It pains me that issues like this nonetheless have to be stated, however conservatives: please cease serving to your political enemies.
The so-called Sign scandal is the right instance of a nothing-burger that the fitting has inadvertently helped Democrats increase to the extent of an issue.
Because of conservatives treating the leftwing narrative severely, the web is roofed in headlines like this, from whoever took over the Drudge Report:
Guys. Get actual.
Nobody is “unintentionally” added to a Sign dialog. Additional, Jeffrey Goldberg isn’t “unintentionally” added to something that has to do with Trump.
Recall – Goldberg is the genius behind “suckers and losers” and “Russian bounties.”
If he was even added in any respect – and primarily based on the aforementioned tales, there’s good cause to doubt the entirety of the story, administration feedback however – it was accomplished for a cause.
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Many speculate that, realizing Goldberg would write about what was stated, the Trump administration was sending a message to Europe. That message being: Time is operating out.
There have been clearly no “conflict plans” being bandied about on a textual content chain. That’s not what conflict plans appear like!
After which Goldberg, in fact, due to his journalistic integrity, voluntarily left the chat in order to ‘not hurt nationwide safety.’
Come on, man.
That story is as plausible as probably the most pro-veteran President in generations going to Arlington Nationwide Cemetery and telling a bunch of navy of us that the lifeless are “suckers and losers.”
In fact, Democrats are already calling for SecDef Hegseth and NSA Mike Waltz to be fired.
And that’s one other factor: as everyone knows, Trump fires individuals prefer it’s a bodily operate. (Lastly received a Seinfeld reference in right here!) But right here, within the supposedly earth-shattering safety foul-up, Trump fortunately backed Waltz, who has taken the blame for the factor. What does that inform you?
Right here’s the deal: I do not know what the precise intent was. I’m sure we are going to ultimately discover out.
However most significantly, I’m sure that the quick, ready-made narrative crafted by the same old suspects is, prima facie, patently absurd.
You have to be sure of that, too.
