Satirists and Surrealists Union Going On Strike!

Target of satire outperforms possible ridicule!  (The Onion ran the linked story on May 11, 2017.  Events have caught up with them.  Ahem.)  Susie Madrak at Crooks and Liars, with video, reports on the tweets admitting the sharing of classified information with Russian officials.

Former CIA analyst Ned Price said the other thing the White House did yesterday is "they requested that the Washington Post omit key details. And in doing so, the irony here is, the Washington Post showed more discretion than President Trump did in his discussion with the Russians over this threat."

Price said the president has done this morning is "absolutely undercut the denials and the carefully worded statements we have heard yesterday. not only from H.R. McMaster, not only from Dina Powell, not only from Secretary Tillerson, but all of this administration's surrogates claiming that there's nothing to see here, this is more fake news."

And Stephen Colbert (video):

"The entire week has been a messaging disaster, and sources say Trump is 'frustrated and angry at everyone' and that he's considering a 'huge reboot,'" he said. "Yes, it's yet another '70s reboot, Watergate 2: Resign Harder — this summer, he is a crook.

Via Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet.  ("The squirrel is in the basket," indeed.)

The pies are flying...