The White House's rapid response is the President live tweeting cable news https://t.co/5gheMb9V1W
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) May 10, 2017
President Trump is up and tweeting over his firing of FBI Director James Comey, and it’s — as the kids say — lit (do kids say that?)
First up, here’s the president saying Dems will eventually thank him for giving Comey the boot:
The Democrats have said some of the worst things about James Comey, including the fact that he should be fired, but now they play so sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
James Comey will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job, bringing back the spirit and prestige of the FBI.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in Washington, Republican and Democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
And later in the morning he directed his ire at Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), rehashing an old attack from Blumenthal’s 2010 Senate run when he was caught exaggerating his service in the Marines. Blumenthal was in the Reserve and never went to Vietnam:
Watching Senator Richard Blumenthal speak of Comey is a joke. "Richie" devised one of the greatest military frauds in U.S. history. For….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
years, as a pol in Connecticut, Blumenthal would talk of his great bravery and conquests in Vietnam – except he was never there. When….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
caught, he cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness…and now he is judge & jury. He should be the one who is investigated for his acts.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
It looks like Trump was responding to Blumenthal’s cable-news hits this morning. On MSNBC:
.@SenBlumenthal explains his call for an independent special prosecutor to investigate Russia ties #morningjoe https://t.co/8njBQfwff4
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) May 10, 2017
And on CNN:
Sen. Richard Blumenthal: "What we have now is really a looming constitutional crisis that is deadly serious." https://t.co/o4QERWlDFM
— CNN (@CNN) May 10, 2017
And now he just fact-checked CNN on Roger Stone:
The Roger Stone report on @CNN is false – Fake News. Have not spoken to Roger in a long time – had nothing to do with my decision.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
Stone, however, denied he’s been talking to reporters:
Ex-Trump aide Roger Stone has been telling reporters he advised Trump to fire FBI director Comey.
Trump says false. Hasn't talked to Stone. https://t.co/0azPpHMLXO
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/862291944382353409
https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/862294168915374080
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