Admin note: Diary title edited by Admin after diarist refused
to correct with accurate title.
TPM
(Bolds mine)
“On Sunday, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who gave a bombshell testimony in the House impeachment investigation last month on President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scheme, will be removed from his post at the White House National Security Council…
...The national security adviser said Vindman, who currently serves as the council’s Director for European Affairs, will be removed as a part of the White House’s “streamlining” efforts.
“My understanding is he’s–that Colonel Vindman is detailed from the Department of Defense,” O’Brien said. “So everyone who’s detailed at the NSC, people are going to start going back to their own departments and we’ll bring in new folks.”
When Brennan asked O’Brien to confirm that the decision is not retaliation against Vindman, whom Trump has baselessly accused of being a “Never Trumper,” the national security adviser’s response was that he personally had never retaliated against anyone.”
What bugs me even more than the firing of Vindman for just doing his job, protecting the national security of the U.S., is the continued gaslighting, saying that the firing was not retaliation, but just a routine personnel move.
This is so patently a lie, that one would think O’Brien would be ashamed to let it out of his mouth.
But you check your integrity at the door to stay in the employ of the Orange Mousseolini.
Monday, Nov 11, 2019 · 3:23:47 AM +00:00 · durrati
There has been a lot of push back against the use of the word “fired” both here and on Twitter.
Josh Marshall has responded in the last few moments…
As for my use of the word, I will just note that this is hardly the first time that the Liar-in-Chief has send underlings out to try to float a methane filled trial balloon only to shoot it down when public opinion has responded forcefully in outrage.
I do not apologize for expressing my outrage now that it appears outrage may be doing some good.
And neither should you.