{"id":63389,"date":"2017-01-16T07:49:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T11:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=63389"},"modified":"2017-01-16T07:49:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T11:49:15","slug":"trump-bashes-cia-director-john-brennan-labels-him-fake-news-leaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=63389","title":{"rendered":"Trump Bashes CIA Director John Brennan, Labels Him \u2018fake news leaker\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump calls CIA chief \u2018fake news leaker\u2019 after Brennan warns him about \u2018talking & tweeting\u2019<\/h1>\n

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Donald Trump branded outgoing CIA chief Brennan \u201cthe leaker of fake news\u201d after he told Trump to grasp the \u201cRussia threat\u201d instead of \u201ctalking and tweeting,\u201d stirring up another feud between the incoming administration and the intelligence community.<\/p>\n

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Tensions between US President-elect Donald Trump and the intelligence community escalated once again this weekend as outgoing CIA Director John Brennan fiercely attacked Trump\u2019s views on US-Russia rapprochement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think he has a full understanding of Russian capabilities and the actions they are taking on the world,\u201d<\/em> Brennan said<\/a>\u00a0on Fox News Sunday.<\/p>\n

With just several days to go until his inauguration, Trump \u201chas to recognize that his words do have impact,\u201d<\/em> the CIA chief said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to have the opportunity to do something for national security as opposed to talking and tweeting.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSpontaneity is not something that protects national security interests,\u201d<\/em> Brennan said in an apparent reference to the widespread perception of Trump as an inexperienced and impulsive politician.<\/p>\n

In a matter of hours, Trump responded with a two-tweet outburst questioning whether the CIA director had leaked a recent unsubstantiated dossier to the media. The dossier claims that Russia had gathered compromising personal information about Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust look at Syria (red line), Crimea, Ukraine and the build-up of Russian nukes,\u201d<\/em> Trump wrote on Twitter. \u201cNot good! Was this the leaker of Fake News?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On January 11, the day after the dossier was released by BuzzFeed, Trump also said on Twitter that intelligence agencies \u201cshould never have allowed this fake news to \u2018leak\u2019\u201d<\/em> before asking, \u201cAre we living in Nazi Germany?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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.@FoxNews<\/a> "Outgoing CIA Chief, John Brennan, blasts Pres-Elect Trump on Russia threat. Does not fully understand." Oh really, couldn't do…<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n