President Trump’s tweet accusing former President Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower phones ignited a backlash from Democrats and the media Democrats and the media are promoting the Russian connection to discredit Trump and undermine his presidency Leading Democrats and the left wing media slammed Trump and demanded evidence of his claim and also complained that Trump is responsible for the public loss of faith in institutions Behind the claimed wiretapping are concerns that Trump and his campaign were coordinating efforts with Russians to make sure Hillary Clinton was not elected In the haste to connect Trump and his team to the Russians, Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Claire McCaskill were caught lying about meeting with the Russian ambassador In addition, the left-wing media is ignoring the pattern of spying that occurred under President Obama. During his presidency, the Obama administration spied on journalists and allies including Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel The left-wing attacks against Trump exposes the hypocrisy of Democrats and their media allies