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  In fairness to Trump, he would not have known about it since he never really paid any attention to stuff that required reading.  Didn’t someone claim the daily intel briefings just bored him to death and he would rather just watch FoxNews to get his “intel”?
context: Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), who chairs the House intelligence committee, refused to answer Chuck Todd when asked whether he’d been briefed on the several incidents during the Trump administration. Instead, Turner pivoted back to his claim that Biden is “not seeing the urgency” of the current situation.
  
  Why should they answer truthfully when 78% of fox viewers think this is the first spy balloon to enter US airspace? >
  
  You don't need to be a TV pundit to handle these evasions.  Just follow up with a statement like 'Given your refusal to answer the question, I'll assume you are aware that there were similar incidents in the Trump administration."  Make them make their denial explicit. >
  
  No - that might 'upset' them and then you might lose 'access' to their wise words. >
  
  
  According to the White House, President Joe Biden was first briefed on the balloon last Tuesday, and a day later authorized the military to shoot it down as soon as it was in a location where civilians wouldn’t be at risk of damage from the debris. But Republicans have spent the weekend criticizing the administration for not acting fast enough to take down the balloon.
  When confronted about the various instances of Chinese balloons entering U.S. airspace during the Trump administration, those same Republicans avoided giving a direct answer.
  
  If it wasn't for double standards, republicans wouldn't have any standards at all... >
  
  Consistency and hypocrisy are only concerns for those whom care about whether what they believe and tell others is true or not. That concern is not part of the GOP nor conservative mindset. >
  
  I just remember the Goofus and Gallant cartoons from Highlife Magazine.  Can they have picked Goofus for so many years?  If you remember, they don’t say which cartoon is right.  I’ll bet thousands of the GQP had relatives named Goofus or something close. >
  
  Imagine those balloons making front page headlines anytime between late 2015 until boring ass a Biden settled in. Donnie 2 Scoops had the entire media working 8 day weeks to keep up with his insanity. >
  
  Reporters need to grow balls and refuse to ask another question until these people actually answer the fucking questions. >
  
  Tbf, their answers are always hypocrisy, projection, and bs. No need to expound. >
  
  Yes. That’s why you ask the question like ‘you’ve come out hard against the Biden administration for their actions, why is your response to the trump administration different?’
  Spell it out plainly. >
  
  "We had a different relationship with China during the Trump Administration, and accordingly we made different decisions at that time."
  It's easy to come up with reasonable responses, the fact that none are forthcoming shows that they highlight thier hypocracy on purpose. It's a virtue to Rs and R-voters, it's Doublethink on display and they want Republicans to embrace it. >
  
  They’re not that smart. >
  
  In fairness to Trump, he would not have known about it if the intelligence agencies had hidden this information in his daily briefings.