Posted on 01/15/2017 12:41:41 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan had some sharp criticism and warnings Sunday for Donald Trump, saying the incoming president doesn’t have a “full understanding” of Russia’s power and threat to the world.
“I don’t think he has a full understanding of Russian capabilities and the actions they are taking on the world,” Brennan told “Fox News Sunday.”
He also suggested that Trump lacks “full appreciation” of Russia’s aggression or about why President Obama imposed sanctions on the Kremlin for meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
“Mr. Trump has to understand that absolving Russia is a road that he needs to be very, very careful about moving down,” Brennan said.
Brennan was appointed by President Obama in 2013 to run the country’s premier spy agency.
Trump has repeatedly suggested better U.S. ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And he has been particularly suspect of the entire U.S. intelligence community since it concluded Russia and Putin tried to influence the elections, in an apparent effort to help Trump defeat Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Brennan said Trump likening the U.S. intelligence community to Nazi German for presumably leaking the content of an opposition-research dossier on him is “outrageous.”
"There is no interest in undermining the president elect,” he said. “Our responsibility is to understand dangers on the world stage so (Trump and his Republican administration) have the intel we have so they can make best decision.”
However, he said Trump “needs to be disciplined” and that he’ll face numerous challenges” in his presidency that begins Friday -- with terrorism, cybersecurity, North Korea and Middle East instability among those at the top.
“So many issues on Day One,” Brennan said.
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Can MUSLIM Brennan be replaced?
“This from a man who allowed an unsecured server to be used by the SOS”
Oh yea... Very good point!
CIA’s Brennan knew Clinton was using an unsecured server, and allowed it!
Why is that?
Is Brennan complicit in Clintons treasonous actions?
Why should we believe anything that Brennan says?
Brennans’a response to the question regarding the ‘faux-Russian’ dossier was cringeworthy. He’s just a threatening thug, nothing more.
Obama appointed Brennan because they are both closet Muslims, the only difference between them is that Obama is also a closet shirt lifter...
Hopefully Day One...
Trust Brennan?
“Needs to be disciplined” sounds like coded words signaling a terror event on US soil.
Pompeo’s confirmation does not seem to be in doubt, that we know of. It’s just about the timing. If his confirmation is delayed, an interim director will be assigned.
And what about Brennan’s henchmen who have been left in place.
I agree the hacking business is throwing off the true narrative.
For the last time Obama is not a Muslim. He is a Unitarian Universalist
If there is justice he will be heading for jail.
Brennan is the real threat to America.
No. You go ahead and tell me what threat Russia poses to the United States.
This is JIHAD speech for sure. He is drinking the Kool Aid.
Shouldn’t this dumbsh*t be filling out an application for ObamaCare? Like John McClane would say, “Whoopi Ky Yay .....”
Quit playing games and explain yourself, or get the hell off this thread.
Ok, bye.
Just clean out your desk Brennan.
Yes, he needs to be out that minute.
If a smart guy like Trump “doesn’t fully understand the threat from Russia” then mullah Brennan and the rest of the intelligence community must have done a piss-poor job of briefing him.
Which leads me to believe that this is just more,
“You’re just gonna have to trust us.” BS from Obama’s boys.
Drain the swamp!
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