Kelly Gang

WASHINGTON — President Trump was in an especially ornery mood after staff members gently suggested he refrain from injecting politics into day-to-day issues of governing after last month’s raucous rally in Arizona, and he responded by lashing out at the most senior aide in his presence.
It happened to be his new chief of staff, John F. Kelly.
Mr. Kelly, the former Marine general brought in five weeks ago as the successor to Reince Priebus, reacted calmly, but he later told other White House staff members that he had never been spoken to like that during 35 years of serving his country. In the future, he said, he would not abide such treatment, according to three people familiar with the exchange.

For Mr. Trump, few ingredients matter more in a staff relationship than chemistry, and at times he and Mr. Kelly — whose soldierly demeanor masks a slashing sense of humor — have enjoyed a mostly easy rapport. At commencement ceremonies at the Coast Guard Academy in May, Mr. Kelly elicited a big laugh from the president after Mr. Trump was presented with a ceremonial sword and Mr. Kelly told him that “you can use that on the press.”

Mr. Kelly cannot stop Mr. Trump from binge-watching Fox News, which aides describe as the president’s primary source of information gathering. But Mr. Trump does not have a web browser on his phone, and does not use a laptop, so he was dependent on aides like Stephen K. Bannon, his former chief strategist, to hand-deliver printouts of articles from conservative media outlets.
Now Mr. Kelly has thinned out his package of printouts so much that Mr. Trump plaintively asked a friend recently where The Daily Caller and Breitbart were.

“Mattis occupies an extraordinarily powerful position. He has shown he can chart an independent course and survive,” Ricks said. “The saving grace of Donald Trump is his incompetence. He pretends to be a president on Twitter and TV, and the rest of the government just chugs along.”

In recent days there have been many more calls for Tillerson to resign. Unlike the Pentagon under Mattis, the state department is demoralized and hobbled under Tillerson, who has not tried to defend it against deep budget cuts proposed by the White House. He is seeking to reorganise its bureaucracy but senior administrative posts – that would be necessary even in a significantly smaller institution – have remained unfilled.

“What is ... surprising – shocking, even – is that Tillerson has proven to be such an inept manager,” Max Boot, a conservative commentator, wrote in Foreign Policy. “You would think that as the former CEO of a giant oil company, he would know how to run an organisation like the state department. His track record thus far suggests otherwise.”

Is wealth a qualification?

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naw your thinking of my Dick

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Poor thing
there you go

Wtf I hate drumpf now

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Now?

" Mr. President,”
“We are just temporary occupants of this office, Regardless of the push and pull of daily politics, it’s up to us to leave those instruments of our democracy at least as strong as we found them.”
“American leadership in this world really is indispensable, It’s up to us, through action and example, to sustain the international order that’s expanded steadily since the end of the Cold War, and upon which our own wealth and safety depend.”
“Michelle and I wish you and Melania the very best as you embark on this great adventure, and know that we stand ready to help in any ways which we can.
“Good luck and Godspeed, B.O.”

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Bannon should be ashamed of misleading this frail-minded elderly person!

Nimrata accuses NK of begging for war, experiences extreme withdrawals as the U.S isn't fighting seventeen wars simultaneously

Trump should already have three strikes against him by even his supporters:

• He didn't follow up on prosecuting Hillary and officially called it off on inauguration day.
• The Shayrat missile strike on April 7 "muh beautiful babies"
• Announcing recently that it's business as usual in Afghanistan.

I'm not even including the departure of Steve Bannon and the influence of Jared and Ivanka.

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He didn't follow up on prosecuting Hillary and officially called it off on inauguration day

There's no evidence he "called it off". Think of how entrenched and powerful they are, they could easily have failsfes that would cause huge damage if he moves too fast. You have to assume it is being worked on, unless you think he is 'le clinton plant' simply because of all the shit she pulled that damaged him. But why should he risks bringing down the country by rushing to go after her? That would be childish.

The Shayrat missile strike on April 7 "muh beautiful babies"

It caused zero meaningful damage and a couple of soldiers died. Since then he has organized a ceasefire and it has held for several months so far. This is such a forced criticism and so far from the reality that I question your motives.

Announcing recently that it's business as usual in Afghanistan

If he pulled out he risks losing influence in the area. It's a terrible quagmire and failure, but there is no easy solution considering how delicate the geopolitical arena is. Considering what other presidents have left him, if he doesn't start new conflicts and deescalates Iran/Syria we have to praise his international policy even if he stays mired in Afghanistan.

the departure of Steve Bannon

He always said he would leave after a year. He is back at Breitbart and taking down the 'cuckservative' wing of the GOP for 2018.

the influence of Jared and Ivanka

That's just an MSM smear with zero evidence behind it.

Turnbull: Good to hear from you Mr President.
Trump: Don't Mr President me! I've been watching a video of you at that press gallery ball! Bad, Malcolm. You know I don't understand the Austrian language, but my personal translator says she thinks you were making jokes at my expense. Is that true, pal?
Turnbull: It was no more than a spot of congenial jocularity, Mr President.
Trump: He's talking Austrian again! Olga, are you listening to this? What'd he say?
(Muffled voice)
Trump: These Russian girls, Mal. Translate anything. You oughta get one. Vladmir lends 'em out. Now, I'm calling you about the overseas thing.
Turnbull: Which overseas thing would that be, Mr President?
Trump: The creep with the haircut and the missiles. Bad. Really bad.
Turnbull: Kim Jong-un?
Trump: Olga, he's talking foreign again. What'd he say? (Muffled voice) Exactly. The creep with the haircut. We've gotta whack him. How many nukes you got down there, Mal?
Turnbull: We're not actually nuclear capable, Mr President. There's always Pine Gap, of course. We wouldn't stand in your way if you were to activate its, err, shared facilities in the interests of enhanced intelligence.
Trump: Hold on (muffled voices). My military chiefs tell me we can do whatever we like with that Pine Gap place and you'll never know the difference. You ever read my book, Art of the Deal? You need nukes if you're gonna try to do a deal with me. Dumb. Dumb.
Turnbull: What exactly do you have in mind concerning North Korea, Mr President?
Trump: Fire and fury like the world has never seen!
Turnbull: Yes. I heard that. A few weeks ago now.
Trump: It'll be massive! If the fire and fury tweets don't work, we'll stop doing any business with any country that trades with the haircut place. It'll be the best end to trade you've ever seen.