Ex-CIA Director: Trump is 'drunk on power'

Former CIA Director John Brennan criticized President Donald Trump for revoking his security clearance and said the President is "drunk on power."

[aztrkd]

Attacking people that criticize you...hmm sounds something a dictator would do.

[xx]

How can leaders of GOP allow this to keep going on ? Do they care about America or they only care about $$$$ & POWER ???

[jemelshahid]

He a narcissist ....he only kept around a employee (Omarosa) cause she complimented him ...No one really knew what she was doing but was paid 179 thousand anyway . Trump said he kept her cause she "said nice things " about him . So the American tax payer must pay a salary to someone to praise you

[emax]

Omarosa, another tape please and thank you.

[davidellis]

Who will Trump blame next? Jimmy Carter, John Glenn how about Bob Dole. Trump adores taking credit but never owns any sense of responsibility. Is that Presidential? As POTUS one needs to lead not whine.

[tmc]

Abraham Lincoln -"Nearly all men stand adversity. But if you want to test a man's character, give him power." We know that trump has no "character".

[davidkeogh]

As an Irish man if our government or any politician tried to pull a stunt like this we would take to the streets to remove them from office and the American people are sitting on their fat asses while this abuse of power is taking place, I don't know if I should laugh or cry as all of them would tell you they love america and democracy.

[ChrisWellejus]

This reminds me of Nixon just before he got impeached And Watergate

[chadmonjackson]

But Trump works for Vladimir and trump has a clearance

[tonyad-ro]

A sitting president (with a behavior of a little boy) who talks like that about a brave man who has fought for this country his entire life....unbelievable!!!!

[donnam]

"Trumps tweet on Brennan"
Takes one to know one. Sounds like Trump is talking about himself not Brennan.
Trump has brought a negative atmosphere to this country and the world like it has never seen before.

[abirch]

Trump is a petty little man. The thing is that the highest office holder should have more pressing matters to be addressing than this incessant drivel that he engages in. He once said that he could act presidential, it's not merely acting, it's either you are presidential or you're not. And I definitely think Trump falls within the latter category

[lowesonia]

When is this 45 going to be charged for all his appalling acts . A Disgrace the Worst USA has ever Known.

[ml.]

How ironic of Trump to suggest John Brennan will go down as the WORST. All these insane tweets are being recorded as a historic record of the worst president ever. Hopefully America will take another 200 years before electing another clown.

[ismelltrouble]

What do you know the guy that had his security clearance for revoked is now angry at the guy that revoked it. Surprise surprise.

[papajay]

Thank you CNN for the entertaining arguments in the comment section, and inspirational battles of logic and rhetoric.

[DanielCampbell-cjtm]

Put me on the list. I have a Top Secret SEI. However; I Do Not Have a Need to Know. Trump has no idea about the Clearance Process.

[ikm]

What can the world do, but watch on in horror. The party that gave America some of the truly great American presidents ; Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, blows that heritage, all away by giving this man the top job. I can't even bring myself to use his name in a comment that includes these great presidents. SAD SO VERY VERY SAD

[freeamerican]

Obama was always telling us things were the new Norm, so get over it this is the new Norm, people who don't need security clearances shouldn't have them. If they're needed in the future the president can reinstate someone's security clearance as easily as he took this one.

[chanbros]

This isn’t about partisanship. This is about abuse of power.

Do we want a president who can simply revoke anybody’s privileges to anyone who speaks up against the administration?

It goes both ways.