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janx

(24,128 posts) Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:01 PM Jul 2018

"Top national security officials met at the White House to craft Trump's remarks today"

From CNN's Kevin Liptak

Top national security officials huddled at the White House on Tuesday to develop a response to the angry fallout from President Trump's remarks in Helsinki, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.

The meeting took place in the Situation Room. Participants at this point aren't clear but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence were scheduled to meet in the room mid-morning.

The meeting resulted in a determination that Trump would need to clarify his remarks.

Top officials, including national security adviser John Bolton, were involved in crafting the remarks that Trump delivered from the Cabinet Room.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-putin-helsinki/index.html

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"Top national security officials met at the White House to craft Trump's remarks today" (Original Post) janx Jul 2018 OP

U turn lamsmy Jul 2018 #1

If that was the best our top national security officials could come up with, we are doomed Freethinker65 Jul 2018 #2

My thought, exactly. I wonder how many of them it takes to screw in a light bulb. Arkansas Granny Jul 2018 #9

What's the dumbest thing we can say and it still fly with the base? Solly Mack Jul 2018 #3

Not gonna fly with anybody else. lagomorph777 Jul 2018 #5

As long as he keeps getting cheered at his rallies, Trump is happy. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #7

The Putin Caucus will be decimated in November. lagomorph777 Jul 2018 #8

The fact that there was a meeting like this GitRDun Jul 2018 #4

The meeting should have been about how to stop Trump. lagomorph777 Jul 2018 #6

I could not agree more. janx Jul 2018 #11

you know this won't last past the next tweet storm lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #10

There is no need to ... GeorgeGist Jul 2018 #12

lamsmy

(155 posts)

1. U turn

Reply to janx (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:03 PM

Jul 2018

Bet Coats wasn't there.

Freethinker65

(10,008 posts)

2. If that was the best our top national security officials could come up with, we are doomed

Reply to janx (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:05 PM

Jul 2018

Arkansas Granny

(31,513 posts)

9. My thought, exactly. I wonder how many of them it takes to screw in a light bulb.

Reply to Freethinker65 (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:22 PM

Jul 2018

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)

3. What's the dumbest thing we can say and it still fly with the base?

Reply to janx (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:05 PM

Jul 2018

He misspoke!

Yay! We did it!

Pats on the back all around!

Damn

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

5. Not gonna fly with anybody else.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:09 PM

Jul 2018

Turd can't take back such clearly worded treasonous statements. Doesn't work that way in the real world (i.e. outside TrumpWorld).

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)

7. As long as he keeps getting cheered at his rallies, Trump is happy.

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:12 PM

Jul 2018

He'll spin, they'll cheer, and the majority of congressional republicans will still kowtow

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

8. The Putin Caucus will be decimated in November.

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:14 PM

Jul 2018

GitRDun

(1,846 posts)

4. The fact that there was a meeting like this

Reply to janx (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 04:09 PM

Jul 2018

shows just how corrupt this crew of Republicans actually are.

Trying to spin this unforgivable act is the act of a criminal organization if you ask me...not patriots.