Top U.S. officials tell the world to ignore Trump’s tweets (Compost)

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Top U.S. officials tell the world to ignore Trump’s tweets

The Washington Post
Michael Birnbaum, Griff Witte
3 hrs ago

U.S. lawmakers — both Democrats and Republicans — and top national security officials in the Trump administration offered the same advice publicly and privately, often clashing with Trump’s Twitter stream: the United States remains staunchly committed to its European allies, is furious with the Kremlin about election interference and isn’t contemplating a preemptive strike on North Korea to halt its nuclear program.
 
But Trump himself engaged in a running counterpoint to the message, taking aim on social media at his own national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, because he “forgot” on Saturday to tell the Munich Security Conference that the results of the 2016 weren’t affected by Russian interference, a conclusion that is not supported by U.S. intelligence agencies. They say they will likely never be able to determine whether the Russian involvement swung the election toward Trump.

The determination to ignore Trump’s foreign-policy tweets has been bipartisan.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/top-us-officials-tell-the-world-to-ignore-trump%E2%80%99s-tweets/ar-BBJh3ji?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=ientp

[Formerly Once-Ler]

I used to think President Trump was insane.  Now because of Scott Adams I understand his insane tweets are really just effective messaging to his irrational supporters.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

But Trump himself engaged in a running counterpoint to the message, taking aim on social media at his own national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, because he “forgot” on Saturday to tell the Munich Security Conference that the results of the 2016 weren’t affected by Russian interference, a conclusion that is not supported by U.S. intelligence agencies.

IMO they weren't "affected" at least the outcome would have been the same with or without Russian interference.

[WarmPotato]

Eh, everyone needs to feel special and important for a moment :P

[Night Hides Not]

I used to think President Trump was insane.  Now because of Scott Adams I understand his insane tweets are really just effective messaging to his irrational supporters.

Perfect example of "damning with faint praise."

[Formerly Once-Ler]

Perfect example of "damning with faint praise."

@Night Hides Not
I can't decypher that.  It's too cryptic for me.
If I wrote anything even faintly praising President Trump's tweets, it was sarcastic. 

President Trump's unending stream of consciousness tweets show an ignorance of facts, human nature, and the English language.  Trump's tweets are embarrassing to the people charged with enforcing Trump's directives and they are divisive to the country.

If you think I am damning Trump supporters as irrational, I was only paraphrasing Scott Adams who says all of us are irrational about the things we care about. 

Thank you for your reply.

[Applewood]

The tweets are only designed to keep the fans entertained.  They aren't for the rest of us. 

[Night Hides Not]

@Night Hides Not
I can't decypher that.  It's too cryptic for me.
If I wrote anything even faintly praising President Trump's tweets, it was sarcastic. 

President Trump's unending stream of consciousness tweets show an ignorance of facts, human nature, and the English language.  Trump's tweets are embarrassing to the people charged with enforcing Trump's directives and they are divisive to the country.

If you think I am damning Trump supporters as irrational, I was only paraphrasing Scott Adams who says all of us are irrational about the things we care about. 

Thank you for your reply.

@Once-Ler I merely thought your comment was "pithy", kidding around, nothing more...though I'm sure it attracted the ire of Orange Brigadiers.

[Night Hides Not]

The tweets are only designed to keep the fans entertained.  They aren't for the rest of us.

We simply cannot understand the underlying brilliance of these tweets.

I think most of those tweets are childish and immature, and I've always detested bullying as a substitute for leadership.