AN UNDER-APPRECIATED PROBLEM WITH THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY IS HOW HE AND HIS STAFF CONTINUOUSLY NORMALIZE DISASTER. BECAUSE WE WITNESS NEW SCANDALS, GAFFES, COVERUPS, HYPOCRISY, MISDIRECTION, INCOMPETENCE, ATROCITY, CRONYISM, IGNORANCE, RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, TREASON, EMBARRASSMENT, LIES, DYSFUNCTION, POWER GRABS, WAR ESCALATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSAULTS, MISOGYNY AND MORE ON A DAILY BASIS, THE MAGNITUDE OF EACH IS DIMINISHED IN OUR CONSCIOUSNESS BY THE SIMPLE VIRTUE THAT WE HAVE BECOME SATURATED. BECAUSE OF THIS, WE AT ZENRUPTION WILL BE PUBLISHING A DAILY CURATION OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED, FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING LEAKS WITHIN THE WHITE HOUSE, SO THAT WE CAN FULLY EXPERIENCE THE LEVEL OF DISASTER OUR EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS BECOME AND THE IMPLICATIONS IT HAS ON ALL OF US.
TODAY, MAY 16, 2017
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By Jerry Mooney
From The Horse's Mouth (Trump tweets, then leaker tweets, then published reports)
As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2017
...to terrorism and airline flight safety. Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2017
I have been asking Director Comey & others, from the beginning of my administration, to find the LEAKERS in the intelligence community.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2017
McMaster doesn't deny:
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) May 16, 2017
1. That Trump relayed classified info from an ally to Russians
2. That Trump named a city
He was warned. He was given an explanation. Nevertheless, he committed treason. https://t.co/hcDPi8OQh0
— Alex Wall (@AlexBWall) May 15, 2017
Not sure if there will be a briefing. Nobody wants to take the baseball bat in the face.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 16, 2017
POTUS practically at war w/ the comm staff. Demanding the story be "so what, he's allowed" and can't get it through his head that won't fly.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 16, 2017
We found the leaker. https://t.co/cC6n65Tw6r
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 16, 2017
President ignored Qs during brief photo op w/Turkey's Erdogan, will speak to pool shortly in Roosevelt Room
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
Wanted to be careful about this and reviewed tape: Gen. McMaster did NOT deny that the President passed on classified info to Moscow
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
As expected, McMaster's brief appearance raised more Qs than it answered; story certainly not going away. Good job of obfuscating
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
As expected, McMaster's brief appearance raised more Qs than it answered; story certainly not going away. Good job of obfuscating
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
McMaster said info discussed was no big deal because the Russians and even the news media could have figured it out on their own
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
Gen. McMaster, choosing his words very carefully, says leaks - not what the President did - is the problem
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
McMaster not yielding on Monday comment that premise of WashPost story was false; says "in no way" did President compromise sources/methods pic.twitter.com/z8FnTUtbxh
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
McMaster denies any presidential wrongdoing during meeting w/Russians, calls the conversation "appropriate"
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
McMaster stands by yesterday's comments, says WashPost article was "false," blames leakers for giving info to Post pic.twitter.com/Q6G7xMOC3V
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
Thinking Gen. McMaster would rather have his wisdom teeth pulled w/no anesthetic than do this briefing on President and Russia
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) May 16, 2017
NEW: Many inside US intel community disputing WH assertion that Trump's sharing of sensitive intelligence w Russia was "appropriate." pic.twitter.com/2oIv8MHBfB
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) May 16, 2017
So the president is a security risk. Now what? @davidfrum https://t.co/G8qhsg2Aaz
— Jonathan Rauch (@jon_rauch) May 16, 2017
Let's not forget the Russians are behind payments for Flynn's work for Turkey.#maddow @maddow #trumprussia #resisthttps://t.co/d2DCmYGLD6
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 16, 2017
Russian officials to Americans: Don't read U.S. newspapers https://t.co/n34KdP1z6a pic.twitter.com/x78HFAVRUb
— The Hill (@thehill) May 16, 2017
