They put up an article grumbling about how Trump has only recieved two of the Presidential Daily Brefings since his election two weeks ago:
Trump turning away intelligence briefers since election win
President-elect Donald Trump has received two classified intelligence briefings since his surprise election victory earlier this month, a frequency that is notably lower — at least so far — than that of his predecessors, current and former U.S. officials said.
A team of intelligence analysts has been prepared to deliver daily briefings on global developments and security threats to Trump in the two weeks since he won.
And then, they turn around and mention this:
Vice President-elect Mike Pence, by contrast, has set aside time for intelligence briefings almost every day since the election, officials said.
Pence is the politician, he understands the workings of government a lot better than Trump and since Pence is Trump's deputy, it makes sense for him to be the one recieving the information. Trump is too busy vetting and picking his team to be bothered with the day-to-day details. If there was something critical, I am sure that Pence has Trump's phone number.
Compare and contrast to this report written by Katie Pavlich on Sep 30, 2014 at Town Hall:
Good News: Obama Skips the Majority of His Intelligence Briefings
According to a new report from the Government Accountability Institute, President Obama skips 60 percent of his intelligence briefings. Breitbart breaks down the data:
A new Government Accountability Institute (GAI) report reveals that President Barack Obama has attended only 42.1% of his daily intelligence briefings (known officially as the Presidential Daily Brief, or PDB) in the 2,079 days of his presidency through September 29, 2014.
The GAI report also included a breakdown of Obama’s PDB attendance record between terms; he attended 42.4% of his PDBs in his first term and 41.3% in his second.
This information comes shortly after Obama blamed the intelligence community for underestimating ISIS during an interview on 60 Minutes. That assertion prompted a visceral reaction from people inside the intelligence community, who have been warning the President about ISIS for years. A former official told The Daily Beast's Eli Lake over the weekend, "Either the president doesn’t read the intelligence he’s getting or he’s bullshitting."
Katie concludes with this: You can bet Obama would never miss 60 percent of his tee-times.
