Former FBI general counsel Andrew Weissman weighs in on reporting that the American intelligence community is being pushed to investigate a conspiracy theory linking Covid-19 to a lab in Wuhan. Aired on 4/30/2020.
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President Donald Trump’s Pattern Of Peddling Conspiracies | Deadline | MSNBC
“Trump struck me as adolescent, hilariously ostentatious, arbitrary, unkind, profane, dishonest, loudly opinionated, and consistently wrong,” Bowden wrote in Vanity Fair, recalling his time profiling Trump. “He remains the most vain man I have ever met. And he was trying to make a good impression.”
— Mark Bowden, author of Blackhawk Down
“Lying is second nature to him. More than anyone else I have ever met, Trump has the ability to convince himself that whatever he is saying at any given moment is true, or sort of true, or at least ought to be true..He said that Trump had no ideology or beliefs, except that he should prevail in the end.
“Every American ought to be concerned about his character.” Schwartz said.
–Tony Schwartz, the ghost writer for Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal”:
olrik parlez -She is merely a distraction, while grifters pick your pocket. All she has to offer is unintelligible babble.
@Snaggle Toothed dumb people loves trump this is https://youtu.be/NzDhm808oU4 proof. You know that saying birds of the same feather…
Trump “has no ideology or beliefs” that is the most terrifying thing you could say about a person.
Trump is the President of the USA! He has no beliefs or ideology…
@Crystal Giddens Quick! Distract from Trumps glaring incompetence and massive idiocy by bringing up anything else!
Trump supporters = losers.
hope u r well David The Commander in Bleach strikes again he ‘s also become the Vaccine In Chief,
you americans have to rid the world of this ‘ Orangytan ‘ in November .the soul of your once GREAT nation is at stake David & I pray that there are millions of Americans who feel the same way ,as you,
he is the biggest threat to the UNION, since the 1860’s , and i fear bro that martial law could ensue if there is another surge of this plague.
the M 16 brigade is on the march again, encouraged by this ogre, are they trying to SHOOT the virus lol you & everyone you care for stay very safe & healthy
Trump saying that he hasn’t seen the report yet means absolutely nothing, because he wouldn’t read the report even if it was given to him.
Every country scare to China. Only Donal Tram was hero in world he save people life,,,
@Phuntsok Wangmo Right you are!
Can’t blame him!!
How could he?
He never learned to read!!!!
@Dave Moore Never underestimate anyone…..
They should have stapled it to his burger.
Notice how ‘ he never has seen or heard of a report at the time a question is asked of him?
Phyllis Cobian He still doesn’t read his briefings.
No but he likes “killer graphics”!
NOBODY EVER holds him accountable for ANYTHING so why not keep using his default phrase?
It works!!
Ooh my god this President when asked has never read the report, heard of the issue, needs to go check… Ridiculous
It wasn’t a report it was a press release. You think he reads every single press release from every agency. He would be reading all day everyday. https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2112-intelligence-community-statement-on-origins-of-covid-19
….. LOL! …. and who do you think is going to get rid of him??
@Terry Grant No he gets briefing everyday. this is different and yes the prez has to read them.
@Terry Grant No he gets briefing everyday. this is different and yes the prez has to read them.
@orphan 200 No he doesn’t have to read press releases, he said he didn’t see the press release. You have no clue what was briefed to him or when.
He’s not only the president of the Kook Club of America, he’s also a client.
Thank you sy sperling
THANK YOU for the laugh!!!!! I don’t laugh much these days, so this was much appreciated!!!!!!
Lol
K.O.O.K
Keeper Of Odd Knowledge
You can’t have it both ways, people. You can’t blame the Chinese for a virus you said was a hoax.
China was always murdered ,Now world will get up not sleep
You can indeed you absolute cretin!!!
We in ENGLAND blame China and so do the rest of the world no matter what your president say!!
AMEN!
@Phuntsok Wangmo Not really sure what that means but it definitely is one of the most terrifying sentences I’ve ever read. So,,,, thanks for that….
Trump bonkers outbreak as multiple truths gobsmack him. Truth is the enemy of trump.
Facts and science against wishful thinking and magic.
Geez. Why is media still giving this dangerous grifter airtime?
Evidence. Hopefully so he can be prosecuted and thrown away for the rest of his life but if nothing else, for the history books so future generations can learn from it and never let someone like this be elected to office (any public office of power) again.
I guess because he is still your president. It would be strange for news media to ignore the leader of the country. I would be shocked if the news media in my country decided not to broadcast the press conferences of our prime minister during this crisis. (Although with 10-20 minutes per press conference our PM keeps it much more concise than trumps hours long ramblings. And a lot more factual)
@Teresa S yeah, I made the mistake to go to the comment section on fox’s YouTube channel after Trumps injecting disinfectants remark. I lost faith in humanity a bit. I’ve seen cult leaders with less devoted followers
Americans LOVE their POTUS!!!
The Chaos, Insanity & Corruption keeps them coming back for MORE!!
Can’t get enough of it!!!
Shannon Bloom
I am wondering the same thing…
Dopey Donnie once again makes no sense in his answer.
…. but you continue to let him rule?
He’s more concerned of his own interest than anything else.
He’s bs’d his way thru his entire life, it’s all he’s got. Things are different now. Every time he speaks he knows it’s not working. He can sense it thru the camera and you can see it on his face.
