Donald Trump may be in Rome, but he clearly left an anonymous philosopher running the store. Responding to former CIA Director John Brennan’s testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, someone in the shadowy bowels of Trump central dusted off the Underwood and pounded out a response so disconnected from Brennan’s words, or our Earth, that it’s almost zen.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls we welcome you to … dueling realities.
Earth 1
"I encountered and am aware of information and intelligence that revealed contacts and interactions between Russian officials and U.S. persons involved in the Trump campaign that I was concerned about because of known Russian efforts to suborn such individuals.”
Earth 2
“This morning’s hearings back up what we’ve been saying all along: that despite a year of investigation, there is still no evidence of any Russia-Trump campaign collusion ...”
It’s an interesting place, this Trump–Earth. Terth. One where ...
“The President never jeopardized intelligence sources.”
No, of course not. Say, how green is that sky! And look at those blue hills.