Last updated on September 13th, 2018 at 04:09 am
As late Sen. John McCain‘s memorial service began in Washington D.C. on Saturday morning, Donald Trump – who was not invited – tweeted conspiracy theories about the Russia investigation, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
In a series of tweets, the president quoted his favorite right-wing protectors to substantiate his ridiculous claims that FBI and Justice Department are corrupt and that Obama and Clinton spied on his campaign.
One of Trump‘s tweets cited frequent Fox News guest and right-wing blowhard Dan Bongino, who claimed the increasingly validated “dossier is fake” and that it was only used as a tool by “Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton” to spy on Trump.
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Meanwhile, at this hour, Obama and Clinton are among those seated in the front row at the McCain memorial service that Trump was barred from attending.
Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were spotted on the same row singing hymns at the late John McCain’s funeral service in the Washington National Cathedral. pic.twitter.com/5CfiNOBeNc
— POLITICO (@politico) September 1, 2018
Trump, unable to keep his mouth shut and let the nation mourn, went off on Twitter as the memorial service began:
Report: There were no FISA hearings held over Spy documents.â€It is astonishing that the FISA courts couldn’t hold hearings on Spy Warrants targeting Donald Trump. It isn’t about Carter Page, it’s about the Trump Campaign. You’ve got corruption at the DOJ & FBI. The leadership….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
….of the DOJ & FBI are completely out to lunch in terms of exposing and holding those accountable who are responsible for that corruption.†@TomFitton @JudicialWatch
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
“You have a Fake Dossier, gathered by Steele, paid by the Clinton team to get information on Trump. The Dossier is Fake, nothing in it has been verified. It then filters into our American court system in order to spy on Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s political opponent……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
….Donald Trump, and now we find out that there wasn’t even a hearing – that Donald Trump’s 4th Amendment right to privacy was signed away…and someone in there is swearing that this stuff is true, when it wasn’t? This is the scandal here – a police state.†Dan Bongino
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2018
The president can’t just keep his mouth shut
Forget the factual discrepancies for a moment. We have heard this nonsense before, and it’s likely we will hear it again. But no matter how many times he spews it, it won’t suddenly become true.
The president knows his presidency is on the verge of collapse – and he also understands that focusing on a hero like John McCain will only further reflect poorly on him – so he can’t help but try to seize the attention.
As the nation mourns the loss of an American hero in his own backyard on Saturday, Donald Trump just couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
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Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.
