Trump Staff Picks, Co-Conspirators and the Revolving Door of Departures

[frankfrank]

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^ Gawd...sometimes you can't even MAKE this shit up.

 

[Dystopian]

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And then there is this bright light, Heather Nauert who praised D-Day as a symbol of the strong ties between the US and Germany.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ment-spokeswoman-heather-nauert-a8387221.html

The more one reads and learns about the Trump Administration, the more incredible it becomes that this many ignorant, unethical people who are by training and experience completely unsuited for their roles are brought together in one organization. The Administration values donors, ideology, conformity and unquestioning devotion more than true purpose or function. A cult of personality willing to believe and spin any distortion or outright lie to support their de facto leader. Think, if this were Microsoft or Apple or Google....what would this dysfunctional and incapable crew of misanthropes mean for the viability of these companies? They would quickly cease to operate, and the reputation, business relationships and share price would all be in a downward spiral. Their customers and suppliers would bail, because they have a low tolerance for uncertainty, inconsistency and dishonesty. What do you think the stockholders would do about it? Would they praise the goofball that's bankrupting their futures for loving the flag, being a "Christian" and not being Black... even as he tweets company policy and personal insults at competitors? No, of course not. They would act rationally in the best interest of the company and their own financial futures. Oust the CEO, get a new Board and make the company and their investment great again.... Why, then, are Congress and the American people behaving irrationally and against their and our best interests when it comes to DONALD and his crew of incompetent miscreants? I suspect things are not actually as bad as they appear. Things are actually much, much worse. Anything this POTUS and this Administration can lay claim to as an "achievement" has been largely serendipitous. Just POTUS' election propelled Wall Street. Tax cuts (evne when you can't pay for them) are good for business and the 5% of Americans who hold 95% of financial wealth in our banana republicesque unbalanced society. But, the economy is heating up, and not in a good way. Interest hikes from the Fed are more and more frequent. Tariffs (look up "Smoot-Hawley) are what made a depression in 1929 become a truly Great Depression starting in 1930, when international trade, and hence, industry... screeched to a halt under the burden of 800 tariffs laid out in the Act. The Miracle Bull Market has been living on borrowed time for more than a while. Bailing on NAFTA, the North Korea rapprochement coming to naught or heading South [sic] could be catastrophic. G7 becoming G6 (minus US) or G8 (with US and Russia)...unsettling either way. The point being, that everything good that has happened in the Trump Era to date has been either unavoidable or Easy Peasy. If and when the going gets rough we look to our POTUS and his hand-picked friends and supporters to manage crises and lead us, that's when the absence of experience, expertise and common sense in this government will become all too obvious. That's the risk we face in giving a pass on crazy.

 

[Dystopian]

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What is up with Rudi Giuliani?
Speaking for Melania that she believes the DONALD version of the fuck session with Stormy that never happened.
How much did that backfire?
Waiting for Rudi to leave soon.

 

[Dystopian]

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I'll bet Pence was hating this. Too bad we can't read minds as he is not fond of gay people.

Okay, WTF is up with that Bible? Looks suspiciously like a dictionary. Hmmm. What are they thinking? Baby bear obviously is into Daddy's. But, rich and/or powerful Daddy's. Hmmm. Looking at BIG MIKE, (who by the way is looking HOT with his new high and tight buzz)... and thinkin, "DILF!!!!" Daddy Bear is rethinking the hotness of being the cuck in a new Right Wing three-way. Mike just wants to puke and take a scalding hot shower after this.

 

[smokeshadow]

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. . .after Rudy's condescending put-down about the porn industry and sex workers, Stormy's lawyer, Michael Avenatti, is asking the public for proof of Rudy's porn viewing habits

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmoveme...wdsourcing-evidence-of-giulianis-porn-habits/

 

[KaraBulut]

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Okay, WTF is up with that Bible?

It's social-conservative speak for "Mine is bigger than yours".

The more one reads and learns about the Trump Administration, the more incredible it becomes that this many ignorant, unethical people who are by training and experience completely unsuited for their roles are brought together in one organization.

There are 3 branches of government that are supposed to be keeping each other in check.

The judicial branch has been holding fast but the Trump administration has made deals with the evangelicals and the Federalist Society to pack the courts with social conservatives and poorly qualified candidates to weaken the opposition.

