Ashley Moody not surprised Joe Biden’s security clearance got yanked

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The Plant City Republican appeared on "Fox and Friends Weekend."

Florida’s newest Senator is on board with the most recent former President being kept out of the loop on national security issues.

After all, she says the Joe Biden administration was leak prone and that the Delaware Democrat was cognitively compromised with people around him eager to exploit his issues.

“This is not surprising to me, and really, if you’ve been paying attention, this shouldn’t be surprising to anyone,” said Sen. Ashley Moody on Fox News Saturday.

The Plant City Republican appointed to replace current Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid out the rationale.

“It was just three months ago that we saw an investigation launched over information that was leaked over Israeli’s plans to attack Iran. That might have come out of that administration. And it wasn’t too long ago that we had a report showing diminished faculties of the President and (he is) someone who has people around them that want to use information or relationships,” Moody said.

President Donald Trump says Biden did the same to him.

“There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information. Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings,” Trump posted to Truth Social. “He set this precedent in 2021, when he instructed the Intelligence Community (IC) to stop the 45th President of the United States (ME!) from accessing details on National Security, a courtesy provided to former Presidents.”

In further defense of Trump’s decision,  Moody also said Saturday that “the security of this nation … has been put at risk over the last four years and you’ve had to have been asleep, not to notice that.”

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


12 comments

  • Ocean Joe

    February 8, 2025 at 9:56 am

    Biden doesnt need them, he’s all done. But if he got them, I doubt he’d be sharing classified documents with guests at a party like Donald.

  • MH/Duuuval

    February 8, 2025 at 10:07 am

    The leak “might have come out of that administration.”

    No, really? It might not have, either.

    Confirmed MAGAs believe that “may” means “shall”, too.

  • TJC

    February 8, 2025 at 11:41 am

    Not surprising that Ashely Moody is repeating the talking points given to her regarding Biden. She has never been known for original thinking, and never will be.

  • SallyB

    February 8, 2025 at 12:39 pm

    It’s only fitting, given the former President’s mental acuity. The 25th Amendment should’ve been invoked in the early days of his Presidency. Alas, the entrenched Democratic Party establishment put power and politics over the interests of our nation, along with the corporatist elites, including the dying corporatist legacy news media.

    • Mother Superior Slapshot, Bishop Hedman Academy for Awkward Girls

      February 8, 2025 at 1:05 pm

      Oh, our dear Sally, always so amazing to hear from you. You have such a clear view of the world, just as clear as you can see. You, with your great certainty, clearly covered the talking points you’ve heard on Fox News about Joe Biden and the Nastycrats, didn’t you?
      And your clear vision tells you that President Trump doesn’t doesn’t show any signs of mental instability or allow any “elites” in his White House. Good for you, Miss B.
      (That’s all sarcasm, Sally. I’m quite sure I have to point that out to you, bless your heart.)

  • PeterH

    February 8, 2025 at 12:45 pm

    Another Sally B wingnut statement without any medical evidence whatsoever! Let the Republican clown show proceed to the circus center ring!🤡🤡🤡

    • MH/Duuuval

      February 8, 2025 at 5:56 pm

      First read I thought ol’ Sally B was referencing Trump.

      Biden’s mistake was to go for a second term and make the party switch horses in midstream. Biden failed miserably at foreign policy re: Israel and Gaza.

  • Ocean Joe

    February 8, 2025 at 6:46 pm

    Biden saved us from Trump but failed to recognize his rendezvous with time and age and while his brain may be for professionals to analyze, his lacking ability to communicate delivered us back to Trump.
    His visionary efforts on climate are now being buried, his pride went before his fall. He should have stepped down halfway through. He could never sell the accomplishments of his presidency because this former orator who delivered sought after eulogies couldnt bring himself to give the eulogy of his own political career.
    And now we are in a mess. And no, he doesnt need security briefings. Republicans are gutting the New Deal and we’ll all find out whether cashing out our democracy was worth cheap eggs.

  • Dennis Andrew Ball

    February 8, 2025 at 11:30 pm

    Joe Biden should retire banging hammers like Jimmy Carter.

    • MH/Duuuval

      February 9, 2025 at 10:56 am

      I wish Biden had taken your advice a year ago.

    • Biscuit

      February 9, 2025 at 11:26 am

      “Joe Biden should retire…”
      Dude, Joe Biden is no longer in office, no longer seeking office. He is retired. Don’t you keep up with the news?
      As for Jimmy Carter “banging hammers,” well, dude, he was building homes for the poor. What have you done for anyone lately? Do something for yourself — read the news.
      Dumbass humans.
      Arf.

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