Intel analysts instructed to limit briefings with Trump to under 140 characters
WASHINGTON — The military and intelligence communities have been instructed that national security briefings for President-elect Donald Trump are to be restricted to 140 characters or fewer, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The decision was made following a briefing on the progress in Mosul, Iraq, a source with the transition said.
“I know more about ISIS than the generals do. Believe me,” the source recounted Trump saying in a meeting with his staff. He added: “Folks, I don’t read, OK? I don’t read. Reading is for losers. I’m the President, OK? I’m very very busy. Nobody is busier than me. Nobody. Believe me. I need this in a format I can easily understand and ignore. Fix it.”
Spokesperson Kellyanne Conway later held a closed-door session with the Joint Chiefs and the transition team, telling military leaders that anything longer than a tweet to describe the situation in Iraq, or how to resolve the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians, would be unacceptable. The source said the character length was important so that Trump could later write about it on Twitter to his more than 16 million followers, who have so far only been able to catch his reviews of Saturday Night Live performances and his constant bitching about the media…. read more here
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