UPDATED - White House Blames Obama For Trump Hiring Flynn
Last edited Mon May 8, 2017, 04:12 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: Talking Points Memo
By ESME CRIBB Published MAY 8, 2017 1:49 PM
White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday said it should not come as a surprise that President Barack Obama wasnt exactly a fan of President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Mike Flynn. Obama reportedly warned Trump against hiring Flynn for the post.
Its true that President Obama made it known that he wasnt exactly a fan of Gen. Flynns, Spicer said during his daily press briefing. Obama dismissed Flynn from his post at the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 amid concerns about his temperament and complaints from employees at the agency.
According to a report by NBC News, Obama cautioned Trump in November 2016 not to hire Flynn for the highly sensitive role, advice which Trump apparently ignored. Flynn was ousted in February after reports revealed he spoke about sanctions in a call with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak before Trumps inauguration.
Spicer on Monday said Obamas alleged antipathy shouldnt come as a surprise since Flynn was an outspoken critic of Obama and campaigned against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, leading a chant at the Republican National Convention in 2016 to lock her up.
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UPDATE:
Disbelief As Spicer Blames Obama For Not Showing More Concern About Flynn
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Spicer said during his daily press briefing Monday that Its true that President Obama made it known that he wasnt exactly a fan of Gen. Flynns, but that that shouldnt come as a surprise given Flynns criticism of the Obama administration.
If the Obama administration was truly concerned, Spicer said, they should have suspended Flynns security clearance. The Trump administration is under fire for not thoroughly screening Flynn themselves for his conflicts of interest.
NBC News Ken Dilanian reported Monday that Flynn was required to obtain a new security clearance from the CIA before beginning as national security adviser in the Trump administration. That clearance was never granted, NBC News reported, according to one unnamed official with knowledge of the matter.
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jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Liars having a hard time lying.
Botany
(70,516 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,350 posts)... so of course Trump HAD to hire Flynn.
BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)Initech
(100,080 posts)cstanleytech
(26,293 posts)yardwork
(61,650 posts)IronLionZion
(45,454 posts)as his secret plan to destroy America out of spite, through a Trump presidency. Damn, Obama was such a schemer.
kirene1957
(11 posts)I find it amusing how these idiots in the White house keep blaming everything on Obama. Non of them are man enough to stand up and say they screwed up. The giant orange glowturd most likely blames Obama when he farts in public. This joke of an administration is a laughing stock of the wold!
They_Live
(3,235 posts)trying to follow their "Logic".
plcdude
(5,309 posts)from your job you will no longer have access to information related to your job so it is disingenuous on the part of the Trump administration to say that he had clearance. He lost his clearance when he lost his job.
still_one
(92,219 posts)Cognitive_Resonance
(1,546 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)Obama knows that orangefuck despises him. So, Obama knows that if he were to give orangefuck advice, then orangefuck would do the exact opposite. Since Obama knew full well that orangefuck would do the opposite of what he recommends, he willfully and knowingly, strongly encouraged orangefuck to go with Flynn. Ergo...Obama 's fault...and the buck stops with Obama.
truthisfreedom
(23,148 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,257 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,261 posts)briv1016
(1,570 posts)"How were we suppose to know you didn't just hate him because you were a liberal?"