He can’t handle the truth
by digby
In early March, Trump wrote on Twitter that Obama had illegally ordered a surveillance of Trump Tower in the days and weeks leading up to last year’s election, an allegation for which neither the president nor any other White House staff member has been able to offer definitive proof. Trump raised the allegation in his interview without prompting, but then appeared unwilling to discuss it further when CBS anchor John Dickerson asked him if he stood by the accusation.
“I don’t stand by anything. I just — you can take it the way you want. I think our side’s been proven very strongly. And everybody’s talking about it. And frankly it should be discussed,” Trump said. “That is a very big surveillance of our citizens. I think it’s a very big topic. And it’s a topic that should be number one. And we should find out what the hell is going on.”
When Dickerson pressed Trump for further details, the president replied that “you don’t have to ask me” because “I have my own opinions. You can have your own opinions.” Dickerson followed up that he wanted Trump’s opinion as president, prompting Trump to say “Okay, it’s enough. Thank you,” and abruptly end the interview.
I can’t help but keep posting these excerpts from his flurry of interviews because it’s shocking how out of control and out of his mind he’s becoming with every passing day. This isn’t something we can ignore or pretend is ok. It would one thing if he had a little weird slip once in a while. Dubya used to have them from time to time and it was alarming then. This is off the charts.
This exchange between Trump and Dickerson on Trump’s false wiretapping claims is stunning. Must-watch. pic.twitter.com/SJRSwN1rcE— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 1, 2017
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