Pompeo: 'Ludicrous' to think Trump is threat to US national security

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JOHN BOWDEN - 01/12/19 11:27 AM EST

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says in an interview set to air Sunday that it is "ludicrous" to think that President Trump is a threat to national security.

The Cabinet official was responding to a report from The New York Times published Friday night that claimed FBI agents began investigating whether Trump was working on behalf of Russia after he fired FBI Director James Comey in 2017.

-snip-

"I'm not going to comment on New York Times stories, but I'll certainly say this: the- the notion that President Trump is a threat to American national security is absolutely ludicrous," Pompeo told CBS' Margaret Brennan for an interview set to air on "Face the Nation."

"The idea that's contained in the New York Times story that President Trump was a threat to American national security is silly on its face and not worthy of a response," he added.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/425042-pompeo-ludicrous-to-think-trump-is-threat-to-us-national-security

[tanyev]

1. Inconceivable!

[Firestorm49]

2. No more than you, Pompeo, no more than you.

[PeeJ52]

3. Thanks for responding...

[vlyons]

26. Yeah, right

nt

[Solly Mack]

4. Then why is he responding?

Snort

[C_U_L8R]

5. Evidence is not in this ingratiating clown's favor

[Maxheader]

6. Where ya been pompy? Stumpy represents the insanity

of the 30%ers..who are a threat to this country..
And guess what 10 hut? Your guilty by association..
West point should take your honorifics away...traitor..

[GeorgeGist]

7. Pompeo thinks Maduro is illegitimate

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-pompeo/pompeo-says-venezuelas-maduro-government-is-illegitimate-idUSKCN1P60FL

Sounds like the Trumpskis are planning an overthrow.

[Paladin]

8. Pompeo is a trump whore. Nothing he says matters. (nt)

[Pantagruel]

9. Trump needs a "Grenada" moment

Heads up Venezuela.

[The Liberal Lion]

10. Not exactly Mike, Not exactly

What is ludicrous is believing trump has America's best interest in mind. Also ludicrous: that a co-conspirator in treason (Pompeo) would admit as much.

We have be betrayed and it is ongoing.

[democratisphere]

11. Pompeo needs serious psychiatric help!

[DENVERPOPS]

12. A great number of times

A great number of times I have seen a police officer or psychiatrist place someone on a 72 hour mental health hold and transport them to a mental health facility for being less delusional than what we are witnessing from Trump daily. I am serious!!!!!

In addition, he could be deemed dangerous to himself or others, and that also is a cause for a 72 hour mental health hold with physical restraints if necessary.

The real cause that allows this to continue now for nearly two years, is the TOTALLY COMPLICIT Republicans in the House and Senate. Period. The RNC, and all Republican Politicians have sold out ALL the rest of the nation for their own power and wealth.
They have put us and the rest of the world in grave danger.............

[JackRiddler]

13. I'd have to say Pompeo is the greater threat

given that he's active operationally, so well placed, and pushing two new prospective major wars right at this moment (Iran and Venezuela).

[DoctorJoJo]

14. Pompeo Bet His Career, Pompeseo's Career is Now Toast!

[They_Live]

15. Right.

It's not like Trump has shut down the US Government. Oh wait.

[Lock him up.]

16. Look around Pompy... he's destroying the US right now.

Just what Putin and his mob want.

[DallasNE]

17. With The Departure Of Kelly

There is nobody to give pushback on any of Trump's cockamamie ideas. Certainly not Pompeo. And Kelly wasn't that great at it either.

[allgood33]

18. It's ludicrous to think he is not a threat to national security. nt

[Honeycombe8]

19. What the hell happened to him? $1 Million in an offshore bank for him?

Protection from something by Trump's goons?

[Marcuse]

20. Why not?

[Turbineguy]

21. Pompeo

another idiot who wants to go to jail for trump.

[bdamomma]

22. Pompeo

He's part of the regime too. Who can forget how chummy he was with the MBS Saudi Arabia Prince before or after Khashoggi was tortured and sawed into pieces.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

23. Then, color me "ludicrous". I hope it isn't any shade of orange.

I'm all for removing sanctions against Russia, but let's wait until Russia gets out of Ukraine and returns Crimea to Ukraine control.

After that, yeah, we can be cordial.

[turbinetree]

24. Hey Pompous, did you ever watch this show........it was more intelligent than you are..........

and now you are trying to find the right hat...................your an enabling traitor loving SOB........................

[DeminPennswoods]

25. Wonder how much the CIA career staff withheld from

Pompeo when he was Director there?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

27. Pompeo.....Get your head out of your ASS Please!

It is obvious that Donald Trump does indeed present a clear and Present danger to the stability and National Security of this Nation.

Serving the interests of Russia and Putin is your first clue, Sherlock Pompeo.

[Freethinker65]

28. He should talk to Rex

[Kali]

29. well he doesn't read opr pay much attention to his security briefings

so in a way that would be correct...

[Jarqui]

30. It's ludicrous to think that Trump isn't a threat to national security nt

[soryang]

31. A Looming Threat to US South Korea Alliance

A Looming Threat to US South Korea Alliance
the Hill David Maxwell 1/4

The alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States may be about to go off the rails. Two critical events occurred in December 2018 that do not bode well for the future of this crucial alliance. First, talks between the ROK and U.S. governments collapsed without reaching a new Special Measures Agreement (SMA) to fund U.S. troops on the Peninsula before the current deal expired on December 31...

...Trump seems not to recognize that the ROK makes significant contributions to its own defense. In 2017, 2.7 percent of its GDP went to defense — a higher percentage than any member of NATO except the U.S...

Beyond this the South Korean people paid almost the entire bill for the new USFK headquarters at Camp Humphreys, the largest US military base outside the US at a cost of billions.

more

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/423756-a-looming-threat-to-the-us-south-korea-alliance

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

32. Pompous Assio

Please remove you lips from Trump's rectum.