Donald Trump once said that he loves  the poorly educated,  and he skips his intelligence briefings regularly, so it is reasonable to assume that he is not a fan of  intelligence  in any form. But on Thursday, the Donald took to Twitter to assure everyone that this isn t true   and to backtrack on his agreements with Julian Assange so fast that one is forced to wonder what information he learned about Russia s hack of the election in the past 24 hours. The dishonest media likes saying that I am in Agreement with Julian Assange   wrong. I simply state what he states, it is for the people,  Trump tweeted, apparently forgetting that his vapid, meth-addled Nazi followers prefer him to use the word L genpresse,  to make up their own minds as to the truth. The media lies to make it look like I am against  Intelligence  when in fact I am a big fan!The dishonest media likes saying that I am in Agreement with Julian Assange   wrong. I simply state what he states, it is for the people .  Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017to make up their own minds as to the truth. The media lies to make it look like I am against "Intelligence" when in fact I am a big fan!  Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5, 2017The hacked emails were not just distributed by Assange, who is currently hiding out from rape charges in an embassy, but by  Guccifer 2.0  and  DC Leaks  as well   two web sites run by actual, bona fide, Russian agents. Nevertheless, though he admits he doesn t look into who gives him information, Assange claims that he didn t receive the emails  from Russia.  On Wednesday, Trump mindlessly parroted the claim because it supports his nonsensical decision to spend every waking moment doing the Twitter equivalent of dropping to his knees in front of Putin and, well, you get the idea.In his nonsensical morning tweet, Wednesday Edition, Trump informed the world that his  intelligence  (yes, he put the word in quotes again) had been delayed by a few days and attacked  intelligence agencies  (he could have meant any of the more than a bakers  dozen who say that Russia absolutely hacked us, and Putin led the operation, but he seems to mean the CIA). This was a lie.He followed that up by spreading Assange s nonsensical claim that their friend Vladdy Poot didn t give him the information and by attacking the DNC for getting hacked.But even though The Donald regularly tweets out agreements with Assange   including the false claim that Russia had nothing to do with the hack (something he would know if he actually attended intelligence briefings)   he says his tweets should not be construed as agreement with the sexual predator behind the release of some of the hacked documents Russian hackers stole. Naturally, Twitter stepped in and did the online equivalent of beating Trump with a broom handle:@realDonaldTrump Only you would use "Intelligence" in quotes as if it's always theoretical. pic.twitter.com/bhav5ZqAAb  Kristina Wong (@mskristinawong) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrump bullshit, name three of Intelligence's albums  maura quint (@behindyourback) January 5, 2017https://twitter.com/treypearson/status/817007161859567616@realDonaldTrump Next you're going to tell us Putin isn't smart, it's just the media taking your comments out of context  pic.twitter.com/FuBJJVBovS  Jordan Uhl (@JordanUhl) January 5, 2017.@realDonaldTrump you "state what he states" but you disagree w/ our intelligence officers who sacrifice their lives to defend us? MMMMk.  Isaac Saul (@Ike_Saul) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrump Same thing when you retweeted Nazis throughout your campaign? That was "for the people"?  Jon Bershad (@JonBershad) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrump So you quote Julian Assange but not FBI and CIA ???  CoryBooker2020 (@CBooker2020) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrump "Retweets and politically beneficial relationships with dictators and hackers are not endorsements!"   our president  Jon Bershad (@JonBershad) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrump Why would you "simply state what he (Assange) states?" You are PEOTUS now. YOUR WORDS MATTER! Stop tweeting nonsense!  RJ Palacio (@RJPalacio) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrump This is literally the definition of agreeing with him. https://t.co/QhWEYH9ITu  Chris Jackson (@ChrisCJackson) January 5, 2017@realdonaldtrump If you state the same thing, you're in agreement. Accepting Russian propaganda as truth makes you a traitor & a puppet.  karen munro (@BaileyPittipat) January 5, 2017.@realDonaldTrump so you are saying you simply parrot what he wants you to parrot? So you admit to being a puppet?  Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrump So you state what Assange states, but you completely ignore what the U.S. Intelligence Agencies say? Doesn't add up buddy!  Impeach Donald Trump (@Impeach_D_Trump) January 5, 2017#MRGA @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/xlvYH2uJdD  Cheeto Jesus ? (@Blob_Fish) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrumpSo you are in agreement with what he says, but the media is wrong for saying you agree with him. Got it.  Doody Giuliani (@DoodyGiuliani1) January 5, 2017.@realDonaldTrump No, you literally agreed with him   Get some more sleep buddy. pic.twitter.com/ZvxFqK9IG1  David Snodgrass (@webdevgeek) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrump Listen, buddy, piece of advice, never defend #Assange while your head is resting on Putin's shoulder. You lose credibility.  Lida Piompino (@lidapiompino) January 5, 2017You're so right. The media is dishonest, they quoted you verbatim. Shame on the media. (rolling eyes) @realDonaldTrump  Chico Delainky (@ChicoDelainky) January 5, 2017Is there anyone anyone at all who doesn't believe @realDonaldTrump is a wholly-owned pawn of Vladimir #Putin and #Russia? Anyone? #Trump pic.twitter.com/iRT7GLyjaK  {[(Mad John)]} (@John_de_Vashon) January 5, 2017@realDonaldTrump um, so you state what he states but you are not in agreement? I don't think you know what you want to say. for the people  Billy Spillwater (@BillySpillwater) January 5, 2017Interestingly, in 2010, Trump didn t agree with Assange so much as he wanted to have him murdered. You see, before Russia and Wikileaks teamed up to hack and release information about his opponent in what the intelligence community agrees was an effort to install him in office, The Donald said that Assange is  disgraceful  and that  there should be like death penalty or something  for his new rapist friend.Putin, on the other hand, Trump has just always loved. A few years back, The Donald tweeted that he hopes the brutal Russian dictator becomes his  new best friend. It s nice that we re all friends now, and that Assange and Trump are bonding over the  dishonest press,  but if Trump is getting his  intelligence  from Russia and some rapist, it s time we talk about peacefully removing him from the White House and   what was that thing he wanted to do to his opponent, who had legitimately not committed a crime? Oh, yes,  locking him up. Featured image via Getty Images (Christopher Furlong)/screengrab