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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCorrupt-to-the-Bone Trump White House lectures Cabinet on how to get away with scandals
https://shareblue.com/trump-white-house-lectures-cabinet-secretaries-on-how-to-get-away-with-scandals/The White House reportedly held a series of private meetings last month to lecture Trumps scandal plagued Cabinet secretaries.
But instead of telling them to avoid engaging in scandalous behavior, the White House gave them instructions on how to avoid the bad optics of a scandal.
The meetings were held at the request of chief of staff John Kelly, CNN reported Friday. They were scheduled after several of Trumps Cabinet secretaries got caught wasting taxpayer dollars on items including private jet trips, helicopter rides, luxury furniture, and doors that cost more than many homes.
According to CNN, the purpose of the meetings was to scold the officials for embarrassing stories about questionable ethical behavior at their respective agencies and to send a clear message that optics matter.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt all met with officials from the White House counsels office and the Cabinet liaison, CNN reported.
At the meeting, the four Cabinet secretaries were given a set of guidelines that included advice such as, always consider optics. The guidelines also advised the agency leaders on how to protect their reputations.
Notably, the guidelines did not include recommendations to stop abusing taxpayer money rather, the document focused on how to avoid the bad optics associated with such behavior.
But instead of telling them to avoid engaging in scandalous behavior, the White House gave them instructions on how to avoid the bad optics of a scandal.
The meetings were held at the request of chief of staff John Kelly, CNN reported Friday. They were scheduled after several of Trumps Cabinet secretaries got caught wasting taxpayer dollars on items including private jet trips, helicopter rides, luxury furniture, and doors that cost more than many homes.
According to CNN, the purpose of the meetings was to scold the officials for embarrassing stories about questionable ethical behavior at their respective agencies and to send a clear message that optics matter.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt all met with officials from the White House counsels office and the Cabinet liaison, CNN reported.
At the meeting, the four Cabinet secretaries were given a set of guidelines that included advice such as, always consider optics. The guidelines also advised the agency leaders on how to protect their reputations.
Notably, the guidelines did not include recommendations to stop abusing taxpayer money rather, the document focused on how to avoid the bad optics associated with such behavior.
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Corrupt-to-the-Bone Trump White House lectures Cabinet on how to get away with scandals (Original Post)
CousinIT
Mar 2018
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Trump knows about good "optics", like using Air Force One as his golf cart. nt
JustABozoOnThisBus
Mar 2018
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JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,362 posts)1. Trump knows about good "optics", like using Air Force One as his golf cart. nt
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)2. John Kelly is not looking good once again
Phoenix61
(17,015 posts)3. Why am I not surprised
This is classic Twitler behavior. Do what you want but make sure it looks good. It's also why Mueller is going to nail his tail to the wall.
mountain grammy
(26,644 posts)4. Corrupt-to-the-bone. Truth.
joshdawg
(2,651 posts)5. Well hell, what would anyone expect?
They are republicans.
'nuff said.
Mopar151
(9,992 posts)6. It's a mark of how truly corrupt these cretins are....
That they saw no need to be discreet about their opulent lifestyles.