Donald Jr. Attacks Clinton Co-Chair For Hinting At Putin-Trump Collusion
In a rare moment of levity, Jake Tapper recalls Drümpenführer's summary of his RNC performance as 'It was the Trump of times, it was the Trump of times,' a subtle dig at the narcissism we've grown so accustomed to, during this campaign. On Zakaria's GPS, also on CNN, Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens said that the address made him feel like he was watching a Monty Python sketch of the Nuremberg Rally. It's certainly not unusual for Donald Trump to be panned by those on both sides of the aisle.
On State of the Union, Tapper shifts to the current accusations of collusion between Donald Sr. and Russian Despot Vladimir Putin. Donald Jr. was happy to be available to vehemently rebut the claims that the Russians are helping his father's campaign. He went ballistic, to put it mildly. Here's why.
Clinton co-chair Robbie Mook said earlier in the program:
“Experts are telling us Russian state actors broke into the DNC, stole these emails, and other experts are now saying the Russians are releasing these emails for the purpose of actually helping Donald Trump. I don't think it is coincidental that these emails were released on the eve of our convention.”
The tempo and freneticism of Donald Jr.'s rebuttal was reminiscent of Rudy Giuliani's convention rant. He was beyond livid that Mook touched a nerve, and he was defending his father's assessment of the wonderful convention that transpired.