What a remarkable time for our nation when reasonable adults must wonder if the president has misplaced his tinfoil hat while tweeting, or whether he really knows what it is he is talking about.

President Donald Trump’s assertions that President Barack Obama engaged in Watergate-style spying on him – claims made without supporting evidence – are so irresponsible they would be laughable if not for the great harm such allegations do: if not to his already tenuous credibility, then to the reputation of the office.

Apparently, without discussing the matter with his staff, and angry that Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from federal investigations into Russian interference, Trump decided to base his broadside on a handful of reports, including those of the BBC, a talk-radio personality and a clip-job report from Breitbart News Network – the alt-right site led previously by Trump adviser Stephen Bannon.

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