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Cont: The Trump Presidency: Part 24

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slyjoe said:
Sure - because written information can't be leaked. :rolleyes:
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Captain_Swoop made a claim about what Trump announced. His claim was wrong, the administration announced something different. I corrected him. Why does that deserve an eyeroll?

And yes, written briefings can be leaked. But it's also easier to control exactly what information will be exposed to possible leaks in a written briefing than it is in a live briefing.
 
The Man said:
Why, how fortunate it is that they got all that shunning, scorn and mocking in during "her entire life" for it to be 'rightful' only just "now".
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Yeah, I saw that too.

I wonder if it would be hard to explain to the president what is wrong with the sentence he wrote.

I miss those days when the President was bright enough to pass a high school writing class.
 
Ziggurat said:
Captain_Swoop made a claim about what Trump announced. His claim was wrong, the administration announced something different. I corrected him. Why does that deserve an eyeroll?

And yes, written briefings can be leaked. But it's also easier to control exactly what information will be exposed to possible leaks in a written briefing than it is in a live briefing.
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I can see your point.

I wonder if the Republican in-person meetings will generate leaks.
 
Ladewig said:
I can see your point.

I wonder if the Republican in-person meetings will generate leaks.
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I'm not sure how you would test that, since I don't think Republicans get separate briefings. You can correct me if I'm wrong.
 
Ziggurat said:
Captain_Swoop made a claim about what Trump announced. His claim was wrong, the administration announced something different. I corrected him. Why does that deserve an eyeroll?

And yes, written briefings can be leaked. But it's also easier to control exactly what information will be exposed to possible leaks in a written briefing than it is in a live briefing.
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No, it's because a written brief can't be asked questions. This is so transparent that only the willfully blind can't see through it.
 
Stacyhs said:
No, it's because a written brief can't be asked questions.
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Sure they can, just not in real time. Members of Congress ask the executive questions in writing all the time, and the executive answers in writing all the time, it's quite common.
 
Ziggurat said:
Sure they can, just not in real time. Members of Congress ask the executive questions in writing all the time, and the executive answers in writing all the time, it's quite common.
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That's exactly the point. They have time to craft their answers. Give it that special Trump Administration 'spin'. As pointed out earlier, Ratcliffe is a Trump sycophant as was clearly demonstrated during the impeachment trial.
 
Stacyhs said:
That's exactly the point. They have time to craft their answers. Give it that special Trump Administration 'spin'. As pointed out earlier, Ratcliffe is a Trump sycophant as was clearly demonstrated during the impeachment trial.
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And? Would that make Captain_Swoop right and me wrong?

No. No, it would not.
 
Ziggurat said:
That's not true. The administration is ending in-person briefings because of information leaks from Congress. Congress will still be briefed, but it will be written briefings.
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Or put another way: Trump wants edited, controlled, written briefings instead of in-person briefings where the Democrats might ask questions.
 
Ziggurat said:
Captain_Swoop made a claim about what Trump announced. His claim was wrong, the administration announced something different. I corrected him. Why does that deserve an eyeroll?

And yes, written briefings can be leaked. But it's also easier to control exactly what information will be exposed to possible leaks in a written briefing than it is in a live briefing.
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Bingo!

How about you, can you describe what kinds of information might be leaked?
 
Ziggurat said:
Sure they can, just not in real time. Members of Congress ask the executive questions in writing all the time, and the executive answers in writing all the time, it's quite common.
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I didn't see that in the NYT article I linked to. Do you have a cite that includes the option?
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
I didn't see that in the NYT article I linked to. Do you have a cite that includes the option?
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That option has always existed. It's not a new option. It's already routine. Congress requests information from the executive in writing all the time.
 
Stacyhs said:
Would you like to acknowledge this or are you just going to ignore it?
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If your point had nothing to do with my point, then why do I have an obligation to say anything about your point? Do you want me to argue just to argue? That seems strange.
 
Ziggurat said:
If your point had nothing to do with my point, then why do I have an obligation to say anything about your point? Do you want me to argue just to argue? That seems strange.
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No, let me 'splain it to you, Lucy. Your post did not address MY posts to you which had nothing to do with your and Swoop's point of contention. Apparently, it flew right over your cabeza. I just thought you might acknowledge that. My bad.
 
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