Donald (“Nobody briefed or told me”) Trump, aka Sgt. Schultz
“Officials told the AP the assessment was included in at least one of Trump’s written daily intelligence briefings as early as spring 2019.”
—The Hill, June 29, 2020. [Written briefing? Oh well, if it was written, that explains it…]
“If intelligence reports are verified that Russia or any other country is placing bounties on American troops, then they need to be treated as a state sponsor of terrorism.”
—Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.). [and if it is ultimately determined that Trump was briefed on this in March or earlier, how should he be treated?]
“If this was kind of swept under the carpet as to not make it a bigger issue with Russia, and one ounce of blood was spilled when they knew this, I lost all respect for this administration and everything.”
—Erik Hendriks, father of Cpl. Robert Hendriks, 25, one of three Marines killed in April 2019, possibly as a result of the Russian bounties.
“Thank you to the great people of the Villages. The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats will fall in the Fall. Corrupt Joe is shot. See you soon!!!
—Trump meanwhile continues to tweet racist videos and to play golf.
Louisiana Voice 
It is entirely possible Trump knew nothing, like Schultzie, because:
1. He listens to nobody and answers only to the voice in his own mind.
2. He reads nothing except speeches he delivers word-for-word from teleprompters, or other script media, and which he fails to internalize because the words never enter his actual consciousness – they are drowned out by #1.
3. His admiration for Vladimir Putin provides him with the same finely-meshed filter present among his own supporters that precludes anything but adoration.
Yup, that is what we need….a war with Russia. We have already sanctioned them to the point of badly hurting their economy. Now we just need to send them a stronger message.I wonder, had Trump bombed a city in Russia or initiated an attack on some military outpost what your response would be.
Zoe….what are you talking about? Your response has completely left the realm of sensible debate. You seem to be excusing Trump from doing NOTHING while American soldiers are being targeted for bounty killing in defense of your freedoms (or so we are told that we fight wars for). The point is that your Trump is not only useless, he is dangerous to any military person servicing in active military zones…you should be asking why is this and questioning your complete and undying loyalty to such an obvious failure as a president and a human being. Please defend his “don’t tell me bad things that make me unhappy even if that info would endanger Americans” or his “I am just so limited in reading ability and understanding that I just cannot digest and reason any complex info” or “Trump’s claims that American intel is all fake and false, especially if it demands that I act as a president should.” Please defend your looser president! Oh, and just for your information….there should have been a complete, professional discussion of several actions that could have been used against this Russian action…up to and including telling Putty Poo to just stop it!…Oh, and we could have called on our NATO Allies for support….but Looser President Trump has alienated them to curry favor with Putin…do you get the drift about Trump’s love affair with Putin???
Zoe, three words: ON HIS WATCH!
Zoe, four more words: NEVER MENTION BENGHAZI AGAIN!
Ms. Zoe…I am so disappointed in you. I thought more of you than that. Defending tRump when American troops are being killed as a result of Russian bounties on their heads. Really Ms. Zoe? tRump means that much to you?
Zoe, are you real or are you playing the Devil’s Advocate?
It would appear the author of this just-released WaPo story agrees with me on all 3 of my points:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/30/2-things-that-seem-explain-trumps-ignorance-about-russias-bounties/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most
Zoe,
No one is saying go to war with Russia or bomb Russia. The very minimum Trump could have done LAST YEAR is tell the Russians we are aware of the bounties and to knock it off. Apparently, he can’t even take that baby step
denaryd, Zoe’s favorite tactic is to put words in our mouths for us because apparently we’re too bleeping stupid to speak for ourselves. She obviously speaks for Trump far better in fact than the bimbo precious secretary.
Well speaking better than Barbie Doll Trump Press Secretary doesn’t take much….I think she said today that Trump “takes knowledge verbally” or some such nonsense….
I’m telling you folks we’re dealing with a Russian bot.