CNN article: Trump refused to inform Congressional Democrats such as Pelosi or Schumer about the al-Baghdadi raid before it happened, due to fear that the D’s would leak it to the media beforehand and get the raid aborted.
Now, is this really a realistic fear? If the idea is that loose lips sink ships, (carelessness), that’s one thing, but Trump seemed concerned the D’s would intentionally get the raid scuttled. Maybe he is trying to jab the D’s out of spite, but would Congressional Ds have really wilfully leaked it?
The Gang of Eight successfully covered up Russian efforts to elect Trump when they were informed of them in the summer of 2016, so I’d say they know how to keep a secret.
The article notes that Mitch McConnell ® would not comment on whether he was briefed beforehand or not. We can take that however we like to interpret.
It’s worth noting that Boehner, House Republican leader, was briefed on the bin Laden raid before it happened, in 2011.
Did Trump state that Mitch was prone to leaking? No, he didn’t.
Didyou yourself ask if Mitch might leak the intel? No, you didn’t.
Did you just ask if it was reasonable to wonder if the Democrats would? Fuck yeah you did. checks forum
Nevernind.
Not true! And very mean. I’m a liberal. I can’t stand this country at times but I don’t support any terrorists from overseas or our terrorists here in America.
Trump didn’t tell them solely **so that he could say that he didn’t, ** afterwards. It’s that simple.
Everything–EVERYTHING–Trump does is theatrics, because his ONLY concern is his image, which is his tool for scamming. He was a fake business person, putting on an act, and he’s a fake president, putting on an act. Once you recognize this, you don’t have to waste much time debating or discussing him. Period.
I also want to question the need to brief anyone in Congress on an upcoming military raid anyway. The Congressional D’s and R’s hold no veto power over such a raid. There is nothing they could say or do that would ***help ***the military operation. The only thing they could possibly do is harm it by leaking it, intentionally or unintentionally. Sure, they could provide advice or input, but that’s what the military and intelligence community is there for.
They aren’t briefed to give advice. They’re briefed because you don’t want the small group of congressional leaders who exercise the greatest power over defense issues aren’t treated like untrustworthy gadflies, as they will surely not forget it. Which is exactly how Trump has treated them. Someone like Lindsey Graham has no business being briefed, that’s for sure.
In other news, Trump may have staged a photo of him “overseeing” the raid.