The Washington Post, Buzzfeed News, and the New York Times each reported last night that Trump blurted out highly classified information during his oval office meeting with the Russian ambassador and foreign minister.
Fake news, right?
Trump's communications staff and even members of his cabinet denied the story last night, but they were all thrown under the bus this morning. Again.
As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2017
...to terrorism and airline flight safety. Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 16, 2017
This is the second time within the span of a week that Trump's staff has fallen on their swords for a man who will inevitably embarrass them the following day.
Trump's staff initially said he fired FBI Director James Comey because the attorney general and deputy attorney general recommended it, but Trump himself later admitted that he fired Comey because he wouldn't pledge loyalty to him or drop the investigation of Trump's campaign.
In regards to Trump's explanation for his actions, it should be noted that Russia is not actually fighting ISIS. Russia's involvement in Syria has been limited to backing the Assad regime's fight against Syrian rebels and political opponents who Assad began violently cracking down on six years ago precipitating a civil war.
Trump doesn't even know what the word "humanitarian" means.
European official to AP: Country might stop sharing intel with US if Trump gave classified info to Russians. https://t.co/h4VbZKxkuy
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 16, 2017
A senior European intelligence official tells The Associated Press that his country might stop sharing information with the United States if it confirms President Donald Trump shared classified details with Russian officials.
The official said Tuesday that doing so “could be a risk for our sources.”
The official spoke only on condition that neither he nor his country be identified, because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.