Trump is a traitor

[rushmc 18]

yoink

No, you still don't get it.

LOL! etc.

Oh you're so God damn intelligent and right. We should all be groveling at your feet. Emperor yoink, is that what you want to be called?

I'll bet the pencil neck Adam Shifft is your hero right?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[billvon 2,402]

A GOP congressman from Texas, and a former CIA officer, weighs in. And the bolded part certainly supports the label of traitor.

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Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin. What Should We Do?
Will Hurd

July 19, 2018

Over the course of my career as an undercover officer in the C.I.A., I saw Russian intelligence manipulate many people. I never thought I would see the day when an American president would be one of them.

The president’s failure to defend the United States intelligence community’s unanimous conclusions of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and condemn Russian covert counterinfluence campaigns and his standing idle on the world stage while a Russian dictator spouted lies confused many but should concern all Americans. By playing into Vladimir Putin’s hands, the leader of the free world actively participated in a Russian disinformation campaign that legitimized Russian denial and weakened the credibility of the United States to both our friends and foes abroad.

As a member of Congress, a coequal branch of government designed by our founders to provide checks and balances on the executive branch, I believe that lawmakers must fulfill our oversight duty as well as keep the American people informed of the current danger.

Somehow many Americans have forgotten that Russia is our adversary, not our ally, and the reasons for today’s tensions go back much farther than the 2016 election. For more than a decade, Russia has meddled in elections around the world, supported brutal dictators and invaded sovereign nations — all to the detriment of United States interests. Mitt Romney had it right in 2012 when he told President Barack Obama that Russia was “without question our No. 1 geopolitical foe.”

Our intelligence community has concluded with high confidence that President Putin personally ordered his security services to undertake an influence campaign aimed at undermining confidence in American democracy to sow chaos in our electoral system. Russia’s efforts to hack political organizations and state election boards are well documented, as are the Russian disinformation campaigns on social media platforms.

Russia is an adversary not just of the United States but of freedom-loving people everywhere. Disinformation and chaos is a Russian art form developed during the Soviet era that Russia has now updated using modern tools. The result has been Russian disinformation spreading like a virus throughout the Western world. From elections in Britain, France and Montenegro to invasions of Georgia and Ukraine, Moscow has pursued an aggressive foreign policy aimed at spreading disorder and expanding Russian influence in states formerly under the heel of Soviet Communism. These efforts weaken our allies and strengthen those who seek to undermine the democratic order that has helped prevent another world war in Europe since 1945.

Moreover, the threat of Russian meddling in United States elections is not behind us. Just last week, Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, cautioned that “the warning lights are blinking red” that Russia and other adversaries will undertake further cyberattacks on our digital infrastructure. This includes many of the energy companies in my home district in South and West Texas.

Make no mistake, Russian disinformation campaigns are working.
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[rushmc 18]

billvon

A GOP congressman from Texas, and a former CIA officer, weighs in. And the bolded part certainly supports the label of traitor.

===============================================
Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin. What Should We Do?
Will Hurd

July 19, 2018

Over the course of my career as an undercover officer in the C.I.A., I saw Russian intelligence manipulate many people. I never thought I would see the day when an American president would be one of them.

The president’s failure to defend the United States intelligence community’s unanimous conclusions of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and condemn Russian covert counterinfluence campaigns and his standing idle on the world stage while a Russian dictator spouted lies confused many but should concern all Americans. By playing into Vladimir Putin’s hands, the leader of the free world actively participated in a Russian disinformation campaign that legitimized Russian denial and weakened the credibility of the United States to both our friends and foes abroad.

As a member of Congress, a coequal branch of government designed by our founders to provide checks and balances on the executive branch, I believe that lawmakers must fulfill our oversight duty as well as keep the American people informed of the current danger.

Somehow many Americans have forgotten that Russia is our adversary, not our ally, and the reasons for today’s tensions go back much farther than the 2016 election. For more than a decade, Russia has meddled in elections around the world, supported brutal dictators and invaded sovereign nations — all to the detriment of United States interests. Mitt Romney had it right in 2012 when he told President Barack Obama that Russia was “without question our No. 1 geopolitical foe.”

Our intelligence community has concluded with high confidence that President Putin personally ordered his security services to undertake an influence campaign aimed at undermining confidence in American democracy to sow chaos in our electoral system. Russia’s efforts to hack political organizations and state election boards are well documented, as are the Russian disinformation campaigns on social media platforms.

Russia is an adversary not just of the United States but of freedom-loving people everywhere. Disinformation and chaos is a Russian art form developed during the Soviet era that Russia has now updated using modern tools. The result has been Russian disinformation spreading like a virus throughout the Western world. From elections in Britain, France and Montenegro to invasions of Georgia and Ukraine, Moscow has pursued an aggressive foreign policy aimed at spreading disorder and expanding Russian influence in states formerly under the heel of Soviet Communism. These efforts weaken our allies and strengthen those who seek to undermine the democratic order that has helped prevent another world war in Europe since 1945.

Moreover, the threat of Russian meddling in United States elections is not behind us. Just last week, Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence, cautioned that “the warning lights are blinking red” that Russia and other adversaries will undertake further cyberattacks on our digital infrastructure. This includes many of the energy companies in my home district in South and West Texas.

Make no mistake, Russian disinformation campaigns are working.
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please keep it up Bill. It's beliefs and post like yours and comments by that kind of Congress critter that is going to get Trump reelected in a few years and a majority in the Senate soon

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[gowlerk 1,915]

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please keep it up Bill. It's beliefs and post like yours and comments by that kind of Congress critter that is going to get Trump reelected in a few years and a majority in the Senate soon

I believe his party already holds a majority in the Senate. And the House. But not all those members are willing to keep holding their noses and ignoring the stench of decay coming from the Dotard.

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[rushmc 18]

gowlerk

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please keep it up Bill. It's beliefs and post like yours and comments by that kind of Congress critter that is going to get Trump reelected in a few years and a majority in the Senate soon

I believe his party already holds a majority in the Senate. And the House. But not all those members are willing to keep holding their noses and ignoring the stench of decay coming from the Dotard.

I really enjoy when you make posts that indicate where you get your news from. It also indicates you don't have any idea what's really going on here. That said, please don't stop.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[yoink 321]

rushmc

***No, you still don't get it.

LOL! etc.

Oh you're so God damn intelligent and right. We should all be groveling at your feet. Emperor yoink, is that what you want to be called?

I'll bet the pencil neck Adam Shifft is your hero right?

All I said was that you make posts like a child. And you’ve just done it again...

If making you look stupid is all it takes to become emperor then there’ll be a LOT of people claiming the position.

[jakee 1,257]

rushmc

I really enjoy when you make posts that indicate where you get your news from. It also indicates you don't have any idea what's really going on here. That said, please don't stop.

Oh you're so God damn intelligent and right. We should all be groveling at your feet. Emperor marc, is that what you want to be called?

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[gowlerk 1,915]

jakee

***I really enjoy when you make posts that indicate where you get your news from. It also indicates you don't have any idea what's really going on here. That said, please don't stop.

Oh you're so God damn intelligent and right. We should all be groveling at your feet. Emperor marc, is that what you want to be called?

Why are you guys allowing Marc to drag you down to his level?

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[jakee 1,257]

gowlerk

Why are you guys allowing Marc to drag you down to his level?

I guess because the only thing he contributes to this forum is the absolute perfection of his hypocrisy.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[gowlerk 1,915]

jakee

***Why are you guys allowing Marc to drag you down to his level?

I guess because the only thing he contributes to this forum is the absolute perfection of his hypocrisy.


There, that's better!

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.