Another day, another alleged leak, this time in a Reuters story alleging that President Trump had no idea what the START treaty was and that he had to pause his conversation with Vladimir Putin to ask his aides for a lifeline:
https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/829746031407529985
Reuters quotes two “U.S. officials” and one “former U.S. official,” which is pretty meaningless.
As for the veracity of the report, the NYT’s Maggie Haberman has this nugget:
Trump talked to ppl about the new START treaty privately 4 wks before this call. So this is odd https://t.co/zPGV3NWBJx
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 9, 2017
In other words:
"So this is odd" is Trump-era journalism speak to "I think this story is bullshit." https://t.co/62TKkq2K81
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) February 9, 2017
Well, she’s too nice to use that phrase, but pretty much.
This is why I said *wait* to see *if* that story is true. https://t.co/dTWIKdXq7t
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 9, 2017
“Wait and see”? Too late for that.
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