The former Politco shills didn’t word it that way. But that’s exactly what their sources are claiming they’re doing — protecting the American people from the very policies that got Trump elected.
The big question in the media today is why haven’t Rex Tillerson, Steve Mnuchin, Dina Powell, and others, not quit the White House yet, in bed and league with someone as awful as Trump.
Their answer, according to Axios: to protect America from the ‘crazy’ things that Trump wants to do.
Source: Axios
So why do the others stay? We talked to a half dozen senior administration officials, who range from dismayed but certain to stay, to disgusted and likely soon to leave. They all work closely with Trump and his senior team so, of course, wouldn’t talk on the record. Instead, they agreed to let us distill their thinking/rationale:
“You have no idea how much crazy stuff we kill”: The most common response centers on the urgent importance of having smart, sane people around Trump to fight his worst impulses. If they weren’t there, they say, we would have a trade war with China, massive deportations, and a government shutdown to force construction of a Southern wall.
“General Mattis needs us”: Many talk about their reluctance to bolt on their friends and colleagues who are fighting the good fight to force better Trump behavior/decisions. They rightly point out that together, they have learned how to ignore Trump’s rhetoric and, at times, collectively steer him to more conventional policy responses.
“Trump’s not as evil as portrayed”: All of them talk up the president as more reasonable off Twitter and TV than on it. This gives them hope (though almost all increasingly say it’s fleeting hope) he will listen to his better angels, or at least the pleas of Ivanka.
“We like the power”: Well, no one comes out and say it this blatantly. But working in the White House, even this one, is intoxicating and ego-stroking. They have enormous say over regulations and rules, invites and implementation, government jobs and access to the Oval. They also know they are one step away from an even bigger job in government, so it’s hard to just walk away.
In short, this is Trump’s fault, not his cabinet’s. I hear too many people blaming Trump’s cabinet for messing with his agenda. A true executive delegates and isn’t led around by the nose from underlings. Enough of victimizing poor Trump, surrounded by deep state shills. He fired the one guy who created his populist agenda, Bannon.
Like I said before, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck…
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I’m perfectly OK with government shutdowns to force wall construction. The longer those idiots in congress stay shut down, the less further damage they can inflict on liberty loving Americans.
It’s not the congress as much as the deep state and MSM that do the most harm lately…and they dont shut down.
…or STFU.
Those who oppose Trump’s traditional American policies, where bureaucrats are not bankrupting our budget, need to go, ASAP.
The entire senate needs to be indicted for FRAUD & Racketerring. mcConnel & McCain who conspire as good cop bad cop should be first.
You think Trump was born yesterday?
HE NEEDS TO DECLARE HIMSELF AN INDEPENDENT, BECAUSE THE RNC & GOP DONT WANT HIM. HE OVERTHREW ALL OF THOSE SCHNORRER INCOMPETENT LOSERS.
LET THE GOP DISBAND.
He didnt get to be POTUS because he’s brain damaged.
What can we do about a seditious yellow corporate media? Truly we are in a battle with evil forces. Maybe the answer is to release the Kraken.
Q: What’s worse than Steve Bannon?
A: A pissed off Steve Bannon. #WAR
Tear it all down man.
It is being torn down; just happening in slow motion. Have you ever seen the press so riled? Never in history has this happened. Means Trump is over the target.
The evil forces aren’t likely to just hand it all over after working so long on their incremental and calculated changes. They also know they’re dealing with a populace that has been incrementally conditioned for what they’re wanting to eventually implement since they have been slowly encroaching on our liberties.
Think those pay-downs at the airport really keep us safe? Or are they training us like puppies who get used to human hands touching their paws and teeth? What about all of the anti-masculine indoctrination in the University curriculum where they man-shame millennial boys about masculinity being barbaric? I doubt these new bearded sissies who can barely hold a jug of milk working their barista jobs at Starbucks have the stomach for taking up arms in any sort of revolt.
We’re all screwed. Pray the flyover states still have their balls.
* pat-downs
The media are the problem. They are creating such confusion that it is impossible to get any truth and reality – whipping up hysteria and chaos – at the same time fomenting such a toxic environment that soon Trump will not be able to recruit anyone to help him. At least he may think so.
Well I hope that Trump understands that he can turn to his base. If he wishes to dump Wall Street and DC to find talent he can find a bottomless well of good people of common sense and decency from flyover country.
I loved the idea of a true nationalist in charge but that dream is over. Trump is an oligarch like all the others. From the lack of a wall, to support for asset forfeiture, to firing Bannon and cucking to the media Trump has been neutered. Now he is just an orange man surrounded by Goldmanites, Globalists, and his cockish son-in-law. There are no nationalists to speak of, all run out to cries of “muh racism” which proved too much for this orange fool.
The media would have you think it is over. That is their objective; but it is not. It is never over. Keep piling on the pressure and the yellow fake press will capitulate.
CNN has wiped billions off their value. They are a toxic brand now, and AT&T will want shed of them, should their buyout/merger proceed.