President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
President Donald Trump kicked his weekend off by watching "Fox & Friends," then tweeting quotes from an NRA TV host who had a meltdown on the Fox News morning show.
Here's a portion of what the NRA's Dan Bongino, who has a history of spewing lies and foul language, set Trump off and inspired him to tweet:
.@dbongino: The American tax payer is paying for a total sham in the Russia probe case https://t.co/i39VNagnhz— FOX & friends (@FOX & friends) 1527945600.0
Note that the "Fox & Friends" co-hosts seem rather taken aback by their guest.
Trump, in response to Bongino's support of the president, quoted his false claims on Twitter. Twice.
....“$17 million spent, it’s a scam Investigation. Americans are being worked. We now know there was Russian collus… https://t.co/tKbvlPp9Fw— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1527943248.0
“John Brennan, no single figure in American history has done more to discredit the intelligence community than this… https://t.co/DETDPIYoeT— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1527941207.0
Trump's quoting Bongino's lies led many on Twitter to mercilessly mock him:
The leader of the free world is spending his Saturday morning watching Fox and Friends and quoting a dude who tosse… https://t.co/jSjeoaBMDj— Justin Baragona (@Justin Baragona) 1527944599.0
@realDonaldTrump ✅Trump campaign director—INDICTED ✅Trump NSA—PLEA ✅Trump deputy campaign director—PLEA ✅Trump camp… https://t.co/m9ZR5E02et— ♻️🇺🇸 Christopher Zullo (@♻️🇺🇸 Christopher Zullo) 1527945162.0
Goebbels would be proud and honored. https://t.co/pKJAy1eCgG— Scott Gordon #Resist (@Scott Gordon #Resist) 1527943509.0
This is some Nazi flip-the-script shit going on right here. https://t.co/Z0H6YixIRh— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) 1527943377.0
Dan Bongino worked for Barack Obama for 18 months. Doesn't that make his opinion invalid? https://t.co/2lsyHDISU1— The Rude Pundit (@The Rude Pundit) 1527944502.0
Yet another example of Trump's extreme gaslighting. Joseph Goebbels would be so proud. #TrumpRussia #Mueller… https://t.co/ZvSODhu30A— Janet #StimulusChecksNow (@Janet #StimulusChecksNow) 1527946104.0
I have seen less wine in Napa Valley. https://t.co/zoVkMo7Fsa— Elizabeth Rogers (@Elizabeth Rogers) 1527945101.0
