Biden says Trump should no longer receive classified intelligence briefings

[LetMyPeopleVote]

TFG does not have a security clearance and cannot possess classified information

Link to tweet

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/05/politics/biden-trump-intelligence-briefing/index.html

President Joe Biden doesn't believe former President Donald Trump should receive classified intelligence briefings, as is tradition for past presidents, citing Trump's "erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection."

When asked in an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell if he thought Trump should receive an intelligence briefing if he requested one, Biden said, "I think not."

"I'd rather not speculate out loud," Biden said when asked what he fears could happen if Trump continued to receive the briefings. "I just think that there is no need for him to have the -- the intelligence briefings. What value is giving him an intelligence briefing? What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something?"

The President's remarks did not appear to trigger an immediate change in White House policy.

On Saturday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, "The President was expressing his concern about former President Trump receiving access to sensitive intelligence, but he also has deep trust in his own intelligence team to make a determination about how to provide intelligence information if at any point the former President Trump requests a briefing."

Former presidents traditionally have been allowed to request and receive intelligence briefings. Psaki told CNN on Thursday that "the intelligence community supports requests for intelligence briefings by former presidents and will review any incoming requests, as they always have."

[Turbineguy]

1. "Strange.......

Trump's requests look like they've been translated from Russian."

[Novara]

2. Yeah, Biden immediately revoked the orange fuck's clearance when he took office

He knew damn well that the orange fuck can't be trusted with any sensitive information.

Now look where we are.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Dated back to Jan '21. Was worried about that...

Expecting trump to keep a secret is like trying to hold water in a colander.

[mwooldri]

4. I gotta love Twitter.

"The following media includes potentially sensitive content."

I was expecting nudity or graphic violence. Nope, it's a CNN article featuring a picture of the president of the United States of America.

This may be old news but yup. DJT has the same security clearance as me.

[Heather MC]

5. Also can they do something about the pension we're forced to pay a former present

Who attempted to overthrow the government? Seems like he doesn't deserve that pension anymore

[Mad_Machine76]

6. Well

he never took a salary while POTUS, so I don't know why he would miss a pension.

[MyOwnPeace]

7. He didn't need a salary......

he made his money renting rooms to the SS every time he went golfing!

https://trumpgolfcount.com/

[Mad_Machine76]

10. Exactly

And lots of idiots completely ignored THAT and just went on endlessly praising him for "not taking a salary"

[TheRickles]

13. That should have been the focus of impeachment hearings - easy to grasp, very tangible, and clearly

a violation of the Emoluments Clause (ain't hindsight wonderful!).

[Heather MC]

12. Great point

🤣

[cutroot]

8. His salary was deferred into a fund. He still got it.

He could dip in whenever he wanted

[childfreebychoice]

9. Surely, some gov agency has been monitoring his calls

And know exactly to whom he has sold secrets. An aside, inho, invasion of Ukraine was to make dems/Biden look weak, to upset gas prices, food chain to help rethugs, and revenge against zelensky for not acquiescing to t* Biden/ hunter demands.

[childfreebychoice]

11. Didn't t* take away hrc, and a few of his perceived

enemy's security clearance as way to prevent them for making money by having such high level clearances. Just think, Ivanka and Jared couldn't pass background check to work in a bank/retail, much less wh

[kacekwl]

14. He should be getting Biden's schedule for the day.

See what a real president does.

[keithbvadu2]

15. Jared considered a security clearance to be a sales license for selling our country's secrets.

Donald got Jared high level security clearance.

Jared considered a security clearance to be a sales license for selling our country's secrets.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. Thank God he did this ...

Link to tweet

[EnergizedLib]

17. Uh, duh?

Like, he’s clearly a national security threat.