British Prime Minister Theresa May rebuked Trump for engaging in Twitter speculation after a subway attack injured 23 people in London.
Trump tweeted:
Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
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In response to his tweet, May said, “I never think it’s helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation.”
May’s former chief of staff was even more direct:
True or not – and I'm sure he doesn't know – this is so unhelpful from leader of our ally and intelligence partner. https://t.co/ZndrTXFrAX
— Nick Timothy (@NickJTimothy) September 15, 2017
One of America’s oldest and truest allies would appreciate it if Donald Trump would keep his opinions to himself.
With each half-baked tweet that comes out of his phone, Donald Trump chips away at the credibility of the presidency as an institution. A president doesn’t take to Twitter to engage in a stream of thought speculation after a terrorist attack. This is not how a US president is supposed to behave.
Part of the problem is that Trump lacks the basic impulse control not to tweet. The other issue is that the White House is full of enablers, including chief of staff John Kelly, who simply won’t stand up to Trump, take his phone away, and tell him to stop tweeting.
Trump was born rich and has had his bad behavior enabled for his entire life.
Now that he is president, his behavior has the power to injure relationships and cause damage around the world.
Trump is destroying the presidency and the credibility of the United States one tweet at a time.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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