Slacker Trump Refusing Daily Intelligence Briefings

Donald Trump wanted desperately to be President of the United States, and yet now that he’s President-elect, he cannot even be bothered to do the work that comes with the office.

The Washington Post reports that Trump has repeatedly turned away intelligence analysts who are supposed to provide him with a daily briefing on issues related to national security. Since he was elected, Trump has only had two daily intelligence briefings. Mike Pence, on the other hand, receives one every single day.

Guess we know who’s really going to be running the country, don’t we?

Contacted for comment, members of Trump’s transition team said the President-elect has been far too busy working on forming his administration to worry about security threats.

But, the Post also notes, Trump’s actions have struck intelligence officials in a much different way:

“Others have interpreted Trump’s limited engagement with his briefing team as an additional sign of indifference.”

Rushing to the defense of the clearly incurious Trump, California GOP Congressman Devin Nunes told the Post:

“Look how many leaders he’s met with, how many phone calls he’s done, positions he’s filled. People who are being critical need to get a life.”

Former deputy CIA director Michael Morrell begs to differ, commenting:

“The last three presidents-elect used the intelligence briefings offered during the transition to literally study the national security issues that they would be facing and the world leaders with whom they would be interacting as president. 

“The president-elect is missing out on a golden opportunity to learn about the national security threats and challenges facing our nation. Knowledge that would be extremely valuable to have when he takes the oath of office and when he steps into the Situation Room for the first time.”

No need for all that, because Trump assured us on the campaign trail:

“I know more about ISIS than the generals do, believe me.”

It’s hard to believe anything a pathological liar says.

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