Does Trump's disdain for the Intelligence community concern those in the Intelligence community? Is his incredulousness justified?

2017-01-03T20:36:26-05:00

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2017 8:38 PM

2017-01-03T20:38:51-05:00

I have no words to explain the Tweeter In Chief's thought process.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2017 8:40 PM

2017-01-03T20:40:17-05:00

Are you in fact the same person who claims to be PV2 Tong Li? Or do you just have an obsession with Trump's tweets?

Response by 2ndLt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2017 8:46 PM

2017-01-03T20:46:14-05:00

I don't think his disdain is really with the intelligence community's capabilities as it is with how the people who actually brief him impart their own bias on a situation based on their political beliefs. Whether or not this is a correct assumption on his part has yet to be determined.

Response by SFC George Smith made Jan 3 at 2017 8:49 PM

2017-01-03T20:49:08-05:00

I am Hoping that as soon as the Trumpster gets into Office they shut down His twitter account... and that way the news Media will go Bat Crap Crazy looking for something to report...

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Jan 3 at 2017 8:53 PM

2017-01-03T20:53:02-05:00

It is a bit strange that the intel groups that are so certain about their conclusions need more time. If one of my past CEOs to be asked for a briefing and I said I needed more time, I would have had lots of time. To prepare my resume. This was total disrespect.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2017 9:03 PM

2017-01-03T21:03:52-05:00

Remember that this is the same intelligence community that found evidence of WMDs in Iraq. Not to mention that they knew Russia was pulling these shenanigans for how long now? It's just now coming to light? Convenient isn't it?

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jan 3 at 2017 9:07 PM

2017-01-03T21:07:16-05:00

I can't imagine what the Intelligence Community thinks of this, but I would be inclined to side with Trump in his suspicions. Delays are often telling, don't you think? Liars often hesitate to check their stories for consistency...

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Jan 3 at 2017 9:19 PM

2017-01-03T21:19:49-05:00

Get over it! If you are a SM, he will soon be your CINC. Bitch as much as the UCMJ permits or resign your commission. Good grief, your continuous complaints are getting wearisome.

Response by SFC Dante Alanis made Jan 3 at 2017 10:19 PM

2017-01-03T22:19:10-05:00

Anytime briefings and news are given on a Friday... usually means they don't want many people to hear the message. So I'm leaning towards the intelligence community having screwed something up.

Response by Capt Jeff S. made Jan 3 at 2017 10:33 PM

2017-01-03T22:33:45-05:00

I'm dubious of the agency's findings. They have been playing politics and seem to be interested in backing up the Administration's narrative which is essentially "It's all somebody else's fault. If those Russians didn't hack Hillary's server and expose our criminal deeds, we would have won the election! How dare they think they have the right to tell the truth about us and change the outcome of our election!!!"

Response by CSM Thomas McGarry made Jan 3 at 2017 10:40 PM

2017-01-03T22:40:16-05:00

Distain for the Intelligence Community? I think he has shown much less distain than Hillary has or would have had she become POTUS!!

Response by PO2 Robert M. made Jan 3 at 2017 10:47 PM

2017-01-03T22:47:12-05:00

He should look into his history.
Who were the Presidents that did not trust the intelligence community?
JFK and President Carter.

Response by SSgt Christopher Brose made Jan 3 at 2017 11:10 PM

2017-01-03T23:10:07-05:00

I was in the intelligence community for a decade. If I was Trump, I'd be skeptical too. There is no telling how many Obama ass-kissers there are in the intel field that might be pushing an agenda to support their boss -- or because they're liberals, or because they just don't like Trump.

There is just too much inconclusive stuff being pushed as hard facts, and not enough evidence. And there has been NOTHING presented that gives us any reason to disbelieve Julian Assange and Craig Murray when they say it wasn't the Russians who were the source of the Wikileaks info.

It doesn't help that the liberal media pushes lines like "the Russians hacked the election." I'm still waiting for a plausible theory that doesn't involve the Russians being the source of the Wikileaks info or the Russians hacking our voting system in any state.

Response by SFC Joseph Weber made Jan 3 at 2017 11:12 PM

2017-01-03T23:12:27-05:00

I don't know why he would ever tweet about an intelligence briefing. Aren't they top secret or something? Is he going to tweet out the results? Share with the world?

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jan 4 at 2017 2:31 AM

2017-01-04T02:31:06-05:00

I served 21 years in the Intelligence Community. I thought Bush Jr Manipulating what he released as Intelligence was Bad. This Asshole is 10 times worse. I have No Use for Trump! Village Idiot in My Book!

Response by PO1 Don Gulizia made Jan 4 at 2017 8:48 AM

2017-01-04T08:48:30-05:00

After serving in the IC for 28 years, his skepticism doesn't concern me at all. I’m pretty sure his “disdain” is for the political appointees that run the IC agencies and not the normal IC analyst. Everyone knows the intel has been skewered to fit the administration’s narrative, so why would anyone trust them. It’s ironic that Trump haters are all of sudden IC champions when for the last 8 years they supported the IC hating and manipulating Obama. It’s very disingenuous.

Response by PO2 Robert Aitchison made Jan 4 at 2017 9:07 AM

2017-01-04T09:07:12-05:00

I would like very much to defend our intelligence assets and for the record I DO believe that Russia did use their own intelligence resources to help get Trump elected but at the same time our intelligence agencies did fail badly on the Iraqi WMD program and over 4000 of our fellow service members paid the ultimate price as a result.

Response by Sgt Eliot Fisher made Jan 4 at 2017 1:09 PM

2017-01-04T13:09:27-05:00

This is a new beginning for out country....I'm for Trumo dismantling all the bullshit that was Obama and start over!

Response by MSgt James Mullis made Jan 4 at 2017 1:27 PM

2017-01-04T13:27:01-05:00

I am positive that any "disdain" PE Trump has for America's Intelligence agencies is leveled at it's current political appointee leadership and not its career assets.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jan 4 at 2017 2:58 PM

2017-01-04T14:58:10-05:00

This administration has politicized the BATF, the DOJ, the IRS, the FBI, and even the military; the CIA politicized the Benghazi reports - why should we think they are above reproach today?

They need to show Trump proof and sources that can be checked by his own intel people before he can take their word for it. They have all compromised themselves in this administration.

Response by PO1 Don Gulizia made Jan 5 at 2017 12:44 PM

2017-01-05T12:44:35-05:00

After watching Clapper and Rogers at the Congressional hearing on the Russian Hack....Yes, it's justified. I am a 28 year member of the IC and those leaders responses were disgraceful.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 6 at 2017 10:26 AM

2017-01-06T10:26:41-05:00

This whole ordeal of the election and now the Presidency is like a reality show. The media is loving it. I hardly watch any news anymore because it's almost like a soap opera. He said, she said, what are the implications? How should we all feel? etc etc.