Saturday, March 17, 2018 7:00:25 PM
Sean Rossman, USA TODAY Published 1:11 p.m. ET March 17, 2018 | Updated 3:36 p.m. ET March 17, 2018
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Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe reportedly kept memos regarding President Donald Trump. USA TODAY
The former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in a venomous tweet Saturday, accused President Trump of political corruption and warned, "America will triumph over you."
John Brennan's biting two-sentence statement came in response to a Friday evening tweet in which the president celebrated the ouster of FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe.
Brennan, in a Saturday tweet, accused President Trump of political corruption. (Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP)
Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy. Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!
John O. Brennan
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@JohnBrennan
When the full extent of your venality, moral turpitude, and political corruption becomes known, you will take your rightful place as a disgraced demagogue in the dustbin of history. You may scapegoat Andy McCabe, but you will not destroy America...America will triumph over you.
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Brennan served under former president Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017. Since he left his post, he's been critical of the president on his response to the hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico and on his recent decision to impose tariffs on aluminum and steel, among other decisions.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who often is at odds with Trump, fired McCabe amid a review of the FBI's investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server while she was secretary of state.
Trump called McCabe's firing a "great day for the hardworking men and women of the FBI." McCabe, the president claimed, "knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!"
Brennan tweets sparingly and usually only to make a statement about current affairs. After Trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Brennan issued another abrasive tweet.
"You show an amazing albeit unsurprising ignorance of how technology, automation, and the attendant evolution of economics and societies have transformed the world," he said in response to a Trump tweet on March 7. "Your simple minded policies — imposition of tariffs — have the potential to seriously damage our future prosperity."
John O. Brennan
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@JohnBrennan
You show an amazing albeit unsurprising ignorance of how technology, automation, and the attendant evolution of economics and societies have transformed the world. Your simple minded policies--imposition of tariffs--have the potential to seriously damage our future prosperity.
…From Bush 1 to present, our Country has lost more than 55,000 factories, 6,000,000 manufacturing jobs and accumulated Trade Deficits of more than 12 Trillion Dollars. Last year we had a Trade Deficit of almost 800 Billion Dollars. Bad Policies & Leadership. Must WIN again! #MAGA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 7, 2018
7:42 AM - Mar 7, 2018
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And, he is not alone...
This is a retired 4-star general warning us that our country is in grave danger from the man in the White House. Pass it on.
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