Posted on 01/04/2017 8:04:35 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
President-elect Donald Trump tweeted some praise on Tuesday for a man most Republicans wanted nothing to do with. He had seen Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, defend himself during an hour of friendly, prime-time questions on Fox News. And he was impressed.
“Julian Assange said a ‘14-year old could have hacked Podesta,’ ” Trump wrote. “Why was DNC so careless? Also said Russians did not give him the info.”
It wasn’t the first time Trump had praised WikiLeaks. During his campaign for president, Trump had gleefully highlighted emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign. By October, just the mention of WikiLeaks could start a roar of applause at Trump’s rallies.
Since then, Trump has continued praising the radical transparency group, harshly criticized by President Obama and other officials for what they describe as damaging national security leaks. He has defended its founder, who has lived in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London since August 2012 to avoid extradition on a rape allegation in Sweden. And Trump has been in sync with conservative media, once critical of WikiLeaks, which increasingly embraces Assange as a hero.
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Has anyone ever tried investigating those women who claim he raped them? I wonder if they magically got to be part of that “free” government money program in Sweden.
He’s just doing the job that American journalists won’t do.
Geez, Trumps states some FACTS regarding Assange and the Post claims he is “praising” him.
Even if Assange were a prisoned felon, his insight about how easy it was to get (”hack?”) DNC e-mails, would be note worthy. As would his statement that the e-mails were not provided by Russians.
That is hardly “praise.” Just facts, stubborn facts.
Geez, Trumps states some FACTS regarding Assange and the Post claims he is “praising” him.
Even if Assange were a prisoned felon, his insight about how easy it was to get (”hack?”) DNC e-mails, would be note worthy. As would his statement that the e-mails were not provided by Russians.
That is hardly “praise.” Just facts, stubborn facts.
Geez, Trumps states some FACTS regarding Assange and the Post claims he is “praising” him.
Even if Assange were a prisoned felon, his insight about how easy it was to get (”hack?”) DNC e-mails, would be note worthy. As would his statement that the e-mails were not provided by Russians.
That is hardly “praise.” Just facts, stubborn facts.
Triple posts? WTF Cold sticky mouse.
You can say that again. You can say that again. You can say that again.
;-P
Free Julian!
Zactly. No praise there just a statement of fact.
“Free Julian!”
Better still, bring him to the US and give him a ticker tape parade. He deserves it.
I’ll never be anything but an enemy of Wikileaks. But I’m extremely glad Hillary lost.
If Wikileaks had a hand in that, then it’s little different than the Iran hostage crisis helping get Reagan elected. I can be glad Reagan was elected without giving any gratitude to the evil Iranian government.
“Has anyone ever tried investigating those women who claim he raped them?”
If you watch his interview with Hannity, he explains that it’s not the woman who made the claim, but the police.
I’d have to look into it more to accept that, but he sounded sincere and intelligent.
Has the WaPo forgotten that Hollywood hero Edward Snowden was granted temporary asylum in . . . RUSSIA?
I'm impressed by the 14-year old.
Australian con-men are the best.
That's not even hacking.
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