John Brennan Blasts Trump’s Press Conference As “Nothing Short Of Treasonous”

The neocons, not to mention members of military-industrial complex, are furious at the thought of losing Russia as the biggest global bogeyman responsible for tens of billions in bottom line profits to US defense corporations.

Case in point: John Brennan.

Former Obama-era CIA Director – and ubiquitous tweeter of anti-Trump rhetoric – John Brennan just unleashed the most aggressive comment yet on the Trump-Putin Summit, claiming it was an act of treason.

“Donald Trump’s press performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors,’” Brennan tweeted. “It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???”

Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of “high crimes & misdemeanors.” It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???

— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) July 16, 2018

Additionally, Brennan called on Pompeo, Kelly and Bolton to resign over Trump’s behavior at presser with Putin…

Frmr CIA Director John Brennan calls on Pompeo, Kelly and Bolton to resign over Trump’s behavior at presser with Putin. pic.twitter.com/C2WytIEmvN

— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) July 16, 2018

CNN’s Anderson Cooper was apparently reading from the same gospel, calling the Trump-Putin press conference “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president at a summit in front of a Russian leader certainly that I’ve ever seen”:

Anderson Cooper calls the Trump-Putin press conference “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president at a summit in front of a Russian leader certainly that I’ve ever seen” https://t.co/M0guPGHxMt pic.twitter.com/8s7I3iP4pp

— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) July 16, 2018

We wonder what Brennan and Cooper would have said about this US president’s comments to a Russian leader…>

Trump never colluded with the Russians, but guess who did? pic.twitter.com/5dzmR1lFyK

— Christine (@Tweetsfor45) July 14, 2018

Moments after his tweet, Brennan appeared on MSNBC and demanded Trump cabinet officials resign in protest.

WILLIAMS: “We just read what you said on Twitter. Your reaction to what you’ve just seen?”

BRENNAN: “Well, Brian, I thought that there was nothing Donald Trump could say that would shock me, but I was wrong. I was just totally shocked at the performance of Donald Trump in Helsinki at a press conference with Vladimir Putin. I just found that it was outrageous. And even when the press — and thank goodness the press asked the right questions — even when the press gave him an opportunity to hold Russia accountable for anything, he chose to talk about Hillary Clinton, about his election, about servers. He criticized American citizens, Secretary Clinton and others as opposed to really taking advantage of a world stage, with all the world’s eyes upon them, to point out how unacceptable Russia’s behavior and interference in our election and the elections of other democratic countries around the globe is. But he just shirked those responsibilities. I cannot understand how the national security team can continue to abide by this and how Pompeo and Bolton and Kelly can continue in their jobs. This, I think, rises to the point of good American patriots resigning in objection to that performance by Donald Trump. I’m at a loss of words to describe just how outrageous his words, his statements, his behavior has been. And one can only conclude that he fears Vladimir Putin. And that one-on-one discussion, who knows what was discussed there. And how Mr. Putin now is the master puppeteer of Donald Trump, the person who is in our Oval Office. Outrageous.”

WILLIAMS: “I just saw a picture of Huntsman and Pompeo while the President was speaking, looking a bit stricken. But to your point about patriots, to your point about resignations, what do you think the practical impact, just say by the end of business today, tomorrow, will be?”

BRENNAN: “I don’t know. That’s why I said in my tweet Republican patriots all over the country, including in the Congress, where are you? When are you going to speak out and roundly condemn what Donald Trump is doing? And all of those good Americans who voted for Mr. Trump believing that he was going to protect this country, I think you have now his demonstrated unwillingness, maybe inability, to protect this country’s interests. I think this is a time for all Americans to rally and to say, ‘Mr. Trump, you are not doing what is necessary in order to keep this country strong and safe.’ And Mr. Pu