[lbryce]

He knows he has zero credibility with the world as the morally bankrupt sociopath that he is. And now as he continues being impugned, marginalized as the duplicitous, sinister megalomaniac he's been outed to be, he believes he's somehow going to redeem himself with these laughably transparent gestures convincing anyone that he's some sort of man of principle, of conviction to throw out how he's considering banning such activity. It's as patently embarrassing as when it was claimed he knew nothing about the spying.

It points out the utter sense of insecurity, lack of anything he himself believes him to watch as he flounders like some sea creature on the deck of a fishing trawler.

Having him "consider" banning such activity for allied nations as a result of a deepening diplomatic crisis,there doesn't seem to be the same sort of moral conflict regarding the surveillance, spying on American citizens.

Shouldn't Americans be privy to the same sort of privilege as that of foreign countries' heads of state?

[Gene Eric]

The dick who didn’t a thing.

[steve8714]

wink wink, nudge nudge

[donmeaker]

Arthur Zimmermann sent a telegram to the German Embassy in Mexico City offering Mexico an allegience, as well as California, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico upon successful completion of the war.

Abusing diplomatic priviledge, he sent it (ciphered) through the US using telegraph cables laid and operated by the US, in violation of international war. The British intercepted it, decrypted it, and was able to coach the US on were it was, and what it meant, leading in part to the US declaration of war on Germany in 1917.

Intelligence: It helps us avoid wars, and win wars we can’t avoid, so of course the usual suspects demand that the US alone among all nations must end all intelligence operations.

[MortMan]

Why would they believe he would end the spying on them NOW?

He lied before, what makes this time different?

The only statement from him I would accept at face value is “I’m a communist fraud”.