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TomCADem

(17,382 posts)
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 06:36 PM Sep 2020

Trump attacks his FBI chief over Russia assessment

Source: AFP

President Donald Trump on Friday attacked his FBI director, Christopher Wray, for highlighting the threat posed by Russia and right-wing militias to the US election, rather than focusing on China and left-wing groups.

Trump, whose campaign had murky ties to Russian operatives offering assistance during his 2016 victory against Hillary Clinton, has repeatedly criticized his intelligence officials who consistently say that Moscow still poses the chief danger.

Still, the Republican's criticism of Wray at the White House, a day after the FBI chief testified before Congress, was unusually public for a US president.

Asked by reporters if he wanted to fire Wray, Trump said: "We're looking at a lot of different things."

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-attacks-his-fbi-chief-over-russia-assessment/ar-BB19bQ9T?li=BBnb7Kz

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Trump attacks his FBI chief over Russia assessment (Original Post) TomCADem Sep 2020 OP
And there is the Friday night news dump??? niyad Sep 2020 #1
Yep ck4829 Sep 2020 #6
He is pissed because it messes with his plan to attempt to invalidate the election Dustlawyer Sep 2020 #2
'nuff said. Trump attacked FBI director for highlighting the threat by Russia to the US election Botany Sep 2020 #3
Reality isn't what his heinous thinks it should be in other word. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 #4
Reporters: please don't give Trump's retile brain any ideas. FailureToCommunicate Sep 2020 #5

Dustlawyer

(10,494 posts)
2. He is pissed because it messes with his plan to attempt to invalidate the election
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 06:46 PM
Sep 2020

by blaming China for helping Biden. This is his plan when he loses, mark my words!

Botany

(70,451 posts)
3. 'nuff said. Trump attacked FBI director for highlighting the threat by Russia to the US election
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 06:49 PM
Sep 2020

The mother fucker is a traitor. Take the kid gloves off and call him what he is, a Russian asset.
And he is killing us and our democracy and he is owned by Putintoo. Make sure everybody in
America hears that 24/7 and in every state too. Especially in THE RED STATES. Hell, buy time
on Fox News and run ads saying just that.

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