Trump: 'It certainly looks like' Russia was behind poisoning of ex-spy

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY MAX GREENWOOD - 03/15/18 11:33 AM EDT

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President Trump said on Thursday that it "certainly looks" as if Moscow is behind the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy and his daughter in the United Kingdom.

"I spoke with the prime minister and we are in deep discussions – a very sad situation. It certainly looks like the Russians were behind it," Trump told reporters, referring to British Prime Minister Theresa. "Something that should never, ever happen, and we're taking it very seriously."

The president's comments with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar came after the U.S. and three other countries – the U.K., Germany and France – issued a joint statement accusing Russia of using a military-grade nerve agent to carry out the attack.

Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, remain in the hospital in critical condition.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/378574-trump-it-certainly-looks-like-russia-was-behind-poisoning-of-ex-spy

[njhoneybadger]

1. He didn't mention Putins name, It will eventually be rogue Russians

[Quemado]

10. Correct - Trump didn't go beyond "Russians"

Trump didn't specify that it was Putin or his government that was responsible for the attack.

Trump's use of "Russians" can be interpreted as an accusation against a rogue element in Russia, not necessarily tied to Putin.

[Butterflylady]

2. "We're in deep discussions"

This idiot wouldn't know a what a deep discussion was if it bit him in *ss.

[William Seger]

9. That just means it went way beyond his attention span

[yellowcanine]

3. Day late and a dollar short, David Dennison.

David Dennison is my new preferred way of referring to Trump.

[IronLionZion]

4. Is he going to fire himself now?

That's what happens when someone in his administration speaks out against Russia

[C Moon]

5. I think Trump is trying to stir up turmoil, so he can have some sort of war.

It's his last hope of keeping power.

[dalton99a]

6. Kremlin clarifies: "Jews with Russian citizenship"

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Where does "it certainly looks like" fall on the #FakeNews scale?

He posits himself as the final arbiter of reality. Always. A fact is not a fact unless he says it is. This man belongs in an asylum for the insane.

[Igel]

11. Think of it as paraphrasing "highly likely."

Which is the British characterization of the event and the basis for their actions.

Then again, we take the intelligence reports claiming something "with high confidence" as "100% certain that it happened."

Some people can't handle uncertainty. "I'm 98% sure" gets taken as "there's no doubt at all, it's 100% certain that this happened" or as "What, there's a good-sized chance you're wrong? So why even mention it since you have absolutely no idea?"

[poboy2]

8. 'It certainly looks like' -almost there Traitor David Dennison. -nt

[zentrum]

12. This is about firing Mueller.

As the rumor goes, the plan is for Trump to attack Russia.

Then fire Sessions.

Appoint Pruitt, who will not need confirmation to replace Sessions.

Pruitt will fire Mueller.

And when we are in an uproar over that—Rump will say "But what do you mean? I was tough on Russia."

[Maxheader]

13. WH doesn't blame Russia for nerve agent attack

https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/03/12/lead-nick-paton-walsh-reports-on-russian-spy-live-jake-tapper.cnn

[marble falls]

14. "Certainly?"

[MustLoveBeagles]

15. Well spotted Captain Obvious

Now what are you going to do about it?