Trump’s Latest Tweets on Russia, Conflicts of Interest, and a Bad Restaurant Review Draw Mockery, Condemnation

It’s safe to say the tide is turning against Trump. People are standing up to him. Small steps, a little at a time, but the momentum is there. Americans must ensure it continues. 

Donald Trump Thursday morning posted three tweets which are drawing immediate mockery and condemnation. The president-elect is lashing out at the growing number of stories detailing how Vladimir Putin and Russian government operatives hacked the election to help Trump win, and the growing number of stories – prompted by his cancellation of a press conference he bragged he would hold today – detailing how he would avoid conflicts of interest as president while retaining his vast business empire.

Trump also posted a tweet lashing out at a bad review of one of his restaurants.

At about 8:30 AM EST Trump posted a tweet, then later deleted and replaced it due to a spelling error, with this:

NBC Nightly News senior news editor and writer Bradd Jaffy points out that the Dept. of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence publicly blamed Russia two months ago, one month before the election, and Trump was informed during one of the few national security briefings he took, in August.

Trump also Thursday morning posted this:

A Politico editorial director responds:

But perhaps the most responses came after Trump took a swipe at VANITY FAIR, which published a scathing review of one of his restaurants. He tweeted this Thursday morning, first (because, priorities):

LA Times national reporter:

A New York Times TV critic took the high road:

Here’s how a Rolling Stone contributing editor responded:

And an MSNBC producer reveals the lingering animosity Trump has against the magazine:

Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright took to Twitter to respond to all three of Trump’s attacks.

On the false “why did the White House wait so long to act” tweet, Wright wrote:

On Trump’s “The media tries so hard to make my move to the White House…complex,” Wright responded:

And on Trump’s attack on VANITY FAIR:

It’s safe to say the tide is turning against Trump. People are standing up to him. Small steps, a little at a time, but the momentum is there. Americans must ensure it continues. 

 

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