David Jolly: ‘Someone Needs To Be Fired’ Over the Signal Group Chat Leak

RUFFINI Congressman now that ░░░░░░░░ entire text chain pretty ░░░░░░░░ has been released how ░░░░░░░░ it complicate damage control ░░░░░░░░ for the administration particularly ░░░░░░░░ I was speaking to ░░░░░░░░ former senior congressional Republican ░░░░░░░░ before I came on ░░░░░░░░ morning and they said ░░░░░░░░ can t believe that ░░░░░░░░ re trying this denial ░░░░░░░░ It just doesn t ░░░░░░░░ any sense given what ░░░░░░░░ out there Talk us ░░░░░░░░ what you re seeing ░░░░░░░░ Yeah someone needs to ░░░░░░░░ fired And there are ░░░░░░░░ Republicans actually telling that ░░░░░░░░ White House right now ░░░░░░░░ reason these had to ░░░░░░░░ released is because the ░░░░░░░░ Administration used the technique ░░░░░░░░ use all the time ░░░░░░░░ often very successfully which ░░░░░░░░ to just you know ░░░░░░░░ away at the person ░░░░░░░░ in this who is ░░░░░░░░ good faith actor in ░░░░░░░░ case the editor of ░░░░░░░░ Atlantic and create a ░░░░░░░░ story for the American ░░░░░░░░ Representative Castro in that ░░░░░░░░ to Tulsi Gabbard and ░░░░░░░░ John Ratcliffe was right ░░░░░░░░ re lying to the ░░░░░░░░ people the White House ░░░░░░░░ lying to the American ░░░░░░░░ And I think what ░░░░░░░░ saw from The Atlantic ░░░░░░░░ also a bit of ░░░░░░░░ posture of what the ░░░░░░░░ press should be doing ░░░░░░░░ is to show the ░░░░░░░░ people when the administration ░░░░░░░░ lying they re lying ░░░░░░░░ also the critical substance ░░░░░░░░ this which is the ░░░░░░░░ Administration is currently making ░░░░░░░░ less safe They jeopardized ░░░░░░░░ operations of this mission ░░░░░░░░ jeopardized the safety of ░░░░░░░░ men and women in ░░░░░░░░ And then they turn ░░░░░░░░ and they want to ░░░░░░░░ to use The Atlantic ░░░░░░░░ as a foil for ░░░░░░░░ own malfeasance This is ░░░░░░░░ story that America understands ░░░░░░░░ Republicans on the Hill ░░░░░░░░ it very well And ░░░░░░░░ they often fall in ░░░░░░░░ and I think virtually ░░░░░░░░ of them will I ░░░░░░░░ you that privately they ░░░░░░░░ asking for somebody to ░░░░░░░░ fired This is a ░░░░░░░░ where the White House ░░░░░░░░ to relieve somebody within ░░░░░░░░ national security team Trump ░░░░░░░░ t like to listen ░░░░░░░░ people Maybe he doesn ░░░░░░░░ but that s what ░░░░░░░░ expected right now.”