Political World Reacts on Social Media to Wash Post Story

The Washington Post report alleging President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information to Russia's foreign minister and ambassador surprised many in the political world. 

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., called it a "slap in the face to the intel community," if true, while Hillary Clinton's former digital director for communications during the presidential campaign called Trump a "traitor to the United States of America."

It was at this moment Donald Trump became a traitor to the United States of America. https://t.co/Q05k15iYfZ

— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) May 15, 2017

If true, this is a slap in the face to the intel community. Risking sources & methods is inexcusable, particularly with the Russians. https://t.co/CRiSC024F7

— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) May 15, 2017

If White House is going to deny revealing classified info (which Trump is allowed to do) they can prove it by releasing the tapes. Do it!

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 16, 2017

For a President who complains so much about leaks, this is stunning https://t.co/H6lJvBY2Fm

— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) May 15, 2017

Unprecedented levels of dysfunction. https://t.co/tO3j2pu4lh

— Neil King (@NKingofDC) May 16, 2017

If it's bad, deny it.  If you can't deny it, try to defend it. If you can't defend it, claim no one cares.

— Orin Kerr (@OrinKerr) May 16, 2017

Regardless of your view about President Trump or whether you are a D or an R or an I, present events is a sure sign our politics is broken.

— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) May 16, 2017

Hoping for the sake of our national security that the story about @POTUS revealing classified intel to the Russian Ambassador is #FakeNews

— Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) May 15, 2017

Breathtakingly reckless. https://t.co/YyuLxMmDvk

— Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) May 15, 2017

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