President
Donald Trump's repeated lack of "respect for the truth" puts him in
jeopardy of being viewed as "a fake President," The Wall Street Journal
editorial board says.
"Two
months into his presidency, Gallup has Mr. Trump's approval rating at
39%. No doubt Mr. Trump considers that fake news, but if he doesn't show
more respect for the truth, most Americans may conclude he's a fake
President," reads the editorial, which appeared online Tuesday night.
"This week should be dominated by the
smooth political sailing for Mr. Trump's Supreme Court nominee and the
progress of health-care reform on Capitol Hill," the editorial said.
"These are historic events, and success will show he can deliver on his
promises. But instead, the week has been dominated by the news that he
was repudiated by his own FBI director."
While
the Journal's editorial board was no friend of Trump during much of the
2016 campaign, the strong language in the editorial is particularly
notable given the board's typically conservative outlook and the fact
that the Journal is owned by Rupert Murdoch, with whom Trump has had a long and complicated relationship.
Murdoch harshly criticized Trump in the wake of his 2015 putdown of
Sen. John McCain but has gradually warmed up to the
businessman-turned-President.
The editorial also slammed Trump for
refusing to back off his administration's unsubstantiated allegations
that President Barack Obama ordered the wiretapping of Trump Tower.
Multiple lawmakers, including Republicans, have called on Trump to
apologize to Obama for making the claim without providing any evidence.
"He
has offered no evidence for his claim, and a parade of intelligence
officials, senior Republicans and Democrats have since said they have
seen no such evidence," the editorial board wrote. "Yet the President
clings to his assertion like a drunk to an empty gin bottle, rolling out
his press spokesman to make more dubious claims."
Asked
about the editorial on CNN's "New Day" Wednesday morning, Texas Rep.
Pete Sessions said Trump's unverified allegations do hurt his
credibility.
"It does hurt," he
said. "It hurts a lot not only for my party but for people to have a
sobering look at what others are saying."[...]
Maybe the President wasn't so off ...see latest story on the subject ...
ReplyDeleteThe chairman of the House intelligence committee said Wednesday that the communications of Trump transition officials — possibly including President Donald Trump himself — may have been “monitored” after the election as part of an “incidental collection.”
Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said the intercepted communications do not appear to be related to the ongoing FBI investigation into Trump associates’ contacts with Russia. He said he believes the intelligence collections were done legally
your description has nothing to do with Trump's accusations - that nobody believes
ReplyDeleteThat story has nothing to do with what Trump claimed. This claim by Nunez is that members of the Trump transition team may have had conversations with foreigners who were being monitored by the intelligence service, not, as Trump claimed, that he (or his campaign) was under surveillance.
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