Trump is defending his decision to fire Comey yesterday, taking on his critics on Twitter and explaining how they had lost confidence in Comey but now are pretending to be sad about his firing:
The Democrats have said some of the worst things about James Comey, including the fact that he should be fired, but now they play so sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
James Comey will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job, bringing back the spirit and prestige of the FBI.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in Washington, Republican and Democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
Even Lindsey Graham isn’t sad to see Comey go:
.@LindseyGrahamSC on #morningjoe says Comey "compromised himself multiple ways" https://t.co/iHndvTC0cG
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) May 10, 2017
I thought Trump should have fired Comey a long time ago. I think it’s exactly the right decision, although he should have done it back in January when his administration started.
Trump also went after Richard Blumenthal for crying about Comey:
Watching Senator Richard Blumenthal speak of Comey is a joke. "Richie" devised one of the greatest military frauds in U.S. history. For….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
years, as a pol in Connecticut, Blumenthal would talk of his great bravery and conquests in Vietnam – except he was never there. When….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
caught, he cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness…and now he is judge & jury. He should be the one who is investigated for his acts.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
And just a few minutes ago he defended himself against a CNN report that alleges that Roger Stone was pressuring Trump to fire Comey, pointing out that he hasn’t spoken to Stone in a long time and he had nothing to do with it:
The Roger Stone report on @CNN is false – Fake News. Have not spoken to Roger in a long time – had nothing to do with my decision.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 10, 2017
Here’s that CNN report:
Report: Roger Stone personally recommended Trump fire Comey: @DavidChalian reports https://t.co/LbuAVDq96B
— New Day (@NewDay) May 10, 2017