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He wasn’t kidding. He *loved* Wikileaks.

He wasn’t kidding. He loved Wikileaks. 

by digby

You remember this, I’m sure:

More bullshit from our president on Meet the Press this morning:

CHUCK TODD:

But going back, on WikiLeaks, knowing now that that was stolen foreign material, do you regret using it?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

Well, I, I wouldn’t have. But this was well-known. I think it was in papers. And, again, I’m going back now a long ways. But —

CHUCK TODD:

It was all rumored to be Russian stolen property.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

Wait a minute. But —

CHUCK TODD:

So why’d you use it?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

–but how would I even know that? I made a speech. It was in there about WikiLeaks. I’m not a —

CHUCK TODD:

Right, but I’m saying knowing now —

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

— WikiLeaks person.

CHUCK TODD:

Knowing that they are a Russian intelligence —

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

Hey, Chuck.

CHUCK TODD:

— asset —

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

Ok.

CHUCK TODD:

— do you regret it?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

Let me tell you– WikiLeaks, et cetera, that’s not my deal in life. You know, in other words, I don’t know about WikiLeaks. It was a strange name. But there were stories about something WikiLeaks that they had information. And I say it in a joking manner at a speech. Joking. Everybody laughing. Everybody having a — And they made it like it was serious. No, I don’t want anything bad to happen to our country. Anything bad happens to this country, I will end it and I’ll end it fast. I don’t want any of that to happen.

Also this:

Anyone who would vote for a snotty piece of work like Trump has a lot to answer for. There is just no excuse for that.

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