There’s nothing wrong with the skeptical disposition described here—intelligence is often uncertain, & qualifications & ambiguity can get lost in briefings. The real problem is that Trump is totally & incorrigibly credulous about information he wants to believe...
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…even if the source is some rando hack or fringe website who there’s zero reason to think is better informed than the FBI & NSA.
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Exactly. Skepticism implies some sort of active intelligence interested in ferreting out the truth. Trump has a different relationship with the truth. He believes what is useful for him to believe.
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