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]]> By: RL https://www.habitablezone.com/2019/09/25/events-are-spiralling-out-of-control-faster-than-i-would-have-expected/#comment-43729 RL Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:38:10 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=78502#comment-43729 <a href="https://wapo.st/2lag472" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://wapo.st/2lag472</a> <blockquote>In the hours after the release Wednesday of the rough transcript of President Trump’s July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the White House circulated an email with proposed talking points for Trump’s defenders. Unfortunately for the White House, the email was mistakenly sent to not only Republicans but also Democratic lawmakers and their staff. The message, titled, “What you need to know: President Trump’s call with President Zelenskyy,” was quickly recalled — but not before Democrats took to Twitter to ridicule the White House over the error. “I would like to thank @WhiteHouse for sending me their talking points on how best to spin the disastrous Trump/Zelensky call in Trump’s favor,” Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) said in a tweet. “However, I will not be using their spin and will instead stick with the truth. But thanks though.” Another Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (N.J.), shared the full talking points in a tweet, calling them “complete Orwellian lies and toxic trash.” “But maybe you’d like to read them to appreciate their corruption! Hazmat suit possibly required,” he said.</blockquote> https://wapo.st/2lag472

In the hours after the release Wednesday of the rough transcript of President Trump’s July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the White House circulated an email with proposed talking points for Trump’s defenders.

Unfortunately for the White House, the email was mistakenly sent to not only Republicans but also Democratic lawmakers and their staff.

The message, titled, “What you need to know: President Trump’s call with President Zelenskyy,” was quickly recalled — but not before Democrats took to Twitter to ridicule the White House over the error.
“I would like to thank @WhiteHouse for sending me their talking points on how best to spin the disastrous Trump/Zelensky call in Trump’s favor,” Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) said in a tweet. “However, I will not be using their spin and will instead stick with the truth. But thanks though.”

Another Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (N.J.), shared the full talking points in a tweet, calling them “complete Orwellian lies and toxic trash.”

“But maybe you’d like to read them to appreciate their corruption! Hazmat suit possibly required,” he said.

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