According to the NY Times, “President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved “great pressure” on him.”
Trump dazzled the officials with his mastery of tact by (allegedly) saying “I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job,”.
Yeah.
He then went on to say “I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off.” and “I’m not under investigation.”
Let that sink in a moment.
Let’s recap:
- Trump calls the former F.B.I. head “crazy” and “a real nut job”
- Trump tells the Russians he was under great pressure
- Trump says firing Comey relieved that pressure
- Trump says he’s no longer under investigation.
How does any of this make sense? There’s only one scenario where it might; Trump thinks the Russians are as stupid and clueless as he is.
Somehow he thinks that the Russians don’t read, only watch Fox news, and live in Trumpland where everything Trump says is true.
One can only imagine what the Russians thought.
I have no words.