@Marie Light It’s pure Cultism on the part of Trump supporters. Trump was right when he said (in 2016) that he could shoot somebody in Times Square and none of his supporters would worry about it. That’s cultism.
It’s amazing that it has worked for him for so long. Despite bankruptcies and being banned from taking loans in American banks in the 80s, he still managed to crawl back up. Sure, it meant dealing with Russia and China, but when it comes to saving himself, he’s very good at it. It’s the only thing that he’s good at though.
@Trond Zaphirax – I sincerely doubt that he has crawled back up other than to con enough people to ALMOST get elected. He borrowed BILLIONS of DOLLARS but he has nothing to show for it. By that I mean that he did not use that money to construct or buy anything. He can only be using that money to make mortgage payments on things he does own.
His corp. did ask Scotland for a “bail out” due to COVID-19. His corp is also looking for a bail out in the USA. No true and honest billionaire would do that, especially when publicity like that hurts him in the election.
I totally agree with you,I’m in the UK and I see the same as you . Trump is going down the pan for sure and I’m loving watching it.i can also imagine his family feeling every lie and know they are going to prison as well as trump
It’s sad to see how delusional you all are. Only time will tell when the truth is revealed
Nothing can be trusted out of this administration. Trumps blue print to follow appears to be made in Russia. November vote BLUE!
Not sure if Biden is the right person to lead the USA at this point. He will certainly have to prove himself right out of the gate. Surely Trump is not that person. We need a very strong individual who has a way forward.
Jeff Easterwood I would vote for a Polly shore administration before a trump administration.
Jeff Easterwood I could never vote for Joe Biden, I would rather vote for Trump which I will
Yah vote for the guy who is literally senile and likes kids stroking his hairy legs, give me a break. Low IQ, Jeff, sad.
The United States Failed TO PROTECT the LIVES of its CITIZENS.
Nope not yet
@Emanuel Macias Is he even trying? He seems far more concerned with protecting his re-election chances than he does with protecting anyones life!
@Football Nerd nope he cares for people
@Emanuel Macias BS
@Football Nerd he is a great president
The man is unhinged and should be locked up! What an embarrassment to America!
Don’t talk about yourself that way
& who do you think is going to lock him up?
Thats YOUR JOB!!!
Trevor Johnston How old are you, 10?
Indeed he should be locked up. Andrew Weissman is corrupt and dangerous.
@MamaKat that would be the perfect age for Joe Biden to make me want to rub his legs
Just imagine, his orange face matches the orange jumpsuit he is wearing…. can’t wait for that day.
@Trevor Johnston – WHAT HAS tRUMP DONE THAT IS SO AMAZING??
@Trevor Johnston – LIAR!!! LIAR!!!! You were never an independent!! Independents are NOT as stupid as you.
Opposing a terrible and horrible president is NOT subversive. It is the DUTY of every good and decent American to oppose that criminal. You had no problem voting for an “outsider but you did not notice that he is a liar, a racist, a thief, a philanderer, a sexual predator and an accused pedophile???
He has accomplished NOTHING!! He has not kept even ONE promise!!! The wall?? Construction has not begun, it is YEARS from beginning!! Keeping Muslims out of the country?? Another failure.
He has killed over 70,000 Americans, is THAT an amazing accomplishment??
@Trevor Johnston – you again?? Can you PROVE that the Russian Collusion scandal was a hoax?? If you read the Mueller report you will see that it was not a hoax.
I know something is real when that POS in the white house calls it a hoax. IT is not brought up anymore because there is no need to bring it up until tRump is out of office and he can be indicted for it.
brainwashed?? You repeat tRump’s talking points word for word!! That is a sign of brainwashing, not that you have much of a brain.
@Trevor Johnston – MOMENTUM!!! LOOK IT UP!!! democrats won in 2018 and 2019. That is because good and decent people OPPOSE tRump and the republitards!! YOU ARE DELUSIONAL!!!
@Tomandtob LOL you’re lost bud, can’t wait to come back here to gloat 🤣
He is just wasting everyone else’s oxygen
Sandy Mckinlay his name is American virus
Sucks it all up, which yeah, is a waste of oxygen.
The tangerine turd is incompetent…everyday the evidence of his incompetence grows.
How quickly we went from, “I alone can fix it,” and “I am the chosen one” to “I take no responsibility.”
😑🇺🇸
Exactly
“I haven’t seen the report, yet” is a Trump go-to. He’s probably never seen a report.
@Jeff Gibson Executed for what? And bigger things than doing his job? Also, read the Constitution, he’s never been at risk of execution. Everything you just said is equal parts stupid and wrong.
@Ian Three years ago democrats were screeching that anybody who receives something from the Kremlin is a traitor subject to execution.
@Jeff Gibson for Trump the biggest thing is self glorification and he was holding rallies.
@Jeff Gibson Well, as much as I wish someone who received “something” (criminal levels of help stealing an election) from the Kremlin WOULD be executed, turns out, all they get to be is the worst President any country has ever seen. But you’re right; maybe we were a little overboard in our desire to see a criminal face consequences, but that’s hardly an excuse for a self-proclaimed genius to not DO HIS JOB AND MAYBE READ A REPORT. Just some food for thought.
@Ian You are one of the last 575,000 people in the USA to watch MSNBC. You’re not a one percenter. You’re a seventeen one hundredths of one percenter.
How did this immature ill equipped lieing con man ever get elected?