Trump ‘Enraged, Frustrated’ by Russia Probe, Unprepared for Media Reaction to Comey Firing

Of course the Hillary emails excuse is a farce.

Politico reports:

He had grown enraged by the Russia investigation, two advisers said, frustrated by his inability to control the mushrooming narrative around Russia. He repeatedly asked aides why the Russia investigation wouldn’t disappear and demanded they speak out for him. He would sometimes scream at television clips about the probe, one adviser said.

And he was completely oblivious as to what the reaction might be:

Trump made a round of calls around 5 p.m., asking for support from senators. White House officials believed it would be a “win-win” because Republicans and Democrats alike have problems with the FBI director, one person briefed on their deliberations said….

…By Tuesday evening, the president was watching the coverage of his decision and frustrated no one was on TV defending him, a White House official said. He wanted surrogates out there beating the drum.

Instead, advisers were attacking each other for not realizing the gravity of the situation as events blew up. “How are you not defending your position for three solid hours on TV?” the White House aide said.

Two White House officials said there was little communications strategy in handling the firing, and that staffers were given talking points late Tuesday for hastily arranged media appearances.

Read the rest at Politico…

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5 for Fighting

www.advocate.com/advocate50/2017/5/10/5-fighting

윤태웅: 사랑과 섹스, 결혼 그리고 정명
군대 내에서 허용하지 않기로 합의할 수 있는 건 섹스지 사랑이 아닙니다. 저는 ‘군대 내 동성애 금지’라는 표현이 부적절하다고 봅니다. 하지만 ‘군대 내 성행위 금지’엔 동의할 수 있습니다. 이성끼리든 동성끼리든 말입니다. ‘군대 내 성행위 금지’를 ‘군대 내 동성애 금지’라 일컫는 건 정확하지 않을 뿐만 아니라 옳지도 않습니다. 형용모순이자 차별적 표현이기 때문입니다. 다시 정명(正名)을 생각합니다.

기사 보기: 동성애, 성소수자, 윤태웅, 사회, 정치, 군대, Korea News

www.huffingtonpost.kr/taewoong-yoon/story_b_16526334.html

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Ends Re-election Campaign Amid Allegations of Sex Abuse

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Ed Murray ended his campaign for re-election Tuesday — bowing out of a race that weeks ago he had been expected to win easily, shutting the door on a second term in Seattle’s highest office and aborting a political career that’s spanned decades. Murray’s decision comes a month after he was sued…

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