Former presidents are historically given intelligence briefings after leaving office. But Trump said he was following precedent set by Biden four years ago, when Biden revoked Trump's access.
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If you can’t fit the full context in the post - that Trump had just encouraged his followers to riot on Jan 6 - then skip the misleading “Trump said Biden did it first” bs
Biden set the precedent because Trump was proven untrustworthy with America's secrets. That's not the case with Biden at all. If I were a foreign ally, I wouldn't trust Trump with my secrets.
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Criminal Trump has set up a meme coin business to sell the US government.
If foreign governments want favors for Trump, they will invest in Trump's shadow meme coin business.
He’s a mere figurehead for Project 2025. As long as he’s their useful idiot, they’ll let him appear at rallies, sign what they put in front of him, and play golf.
When you started an insurrection and stole top secret documents, store them in your bathroom and brag about it waving them around in meetings with our enemies, it isn't at all for the same purpose...
I have no problem with this in either instances. It may have been purely political in the first case and purely pettiness in the second, but there is no reason for former presidents to remain in the intelligence loop.
They have rare and useful knowledge & experience, & can give advice that no one else can. Biden cut Trump off because he was a security threat; Trump's doing it because he's petty & wouldn't listen anyways.
Unfortunately there is a fundamental weakness in the way security clearance are granted. Military members have to go through extensive background checks. The president has de facto security clearance.
Trump's were revoked for good reason - he couldn't be trusted with the info. It's always a good idea for President's to continue getting briefings. There are times when a current pres needs the counsel of a former...someone who's been in the room with a foreign leader. Someone who knows the job.
Not only did Trump deserve to have his access revoked after what he did leading up to and during Jan 6- he should have been dragged out of the WH that night by what’s left of his yellow hair and hauled off to prison.
Hmm, these two things are not the same. Biden removed Trump because he'd sell Melania for the right price and Trump removed Biden because he's a spoiled 5 year old who didn't get invited to a birthday party.
"following precedent"..what a joke. That will actually be the ridiculous excuse his followers will use as a talking point and expect everyone to accept it
Trump's security clearance was revoked because he frequently communicated with Putin directly, and he illegally possessed many US classified document. He got away with the document theft thanks to corrupt Judge Cannon.
MAGA stopped complaining about grocery prices and inflation. Proves WITHOUT A DOUBT that Trump’s victory was a result of racism, hate and bigotry. Guess that’s what made America great in the first place. Now we’re great again. 🙄
Yeah, this is more of Trump's petty vindictive bullshit, but TBH I don't really care whether Biden gets security briefings. What's he gonna do with them anyway?
This kind of toddler temper tantrum was exactly WHY Trumps clearance was taken away to begin with. If we come out of this whole on the other side, I look forward to our next sane president restoring order and returning the country from his gnarled grasping hands to the people.
@npr.org, stop playing the false equivalency game. You have sane-washed and given equal credence to the far right for 8 years now. The result of this is those same people in charge and you losing your funding. Be the voice of integrity that you're supposed to be!
Your headline should be after dt caused an insurrection and revenge attack on Jb. Stop sane washing him, he’s already kicked you out and plans to ban you. Time to do some real journalism and investigate his comments about counting machines. Look at what those kids did to the treasury in days.
And now the media will treat these things as if they are equal, despite Biden not having tried to overthrow the government.
I'm sure there will be a segment on Left, Right, and Center with Sarah "Right-Wing Attention Whore" Isgur calling Trump "Daddy" and asking him to punish her, too.
The difference being that President Biden did that to the Mango Shitgibbon because he’s a fucking pos traitor. Traitor 47 is doing this because he’s an asshole.
Because, yeah, revoking Trump's security clearance didn't have anything to do with stolen classified documents being withheld from the government at Mar-A-Lago, right? 🖕 Trump
You kinda forgot about the whole "started an insurrection" thing that led to Trump's clearance being revoked.
I'm just here to offer journalistic help.