The Congress has shown little spine. They've capitulated and enabled this mess. The few who have stood up have either buckled after they got backlash or they've announced their retirement.

But the ones who are the most to blame are the American people, who elected someone who wasn't qualified and who showed them exactly what kind of President he would be during the campaign. Also to blame are the Democrats who either didn't vote out of apathy or because Hillary wasn't a perfect candidate.

It's a contest to see who can be the most feckless of cunts.

It's a democracy; we put these people in office and we're the ones who can replace them or put pressure until Congress cleans up this mess.

 

[swmjck]

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The more one reads and learns about the Trump Administration, the more incredible it becomes that this many ignorant, unethical people who are by training and experience completely unsuited for their roles are brought together in one organization. The Administration values donors, ideology, conformity and unquestioning devotion more than true purpose or function. A cult of personality willing to believe and spin any distortion or outright lie to support their de facto leader. Think, if this were Microsoft or Apple or Google....what would this dysfunctional and incapable crew of misanthropes mean for the viability of these companies? They would quickly cease to operate, and the reputation, business relationships and share price would all be in a downward spiral. Their customers and suppliers would bail, because they have a low tolerance for uncertainty, inconsistency and dishonesty. What do you think the stockholders would do about it? Would they praise the goofball that's bankrupting their futures for loving the flag, being a "Christian" and not being Black... even as he tweets company policy and personal insults at competitors? No, of course not. They would act rationally in the best interest of the company and their own financial futures. Oust the CEO, get a new Board and make the company and their investment great again.... Why, then, are Congress and the American people behaving irrationally and against their and our best interests when it comes to DONALD and his crew of incompetent miscreants? I suspect things are not actually as bad as they appear. Things are actually much, much worse. Anything this POTUS and this Administration can lay claim to as an "achievement" has been largely serendipitous. Just POTUS' election propelled Wall Street. Tax cuts (evne when you can't pay for them) are good for business and the 5% of Americans who hold 95% of financial wealth in our banana republicesque unbalanced society. But, the economy is heating up, and not in a good way. Interest hikes from the Fed are more and more frequent. Tariffs (look up "Smoot-Hawley) are what made a depression in 1929 become a truly Great Depression starting in 1930, when international trade, and hence, industry... screeched to a halt under the burden of 800 tariffs laid out in the Act. The Miracle Bull Market has been living on borrowed time for more than a while. Bailing on NAFTA, the North Korea rapprochement coming to naught or heading South [sic] could be catastrophic. G7 becoming G6 (minus US) or G8 (with US and Russia)...unsettling either way. The point being, that everything good that has happened in the Trump Era to date has been either unavoidable or Easy Peasy. If and when the going gets rough we look to our POTUS and his hand-picked friends and supporters to manage crises and lead us, that's when the absence of experience, expertise and common sense in this government will become all too obvious. That's the risk we face in giving a pass on crazy.

That Trump would enthusiastically and shamelessly support the country that hacked into our election is disgusting. I bet he doesn't even know why Russia was kicked out of the G8.

 

[rareboy]

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It's social-conservative speak for "Mine is bigger than yours".


There are 3 branches of government that are supposed to be keeping each other in check.

The judicial branch has been holding fast but the Trump administration has made deals with the evangelicals and the Federalist Society to pack the courts with social conservatives and poorly qualified candidates to weaken the opposition.

The Congress has shown little spine. They've capitulated and enabled this mess. The few who have stood up have either buckled after they got backlash or they've announced their retirement.

But the ones who are the most to blame are the American people who elected someone who wasn't qualified and showed them exactly what kind of President he would be during the campaign. Also to blame are the Democrats who either didn't vote out of apathy or because Hillary wasn't a perfect candidate.

It's a contest to see who can be the most feckless of cunts.

It's a democracy; we put these people in office and we're the ones who can replace them or put pressure until Congress cleans up this mess.

This. All of this.

 

[rareboy]

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White House aide Steven Cheung has left the communications staff, Politico reported Monday, citing people familiar with his departure late last week.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/391688-white-house-communications-aide-leaves-white-house

I imagine that as the President takes to conveying his tantrums more and more directly on Angrytwitter, fewer and fewer comm people are needed.