.@GrahamDavidA counts the many contradictions of the White House's spin on disclosures to Russia: https://t.co/5HWpbU4tWu pic.twitter.com/n6zf2V2Jw5
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 16, 2017
"Drama" is what you call a president who's a national security risk when you're angling for a tax cut & throwing millions off health ins. https://t.co/uTWwXQcR5x
— Martha Jackovics (@BeachPeanuts) May 16, 2017
McMaster: Trump's blabbing was "totally appropriate" https://t.co/sdaUGjNo1N pic.twitter.com/tCE23d9d4S
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) May 16, 2017
They need to add more bullets to his one page briefings. How to pronounce world leader's names seems like a good start. https://t.co/5yTbiFEjMx
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 16, 2017
Schiff: I hope "someone will counsel the president about just what it means to protect closely held information". https://t.co/N4eri4HMOn
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 16, 2017
Trump should resign over his leak to Russia. He won't. OTOH he had 17 impeachable offenses just last week pic.twitter.com/kPWxC3e1mF
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 16, 2017
@Rosie @TrueFactsStated Hear, hear. You have both been amazing. Claude's (careful) reporting of last night is in here. https://t.co/UgLQtbZQmo
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) May 16, 2017
Don McGahn is shaping one of the administration’s thorniest roles in navigating Trump through frequent legal fights https://t.co/jCPWOjWXiB pic.twitter.com/ttXCEKEm45
— POLITICO (@politico) May 16, 2017
"It’s the one thing you’re trained to never do.”https://t.co/LZlsNBfA78 pic.twitter.com/RC07kKf8c6
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) May 16, 2017
.@priscialva talks to @jamesigoewalsh about the risks of countries sharing intelligence:https://t.co/GT2G9ZJiXv pic.twitter.com/EhqgzPnlmc
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 16, 2017
"A former senior Defense Department official in the George W. Bush administration emailed, simply, 'WTF!!!!!!!'" https://t.co/CnSnyGMaZY
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) May 16, 2017
Donald Trump is the "Leaker-in-Chief" https://t.co/Tow26GNRft pic.twitter.com/dA7eDPAgxe
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) May 16, 2017
There is never a peaceful day in Trump world… pic.twitter.com/YF4YWzZfX0
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) May 16, 2017
.@MartinHeinrich says it is not a one off event... this is a pattern, not a pattern serving our national security well @MSNBC #AMR
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) May 16, 2017
In his own words, Russian leaker Donald Trump has retroactively declared himself "Not fit" to be President: https://t.co/xaXu5pl1Zj
— Bill Palmer (@BillPalmer) May 16, 2017
Ex-intelligence leaders: ‘Nightmare’ if Trump leaked to Russia https://t.co/vsEi0tMwjq pic.twitter.com/V0B6ybhPI4
— POLITICO (@politico) May 16, 2017
Um... guys... https://t.co/v52ro83Hq4
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 16, 2017
Video: Trump employed "hundreds & hundreds of construction workers" in Turkey#erdogan #trumpleaks #trumprussia pic.twitter.com/auC6GYF51x
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 16, 2017
Trump definitely has a communication problem, but not the way he thinks.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 16, 2017
Full nanny corps. https://t.co/tGTl8OE5tK
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 16, 2017
Why Flynn could easily beat his Senate subpoena https://t.co/BPBxhk8Cy5 pic.twitter.com/LmdFmf9QN8
— POLITICO (@politico) May 16, 2017
Trump defends "absolute right" to share information with Russian officials https://t.co/Y3P2CUMg0T pic.twitter.com/pEJoLrHKnY
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) May 16, 2017
8pm Tonight: Sally Yates to be interviewed by @andersoncooper on CNN
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 16, 2017
Brace for Trump tweets#SallyYatesIsAPatriot #trumprussia #trumpleaks
Many want to know Donald Trump's state of mind. So do the courts | Joshua Matz https://t.co/mwXr8vYPtm
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 16, 2017
Obama Cabinet member: Only Dem majority can hold Trump to account https://t.co/lIYgxBGseZ pic.twitter.com/680HduibE1
— The Hill (@thehill) May 16, 2017
NEW Doc: Trump Makes His Furniture in Turkey: Below is the press release on how excited he was to take jobs from USA.#Erdogan #TrumpRussia pic.twitter.com/k9ARtIO6Ws
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 16, 2017
The hacking group that leaked the NSA’s secrets claims it has data on foreign nuclear programs https://t.co/3qz5moAHJN
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 16, 2017
