both.

This also makes my head spin.

Also, the media and so many people had the document and it wasn't even classified. Using the documents unverified nature against the CIA with the goal of discrediting them is such a weird tactic.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Don't forget, congress would rather have Pence at the end of the day. So impeachment is still an option even to a congress held by them.

 

[kingocfs]

They've made the term meaningless. Now the act of pointing a finger at Putin's Macedonian misinformation farms and decrying it as fake news has no sting.

Instead of "fake news" we can just say "this shit is completely made up why are you believing this get off of Facebook, Dad"

 

[International Iron Man]

I hate how the right has coopted the term "fake news."

The most annoying part is that the top right wing news sources are basically nothing but fake news.

But its the right wing MO: Do really shitty things then project it onto your opponents in a skillful and shrewd manner.

 

[DragonSworne]

Don't forget, congress would rather have Pence at the end of the day. So impeachment is still an option even to a congress held by them.

I would rather have Pence too at this point.

 

[kevin1025]

So, suddenly he thinks Russia is bad?

It's his attempt to break free of his bonds and make a run for the door. But Putin will catch him and put him back where he's being held.

 

[RPGCrazied]

I would rather have Pence too at this point.

Yep. Same. He is a raging homophobe, but at least he doesn't attack everything that criticizes him like man baby Trump.

 

[PanicFreak]

I hate how the right has coopted the term "fake news."

Given the GOP strategists' history of changing the conversation by referring to contentious items with different names, was there ever any doubt that this would happen?

 

[JordanN]

I would rather have Pence too at this point.

If the Russians helped the entire Trump campaign get in power, who is to say Pence will be different? Especially if Trump's cabinet picks remain the same.

 

[hughesta]

I would rather have Pence too at this point.

yep. Pence is a piece of shit, but at least he could pretend to know what he's doing.

 

[kevin1025]

Yep. Same. He is a raging homophobe, but at least he doesn't attack everything that criticizes him like man baby Trump.

His main crime is being "humbled" by everything. Any speech or talk he does, the guy's humbled.