 

[gsdx]

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Paul Manafort is wishing for a cake with a file in it:

On Friday, Manafort was ordered into custody after a federal judge revoked his house arrest, citing newly filed obstruction of justice charges. The move by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson made Manafort the first Trump campaign official to be jailed as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

Already under intense pressure to cooperate with prosecutors in hopes of securing leniency, Manafort now loses the relative freedom he enjoyed while he prepared for two criminal trials in which he faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-ja...chair-manafort-ahead-155410775--politics.html

 

[KaraBulut]

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White House struggles to replace departing staff [CNN]

White House officials are struggling to fill vacancies in the West Wing and beyond as a handful of senior aides map out their exits ahead of what could become a mass staff exodus around the midterm election...

"There's two dominant reasons. One is that, some men's wives would kill them if they went to work for Trump," the operative said of why experienced political hands are avoiding the administration.

"And two, it's a potentially career-ending move. You become toxic to corporate America, and it's not clear how you make money after serving in the Trump administration, especially in a high-level role."

 

[KaraBulut]

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Top White House staffer Marc Short tells colleagues he’s leaving [Politico]

White House legislative affairs director Marc Short told his colleagues Friday that he’s resigning, according to current and former administration officials.

He is expected to leave the White House in mid-July, but it was unclear whether he has accepted a new position. Short, the top White House liaison to Capitol Hill, did not respond to several requests for comment.

 

[gsdx]

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There's been talk of Huckabee Sanders is leaving as well, but she's denying it. That wouldn't surprise me. Taking all that shit for Trump would wear down a granite statue.

 

[KaraBulut]

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There's been talk of Huckabee Sanders is leaving as well, but she's denying it. That wouldn't surprise me. Taking all that shit for Trump would wear down a granite statue.

The atmosphere in the press room has gotten increasingly hostile as Sanders loses what little credibility that she had- between her lies and her personal attacks on the Press corps, I'm not sure how much longer she'll be at the podium.

The episode last week where she said, "I know it's hard for you to understand even short sentences" is probably the point at which the daily press briefings will begin to look more like a shark tank at feeding time.

The press is also beginning to refer to Trump's statements has "falsehoods" or "inaccuracies" and they're now calling them what they are: lies.

(note the "Keeping Them Honest" simultaneous corrections).

A reporter actually asked "Why are you lying, sir?". It's about time.

 

[KaraBulut]

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After her recent failed attempts to explain the Trump Administration's immigration policies, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen made the unwise decision of eating at a Mexican restaurant in DC. It didn't go well.

 

[KaraBulut]

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Trump loses top operations official [CNN]

Joe Hagin, the White House official who orchestrated logistics for the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, will depart the administration next month, according to officials.
A veteran of every Republican administration since President Ronald Reagan, Hagin will return to the private sector.

 

[KaraBulut]

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Trump's controversial pick for top UN migration job voted down in Geneva

The UN migration agency on Friday voted down Ken Isaacs, the Trump administration's candidate to lead the International Organization for Migration, a US official told CNN, leaving it without an American at the helm since 1951...

The migration agency coordinates assistance to migrants worldwide.

Isaacs once wrote on Twitter that Austria and Switzerland should consider building a wall in the Alps to keep refugees out.

 

[KaraBulut]

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Rumor has it that Sarah Sanders, Raj Shah and John Kelly are wanting to spend more time with their family. The taint of children in cages has a way of doing that.

 

[KaraBulut]

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US ambassador to Estonia resigns in frustration over Trump

The US ambassador to Estonia is resigning in frustration with President Donald Trump's comments about, and treatment of, European allies.

James D. Melville Jr.'s resignation, first reported by Foreign Policy magazine, makes him the third ambassador in the last year to leave the State Department early. He is among many senior State Department officials who have headed for the exits or been pushed toward them since Trump assumed office.

 

[gsdx]

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Released today:

According to the most recent filing, 141 staffers who worked for the president at that point last year are gone, with 138 new arrivals. The figures don't include those who arrived and departed during the year — like short-lived communications director Anthony Scaramucci — or those who departed before June 30, 2017.

Trump's White House is setting records for attrition, said the White House Transition Project's Martha Joynt Kumar. Some 61 percent of Trump's senior-most aides have left the White House. Only Bill Clinton's 42 percent comes close for the last five administrations.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-white-house-sets-turnover-records-173945365--politics.html

There are none so blind as he who will not see. I wonder who he's going to blame for jumping ship? Oh, silly me. It's all 'fake news', isn't it?