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This thread is fired. Terminated. Trump cont

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Orlantina · 12/05/2017 18:49

Continued

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2924472-We-cant-answer-this-thread-without-revealing-classified-information-Trumpery-trumped

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GingerIvy · 15/05/2017 21:43

Evan Rosenfeld‏Verified account @EvanRosenfeld 43m43 minutes ago
👀 Bitter diplomatic spat over Jews’ holiest place of prayer reported during preparation for @realDonaldTrump #Israel visit twitter.com/evan_rosenfeld/status/864208251084128257 …

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.@WhiteHouse: "These comments, if true, were not authorized by the WH. They do not reflect the US position, & certainly not the President’s"

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BREAKING: Symantec, Kaspersky looking into technical clues that suggest North Korea-linked Lazarus Group may be behind global cyber attack

cozietoesie · 15/05/2017 21:50

Oh Dear. And Bibi such a close friend and all.

cozietoesie · 15/05/2017 21:52

Oh Double Dear. Reports confirmed by Bibi's staffers?

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Orlantina · 15/05/2017 21:52

Possible North Korea link.
NK firing missiles.
Trump on trip to Middle East

This will be an interesting week.

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cozietoesie · 15/05/2017 21:56

Is Mattis still in the Middle East?

saffronwblue · 15/05/2017 22:01

This upcoming trip is going to be quite a ride.

illegitimateMortificadospawn · 15/05/2017 22:09

You have to wonder if Trumpy will come home at the end of his trip, or stop off somewhere without a US extradition treaty and a decent golf course.

illegitimateMortificadospawn · 15/05/2017 22:10

Damn. That reads all wrong. "... with a decent golf course and no extradition treaty with the US." You get my drift.

Gumpendorf · 15/05/2017 22:22

Well what do you know? trump revealed highly classified info to Russians. Forget indictments, that grassy knoll must be nearby.

"In his meeting with Lavrov, Trump seemed to be boasting about his inside knowledge of the looming threat. “I get great intel. I have people brief me on great intel every day,” Trump said, according to an official with knowledge of the exchange."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-revealed-highly-classified-information-to-russian-foreign-minister-and-ambassador/2017/05/15/530c172a-3960-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69story.html?utmm_term=.2a7002200635

MrsT2007 · 15/05/2017 22:23

Fuck. Ing. Hell.

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Orlantina · 15/05/2017 22:25

Caroline O.‏ @RVAwonk 3m3 minutes ago
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--> Trump “revealed more information to Russian ambassador [Sergey Kislyak] than we have shared with our own allies.”

JFC. This is bad.

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bumbleymummy · 15/05/2017 22:25

Just saw that and came straight here! Oh please please please let this be the final nail...

cozietoesie · 15/05/2017 22:31

Oh My.

CaveMum · 15/05/2017 22:32

Could it be the straw that broke the camel's back?

Roussette · 15/05/2017 22:34

I've just read that article. The stupid man is a loose cannon isn't he. I'm just surprised they tell him anything. Can't he just be a President in name only! impossible I know

cozietoesie · 15/05/2017 22:37

He'll have to tweet about this. Directly or indirectly.

CaveMum · 15/05/2017 22:37

Barron Trump to attend St Andrew's Episcopal School in Maryland for the new school year. It's a 30 min drive from Washington so it looks like he and Melania are moving to DC. If Daddy still has a job that is Wink

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39925391

AcrossthePond55 · 15/05/2017 22:38

www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-revealed-highly-classified-information-to-russian-foreign-minister-and-ambassador/2017/05/15/530c172a-3960-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?utm_term=.15c40aff013c

This is the WaPo, too. A very reliable source.

The article does state that the POTUS has broad leeway to declassify info, so it's 'unlikely that his disclosures broke the law'.

He's such a show-off that it doesn't surprise me that he'd want to talk about shit he shouldn't. It's a 'see how bigly I am, I know shit' dick kind of thing to do.

Gumpendorf · 15/05/2017 22:38

When I saw the Oval Office pic, I thought Trump looked more comfortable with the Russians than with most visitors to the WH. That pic speaks volumes. No wonder he wanted to boast about his new toys to his chums.

saffronwblue · 15/05/2017 22:40

Wow! Presumably from a 5 eyes partner.

AcrossthePond55 · 15/05/2017 22:42

Interesting that St Andrews is an all-boarding school, meaning that Barron will potentially only be at the WH on the weekends. I'll be real surprised if Melania doesn't spend a great deal of her time 'elsewhere' since Barron won't be there during the week.

Gumpendorf · 15/05/2017 22:43

And WAPO points out the irony of Trump's concern about Hilary being casual with highly sensitive, classified info on campaign trail.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/05/15/on-the-campaign-trail-trump-was-very-worried-about-revealing-americas-secrets/?tid=smtw&utmm_term=.8bb1e1aa04ab

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Orlantina · 15/05/2017 22:45

I wonder how Sean will play that?

Did Trump reveal information to Russia from one of the US's partners that they did not ask to be revealed?

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