Trump says he did not "specifically" authorize Niger mission

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Source: CBS News

President Trump told reporters Wednesday he did not "specifically" authorize the mission in Niger that left four soldiers dead, as he gave a wide-ranging impromptu press conference outside the White House with reporters before departing for Dallas.

The Niger mission has come under increasing scrutiny, as questions linger about how four U.S. soldiers died in the ambush. Asked if he authorized that mission that has drawn an intense level, Mr. Trump said, "No I didn't. Not specifically. But I have generals that are great generals, great fighters, these are warriors." This week, Mr. Trump has continued to grapple with the fallout from his call to the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the four soldiers who died.

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[underpants]

1. Of course he didn't. That was a dumb question

No one can approve every single mission.

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. And yet it is still 100000% his responsibility and ONLY his.

That is how it works if you are an adult and a patriot.

[iluvtennis]

20. Ditto. Ultimate decision was his.

[louis-t]

2. Musta been Obama's fault.

Yeah, that's it.

[angrychair]

36. Hillarys fault

Duh

[C_U_L8R]

3. What a weasel.

More like the chickenshit in chief.

[George II]

4. When you're the "president" you take responsibility for EVERYTHING, ask Harry Truman.

[FakeNoose]

42. Does Cheeto even know where Niger is?

Somebody should ask him to point out Niger and Chad on a map.
I'll bet 5 bucks he can't do it.

[George II]

43. He probably thinks Chad is Jared's BFF.

[Squinch]

5. "The buck stops waaaaaaaay over there. Not here. Nope. Nowhere near here."

[lagomorph777]

19. And definitely don't look under that carpet, nothing to see there...

[Squinch]

33. And what? Oh look! Yes that IS your wallet in my pocket. Wonder how that got there!

[SummerSnow]

6. narcissist do not take responsibility for anything....

But if the mission had been a success, he would be patting himself on the back with his chest out.

[flotsam]

8. Dear Dotard

When you told the military to do what they wanted-yes-you did specifically authorize this mission.

[genxlib]

10. This +1000

[iluvtennis]

21. +1000

[Angry Dragon]

27. SO TRUE

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

9. The Denier in Chief (eom)

[turbinetree]

11. Let me put a wet finger in the air, and ask a lying POS, which way the wind blows

and take NO, none, zilch, nada, zero responsibilities to find out there his intelligent presidential briefings what that hell is going on------nope this asshole lays the blame on his generals, and this fuck head has the nuclear codes-----------


What the hell am I missing here-----------------not much, its called passing the proverbial buck, just like everything he does, if it hurts him, don't blame me syndrome just like SGT Shultz:

[usaf-vet]

12. The heel spurred coward.

further proof that the buck never stops on his desk.

[Blue_Tires]

13. Why isn't the media picking up on the pattern by now?

1. Donnie blames some other group or entity for something entirely his fault...

2. Other person/group denies it and the media spends a week on the he said/he said game

3. Some other bit of news pushes it off the front page and Trump skates without ever admitting a mistake or accepting responsibility

[iluvtennis]

22. Ditto

[Achilleaze]

37. Corporate media selects & pays reporters not to pick up on this shit

they are not serving America or the American people. They are serving their profits.

[IronLionZion]

14. The buck stops at someone else's desk, always

unless it's good news. then it's all Trump

[NastyRiffraff]

15. When in doubt, blame the generals!

Or if you're Donald Trump, blame somebody, anybody else.

What the hell does that mean, he didn't "specifically" authorize the mission? Did he know about it? If so and he said nothing to forbid it, he authorized it. Specifically.

[Angry Dragon]

28. Donnie told us he was smarter than the generals

[Thomas Hurt]

16. I am going with: "Generals, I have tweets to make and a tee time, you do what you want."

[keithbvadu2]

30. Can the CinC be court martialed for dereliction of duty? Trump says he knows more then the generals

Can the CinC be court martialed for dereliction of duty?

Trump says he knows more then the generals.

All that spare time playing golf when he could have been planning missions and not killing soldiers by assigning less qualified underlings to the task of mission planning.

[gladium et scutum]

35. No.

The C in C is not subject to the UCMJ

[Brother Buzz]

17. The buck stops Over there

[JDC]

26. my thought exactly

[kairos12]

18. What do you expect from bone spur Donnie.

[Grammy23]

38. The bone spurs in his heel must have

migrated to his brain. That has to be the explanation.

Today I heard him say HIS generals have the “power” to make decisions. In other words, don’t look at me.

[riversedge]

23. They died on your watch Mr. Commander-in-Chief. Take responsibility.

[Thor_MN]

24. What? Someone else is responsible? I'm shocked!!!

We must investigate Hillary and Obama immediately!!! $90-$110 million ought to do it...
















If it isn't obvious, you really ought think more....

[workinclasszero]

25. Niger is Bone Spur's Benghazi

Only difference is Benghazi was a republican HS false flag plus the fault of republicans for cutting funds for security at embassies.

Which I believe they did on purpose so when Americans were attacked and killed they could blame it on President Obama.

Niger is very real which is why Donny Bone Spur is trying to weasel out of his complicity in it already.

I await the coming years and years of investigation and exposé on Fox news about this horrendous folly of Twitler.

of course

[keithbvadu2]

29. Trump lied and four died

Trump lied and four died

[workinclasszero]

32. Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...

Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...
Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...
Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...
Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...
Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...Trump lied and four died...

And then he abused and insulted the poor widow and children of the brave American that sacrificed his life for a fucking draft-dodger-in-chief!!

[Angry Dragon]

31. Trump is the Commander in Chief----CiC is responsible for the military

Trump is responsible-------end of story

[Achilleaze]

34. republican Draft Dodger passing the buck

refuses to accept responsibility. What a f*cking gutless weasley republican dotard he is.

[DK504]

39. "President Trump told reporters Wednesday he did not "specifically" authorize the mission"

He didn't even know we had troops in Niger...usually the president doesn't authorize every single mission. Idiot.

I'd really like it if they stopped calling him President, they couldn't be bothered to call President Obama president. They only called him Obama, rarely heard him call him President Obama.

[SergeStorms]

40. Which in 'Trump speak' means....

he is 100% responsible for the Niger mission. That also means he'll blame everyone else before accepting one iota of responsibility. For Trump, that's par for the course.

[truthisfreedom]

41. Zero accountability, zero responsibility presidency.

The only thing he ever takes credit for is Obama's economy, which was 8 years in the making.

[GusBob]

44. 44 replies to state the obvious

If it was a successful mission who would claim credit first?

[Nitram]

45. The man knows no shame. Pointing the finger at his own military will backfire bigly.