Former FBI director James Comey is being investigated by the Secret Service after he shared then deleted a social media post, which Republicans alleged was an incitement to violence against US President Donald Trump.
Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells that spelled the numbers "8647", which he captioned: "Cool shell formation on my beach walk." The number 86 is a slang term whose definitions include "to reject" or "to get rid of", according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, which also notes that it has more recently been used as a term meaning "to kill". And Trump is the 47th US president.
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Comey insisted he did not know what the numbers meant, but Trump has disputed that.
Well, yes, I bet he did! Are they hiring morons as FBI Director these days?
Comey deleted the Instagram post, saying in a follow-up that he "assumed [the sea shells] were a political message".
"I didn't realise some folks associate those numbers with violence," he added. "It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down."
Good grief! No wonder he’s the former director! Man’s an idiot!
"Are they hiring morons as FBI Director these days?"
ReplyDeleteJust about everyone hired by the Biden/O'Bummer/Clinton regimes fits that description...
Indeed. Iy's goingf to take a whole term just to clear out the dead wood, never mind replanting that forest.
DeleteIt's a common tactic of those signalling virtue - say something extreme and later offer an unbelievable apology. As long as you are a member of the 'in crowd' no further criticism will follow.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if James Comey has not realised that there is a new sheriff in town.
He's not alone in that.
DeleteHe just came across a random set of numerals in that configuration on the beach? Bollocks.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't pass the smell test, and that smell's not ozone.
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