It's his MO
1st term..destroy all Obama gains
It's always revenge with him..........always
and praise
worrisome .......manipulative ........mentally unstable so opens the doors to many other attacks IMO j/s a/w
This motherfucker stole boxes upon boxes of classified documents and actively avoided returning them, even getting his lawyers to perjure themselves about it. Fucks sake.
Do you mean after his failed attempt to over throw are government? Or after it was found out he stole top secret documents ? O most like Biden had a reason.
It's not precedent, its vengeance. He had his rightfully revoked and he wants to act like he didn't do anything wrong. He's just unrepentant about his own wrongdoing.
Trump was barred because there was real intelligence that he had divulged secrets, including the names and locations of government informants who were then assassinated
Is Donnie the Dolt still using classified intelligence briefings as coasters for his Diet Coke while meeting with leaders of countries (historically) hostile to the US?
Devil's advocate: old man who couldn't run for office because of cognitive impairment probably shouldn't have security clearance. Then again, neither should felons in office.
I guess Biden felt that he shouldn’t give intelligence clearance to the person who steals classified information and stores it in his shitter for ransom?
I missed the Biden insurrection, NPR.
You literally jumped right past it and made no mention at all.
You cited Trump's "reasons" but nothing about why Biden did it.
I'm sure your both sidesing will stop him from shutting you down, he's such a fair guy.
The reason ex-presidents were given intelligence briefings because these enable ex-presidents to advise sitting presidents. I get Biden can stare blankly and say “I don’t know “
That’s not precedent. Why on earth would you use his words when they are simply lies? He revoked access bc he literally tried to overthrow the government and attempted a coup. You gotta do MUCH better than that.
Biden didn't start an insurrection and steal state secrets to hoard in his bathroom (and, presumably but we damn well know, sell to the highest bidders).
Funny I missed the part where Biden staged an Insurrection and hobnobbed with Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea against the advice of every single intel person who told him those countries are bent on destroying the United States.
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(PS: I'll bet we could bribe Melania to help with the latter.)
If foreign governments want favors for Trump, they will invest in Trump's shadow meme coin business.
Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself..
He’s a mere figurehead for Project 2025. As long as he’s their useful idiot, they’ll let him appear at rallies, sign what they put in front of him, and play golf.
Care to give context as to WHY Biden put a stop to briefings to Drumpf?!
Can’t have anyone watching as he starts to send all our classified secrets to Putin.
That seems important, yet you don't even mention it. What the fuck has happened to you @npr.org?
I’m too old for this, and this chaos could shorten my remaining time.
Look up Dark Enlightenment and Curtis Yarvin.
Musk, JD Vance, and Theil (and a lot of tech bros and tech/crypto investors) are followers of this “belief system.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/curtis-yarvin-ideas-were-fringe-170407642.html
He petty a so very small
Isn’t there something else we can watch?
I'm sure there will be a segment on Left, Right, and Center with Sarah "Right-Wing Attention Whore" Isgur calling Trump "Daddy" and asking him to punish her, too.
IS.
I'm just here to offer journalistic help.
Anything LongConDon does is for his own greedy benefit, alone.
Also he retained and refused to return national security & military docs
Let’s not pretend what he’s doin w Biden is the same thing, it’s revenge and defiance
1st term..destroy all Obama gains
It's always revenge with him..........always
and praise
worrisome .......manipulative ........mentally unstable so opens the doors to many other attacks IMO j/s a/w
also, he's a pig.
2. Revenge
3. Repayment of oligarchs.
These are the priorities of this president.
REAL MATURE BIG BABY TRUMP!!!
What a pathetic excuse for a President, or any decent person.
You literally jumped right past it and made no mention at all.
You cited Trump's "reasons" but nothing about why Biden did it.
I'm sure your both sidesing will stop him from shutting you down, he's such a fair guy.
You deserve it with tripe like this.
Complete joke.
YOU COULD HAVE MADE A NOTE OF THAT HERE.
Crazy, really.
That Biden allowed this to happen is as much a accusation of Biden's plans as anything.