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politics and politicians Title: Scoop: Trump, irked at cabinet and staff, mulls sweeping shake-up At the urging of longtime friends and outside advisers, most of whom he consults after dark, President Trump is considering a "huge reboot" that could take out everyone from Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon, to counsel Don McGahn and press secretary Sean Spicer, White House sources tell me. Trump is also irritated with several Cabinet members, the sources said. "He's frustrated, and angry at everyone," said one of the confidants.
The conversations intensified this week as the aftermath of the Comey firing pushed the White House from chaos into crisis. Trump's friends are telling him that many of his top aides don't know how to work with him, and point out that his approval ratings aren't rising, but the leaks are. "The advice he's getting is to go big — that he has nothing to lose," the confidant said. "The question now is how big and how bold. I'm not sure he knows the answer to that yet." If Trump follows through, his innermost White House circle would shrink from a loop to a straight line of mid-30s family members with scant governing experience: Jared and Ivanka. So while the fighting and leaking might ease, the problems may not because it's the president, not the staff, calling the shots. One note of caution: Trump often talks about firing people when things go south and does not follow through on it. So it's possible these conversations are his way of venting, and seeking reassurance. And it all could take a while: Trump heads out on his first international trip at the end of the week. Also, there's an internal argument for minimizing drama by cutting people out of the information flow rather than firing them. So the existing structure may get "one more college try," a trusted adviser said., Friends say that if Trump goes with a grand shakeup, his implicit message would be: "I get it. I'm moving on. I get that I can do a better job." A top aide added: "He's never going to say he did a bad job." The sources say Trump feels ill-served by not just his staff but also by several of his Cabinet officials. Trump has two complaints about Cabinet members: Either they're tooting their own horns too much, or they're insufficiently effusive in praising him as a brilliant diplomat, etc. Among the cross-currents:
No Cabinet member is expected to go this soon, but a West Wing shuffle looks likely. One obstacle to recruiting new top aides is finding people who would have real clout with a president not prone to enforced order. One of the few top officials winning Trump's praise is SecState Rex Tillerson, who's on "Meet The Press" this morning (taped yesterday in Texas) defending his boss. This story was first published in Axios AM, our early morning guide to important news in business, politics, tech and media. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest He thinks it is a television reality show and we all know the experience Dump Has. YOU"RE FIRED!
#2. To: paraclete (#1) YOU"RE FIRED! If that includes his off-spring and in-laws, I'm all for it.
#3. To: cranky (#0) If Trump follows through, his innermost White House circle would shrink from a loop to a straight line of mid-30s family members with scant governing experience: Jared and Ivanka. This country needs more Jareds et al like it needs a second set of Hemmorhoids. They are the problem, not the solution. They are completely divorced from the mainstream functioning of this country.
#4. To: rlk (#3) This country needs more Jareds et al like it needs a second set of Hemmorhoids. They are the problem, not the solution. They are completely divorced from the mainstream functioning of this country. but ... but ... you voted for TRUMP! You are part of the problem.
#5. To: buckeroo (#4) but ... but ... you voted for TRUMP! You are part of the problem. I voted for Trump because Hillary would have been a more subversive problem. She makes the Marxist counterculture sound like a poem read by a cute perky fashion model. She's a Saul Alinsky with feminine Sex appeal.
#6. To: rlk (#5) I voted for Trump because Hillary would have been a more subversive problem. Your admission about not voting your conscience keeps the GOP/DEM party alive. When are you going to grow up and exercise your true beliefs as a citizen in a failing nation?
#7. To: buckeroo (#6) When are you going to grow up and exercise your true beliefs as a citizen in a failing nation? When the nation grows up and institutes parties that exercise quality control over their membership. What the both represent is stages where vaudeville actors can perform to people who like vaudeville actors. It's destroying the country. Offer me a Ross Perot and I can vote my conscience.
#8. To: cranky (#0) (Edited) ooops wrong Thread love If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys ! #9. To: rlk (#3) (Edited) They are the problem, not the solution. They're certainly part of it. Trump needs to keep his promises or the midterm elections could pretty much end his misadventures.
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