Posted on 06/15/2019 9:44:19 PM PDT by montag813
by Jenn Carter
President Donald Trump on Saturday denied a stunning New York Times report claiming the U.S. is ramping up cyber attacks against Russia, calling the decision to run the article a “virtual act of treason.”
According to the Times, the U.S. is increasingly targeting Russia’s electric power grid and has even gone as far as to install debilitating code inside it. The operation is the first of its kind, according to the newspaper, which also claimed two administration officials said President Donald Trump is believed not to have been briefed on the mission.
Reacting to the report in a pair of tweets, President Trump wrote: “Do you believe that the Failing New York Times just did a story stating that the United States is substantially increasing Cyber Attacks on Russia. This is a virtual act of Treason by a once great paper so desperate for a story, any story, even if bad for our Country.”
The president went on to deny the report’s veracity, stating it was “NOT TRUE!”
“Anything goes with our Corrupt News Media today. They will do, or say, whatever it takes, with not even the slightest thought of consequence! These are true cowards and without doubt, THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!” he concluded.
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On both sides, the word ‘treason’ is shaken about like salt on chips.
Except this actually is either treason very close to it on the part of the NYT.
Maybe the Times wants to start a war and get millions of us killed...
Nyt has been anti-Amwerican for a LONG time..
The New York Times seeks the destruction of the United States of America that we know and love, and wants it replaced with some kind of Venezuela type socialist hell hole.
It would be highly irresponsible if not actual treason to make a false claim about something so capable of inflaming tensions between nuclear powers. If the U.S. is not in fact doing any of the things claimed, then somebody with evil motives created the story. If the U.S. is doing what is claimed, then reporting on it could easily violate national security standards (and one would expect the President not to confirm such actions in public).
With the 2020 elections looming larger, disinformation whether of this sort, or potentially with regard to actions such as those in the Persian Gulf, could endanger many lives just to promote the interests of a political party.
These two seemingly unrelated stories have one common theme, they attempt to embroil the Trump administration in some sort of overseas crisis which would presumably erode support for Trump in 2020. This is why I distrust both stories to some extent, and will distrust any others that have that same effect.
They got people around the world killed by running 72 front page stories in 45 days on Abu Garaib.
too much bluster. Obama and Hillary committed sedition why are they not under arrest? Who is he having arrested at the Times for treason? Just rally fuel. No substance.
doubtful. very doubtful.. .and I wouldn’t recommend trying it, either
but if true, the NYT has indeed committed treason by publishing it!
damn the NYT basturds... they’re always undermining America
So start locking them up already.
so much treason, so few arrests.
There is doings a transpiring...
“Our source was the NEW YORK TIMES!”—Russian ambassador in DR STRANGELOVE.
How would they know the President was not briefed ? Is he bugged ?
The bottom line . . .these people are so consumed with JEALOUSY of this President. They don’t care about our country’s well-being.
The New York Times is assisting the Russians by giving them this information.
Demmedia like and might use it it.
Build a wall .
50 ft long - 12 ft high , 5 ft thick .
Who’s first ?
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