When the president tweeted a video depicting him beating up cnn this morning, the reaction was instantaneous, his supporters cheered him on. His critics questioned his mental state. And across twitter, many offered historical context. On this date in 1776, the Continental Congress voted to declare independence from britain. President trump had little official business on his calendar today, so his provocative tweet is dominating the conversation, and seemed to catch even some in the administration offguard. We begin with Kelly Odonnell with the president in new jersey. Oh, my god, whats going to happen. Reporter 28 seconds of president ial political theater. Sent to tens of millions, from the official u. S. Government twitter account and his personal realdonaldtrump feed. Depicting a takedown. Ratcheting up his runins with the media. The fake media is trying to silence us. Reporter but the president s tweet contains its own fakery. The video was already on the internet. That cnn logo a
Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Fiona Hill discussed the implications of Russia’s war on Ukraine in a Buffett Institute for Global Affairs fireside chat Monday. Hill served as national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council from 2006 to 2009. She then served as deputy assistant to the president and senior director.