Trump On Fired IG: ‘That Man Is A Disgrace To IGs’

President Donald Trump addressed his Friday night firing of the inspector general for the intelligence community Michael Atkinson, calling him a “disgrace to IGs.”


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1301741
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“Trump the Executioner”

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The President sent letters to the Senate and House Intelligence Committee leadership Friday night, announcing that Atkinson would be removed in 30 days. He said that he would put forward a new nominee for Senate confirmation “at a later date.”

Does anyone have the twelfth of never free on their calendar?

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Just not the ones we’re hoping for. Oh well only the good die young and all that.

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Says the man who has disgraced the office of the Presidency since he was inaugurated.

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“I thought he did a terrible job — absolutely terrible,” Trump said at the Saturday coronavirus task for press briefing.

Case in point that these #MagaVirusClownShows are nothing but political rallies for Trump.
And why CNN and MSNBC should discontinue live coverage.

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Mitch McConnell is going to Hell.

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Hey, Donnie? You’re a disgrace to the human race, you murderer.

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Trump needs a black vinyl, form fitting, “supervillain unitard” festooned with sticking out spiky weapons thingies and some sort of cowl “breath mask”

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“Disgrace” - It’s always projection.

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Please, karma, do your thing and help him catch the virus.

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Trump’s? Good.

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“Let the viral RNA flow!!”

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The virus particles will run away screaming.

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I have the second Tuesday of next week.

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Duh. Silly me.

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Now, now you know he can’t move that fast, plus there’s the fact that Trump can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.

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Whereas you are a disgrace to human race.

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I’m gonna guess the current IG was shown the door because Carter Page’s resume showed up on Donnie’s desk.

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To his retrograde base “There will be so much death you’ll be tired of it” – Trump

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