John Brennan has responded to the Trump White House revoking his security clearance in his usual dramatic fashion:
This action is part of a broader effort by Mr. Trump to suppress freedom of speech & punish critics. It should gravely worry all Americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. My principles are worth far more than clearances. I will not relent. https://t.co/TNzOxhP9ux
— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) August 15, 2018
Brennan: President Trump “is very badly mistaken” if he thinks revoking my security clearance will silence me.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 15, 2018
One thing’s for sure, if Trump’s actually trying to silence Brennan it hasn’t worked, and Brennan keeps proving it:
One of the weirdest features of the Trump era is of people who are not being "silenced" loudly and freely proclaiming that they will not be silenced. https://t.co/VmwcmjSJJ6
— Andrew Clark (@AndrewHClark) August 15, 2018
Leave it to a Resistance warrior like Brennan to try and turn losing his clearance into a broader free speech issue.
No matter where you stand on this, it shouldn’t be hard to realize this is not a free speech issue. There are all sorts of things you can’t say and retain a security clearance at the same time.
He has a 1A right to speech, but not a 1A right to a clearance. It’s not hard. https://t.co/iXG4gM4LmF
— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) August 15, 2018
Nobody is "silencing" you John Brennan. You are free to continue your unhinged screeds on every available media outlet. What you aren't going to be able to do is to use that clearance to give validity to you maniacal rantings. https://t.co/WXiBOfIuwu
— Milo™ (@chasbottom) August 15, 2018
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So, what you're saying is that security clearance is a right?
Great, so where is my security clearance? https://t.co/CqlpId91PV
— Ordy's Amish School of Coding (@OrdyPackard) August 15, 2018
Reminder for the Resistance media:
Remember: @JohnBrennan spied on Senate staffers and lied about it under oath. Yet he's a "man of integrity" and the victim to the liberal media. https://t.co/zeAEkRce4e
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) August 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1029837422530650115
Brennan also took his anti-Trump roadshow to MSNBC today, and was in FULL Resistance mode:
Brennan on @DeadlineWH: “Mr. Trump is not going to bring this country down.” pic.twitter.com/rq8hnDX5U8
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 15, 2018
.@NicolleDWallace: What do you know that President Trump is afraid of?
Brennan: “I think he is concerned about the criticisms that I'm voicing publicly. I think he fears those kinds of criticisms. I think he fears individuals who could damage him." pic.twitter.com/BiqKcbKzyn
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 15, 2018
Brennan said clearances are privileges, not rights:
Brennan on @DeadlineWH: Security clearances are a privilege, not a right, but revoking clearance for political reasons will have “a chilling message,” and the press needs to shine a bright light on “this abuse of power” by the president. pic.twitter.com/ggjPozdFWH
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 15, 2018
He’s certainly not acting like it.
Can a GoFundMe for Brennan be far behind?
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