Intel World Struggles to Crack the Code of an Untrusting Trump
From The Politico: "Intel World Struggles to Crack the Code of an Untrusting Trump." Subheadline: "How do you brief a president who refuses to believe what you tell him?" This is another story -- specifically about the intelligence community -- that I think reflects the fear. Can I translate this for you? "We are in Department A. We're in the intel community.
"We're at the FDA, we're at the EPA, and we have always gotten away with telling the president whatever. But we may not be able to fool Trump. We may not be able to get away with it. Trump may look at us too carefully! Trump may be paying too much attention to us." (Politico)
"How do you brief a president who refuses to believe what you tell him?" Subtext to that is: "Oh, my gosh, we're not gonna continue to be able to fudge things? I'm telling you, there is abject fear. I believe... I believe... I've talked to nobody. It's just my personal assessment of all this. I think I'm looking at abject panic. I know I am in the Democrat Party.
Abject panic.
Childlike fright.
It's the first time in the house of mirrors at the horror show at the state fair.
All they see is themselves, and they're scared to death. And then there's Trump looking at 'em everywhere they turn in there.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-intelligence-community-232463
From The Politico: "Intel World Struggles to Crack the Code of an Untrusting Trump." Subheadline: "How do you brief a president who refuses to believe what you tell him?" This is another story -- specifically about the intelligence community -- that I think reflects the fear. Can I translate this for you? "We are in Department A. We're in the intel community.
"We're at the FDA, we're at the EPA, and we have always gotten away with telling the president whatever. But we may not be able to fool Trump. We may not be able to get away with it. Trump may look at us too carefully! Trump may be paying too much attention to us." (Politico)
"How do you brief a president who refuses to believe what you tell him?" Subtext to that is: "Oh, my gosh, we're not gonna continue to be able to fudge things? I'm telling you, there is abject fear. I believe... I believe... I've talked to nobody. It's just my personal assessment of all this. I think I'm looking at abject panic. I know I am in the Democrat Party.
Abject panic.
Childlike fright.
It's the first time in the house of mirrors at the horror show at the state fair.
All they see is themselves, and they're scared to death. And then there's Trump looking at 'em everywhere they turn in there.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-intelligence-community-232463