At the White House briefing today, Josh Earnest fielded questions about the election and Russia, taking this approach:
.@PressSec now saying there's "ample evidence" that Trump and his associates knew about/encouraged Russian hacking during the election.
— Sarah Westwood (@sarahcwestwood) December 14, 2016
That must have been around the time President Obama and the Dems were ridiculing Trump’s claims that it was possible the election could be “rigged.”
Earnest’s spin leaves out a glaring reality, which is who is in charge of national security:
https://twitter.com/TobyandMel/status/809113604809031680
Whoops! The White House speaks as if they’ve been passive observers of all this.
https://twitter.com/VPAFernandez/status/809100132285288449
Why did current admin let this hacking occur?
— Chris Cornwell (@jccornwell) December 14, 2016
Good questions, and Earnest no doubt looks forward to NOT directly and honestly answering them in the future.
This is getting ludicrous. Obama admin signaling the complete opposite of sobriety or seriousness on the matter. https://t.co/IpkLMbTD9Z
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) December 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/809131530731876353
https://twitter.com/GreatNikolajs/status/809130795063504898
remember when Obama said Romey was an idiot for saying Russia was a threat during 2012 election?
— Howie ‘Conservatives Pounce’ Mill ? (@howiemill93) December 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/809129214054137857
Refusing to accept the results of an election is un-American.
Unless! https://t.co/zbrXRmu5We
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) December 14, 2016
Does the White House plan to release the “ample evidence”?
And they will be releasing this "ample evidence" WHEN? On the First of NoNever?
— Conan The NOT-Female Dog (@gypsyluc) December 14, 2016
Tell our idiot @PressSec to either produce his "ample evidence" or STFU.
— "It's Always Jimmy in Philadelphia" (@JimmyMcSavage) December 14, 2016
Getting tired of this game. Produce the fucking evidence. This insinuation without proof is just as damaging as the actual tampering. https://t.co/OiniR2GlHe
— kilgore trout was in the loop (@KT_So_It_Goes) December 14, 2016
If there is evidence, show it. Then we can believe it's more than another corrupt MSM/White House narrative drive. @PressSec
— SuzSnarknado ⚓️ (@ZannSuz) December 14, 2016