Discussion: NYT: Trump Didn’t Know How FISA Worked Before Making Obama Wiretap Claim

Trump Didn’t Know how/that/if/when/why/where. Apply that to anything a president does.

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Trump Didn’t Know How FISA Worked Before Making Obama Wiretap Claim

Who’d have thought otherwise?

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Trump didn’t know__________ before _________, can be applied to everything he’s said or done as president.

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I believe that. Next question: Anyone believe he knows how it works now?

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I bet he still doesn’t know…

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That’s what I’d go with.

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That’s how Trump got elected! Making up crap. It’s his specialty. (More and more I think we’re doomed.)

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According to the Times’ article, which chronicled Trump’s steep learning curve in the Oval Office, the President did not understand:

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NYT: Trump Didn’t Know How FISA Worked Before Making Obama Wiretap Claim, Surprising No One

That’s better

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The only thing more stupid than Hair Furor is the dim-witted electorate that voted for him.

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To become a naturalized American citizen, you’re required to pass a test about American history.

Perhaps there should be a similar exam for Presidential candidates? It would really be nice if Trump knew, for example, about the three branches…and which one he is in.

Can’t expect the Chinese President to educate him on everything, can we?

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Clearly the man does not believe that actual knowledge of a subject is an important precursor to forming an opinion.

But… I suppose you can say the same thing about his base.

The question now becomes… can either of them learn from past mistakes?

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A president has to be very careful with what he says.

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He will understand it as soon as they discuss it on Fox and Friends.

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Once a dork, always a dork!

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…the President did not understand the system that governs the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

To be fair, he does not get why a U.S. President cannot just order stuff like Putin does, and he really likes the way Putin makes his entrances through a long hallway into a crowded hall where every single person is clapping like crazy.

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Isn’t this true about virtually every element of Trump’s Presidency? This past weekend, Trump presumed that China could simply order North Korea to heel, until President Xi Jinping gave him a crash course on the relationship between China and North Korea. Trump’s response was very much like his quote about repealing Obamacare: “Who knew healthcare could be so complicated?”

The One China policy. The nuclear triad. The refugee arrangement with Australia. His lack of knowledge is never-ending, but it never slows his spewing of opinions. If Trump were as rich as he is ignorant, he could personally wipe out the national debt without even touching the principal of his estate.

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Why does FIFA control any part of US national security?

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Exactly. For the sake of brevity, let’s assume he knows nothing about anything. We’ll give the media a year or so to catch up. Especially regarding the elaborate man-dance he and Vlad are currently engaged in.

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