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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2017, 02:10 PM Jan 2017

Some Trump officials fear trouble ahead

Mike Allen 5 hrs ago

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Despite the bravado, others who are high-up inside the administration worry that the ham-handed handling of the ban and its rollout are indicative of bigger problems ahead. These sources say:

Big decisions, and edits to crucial documents, are made in the dark of night, with scant input beyond the inner circle. "There are a few guys who keep everything to themselves," said a top official.

The insular inner circle is getting more insular, as it amasses more power.

No force within the West Wing is a sure-fire counterweight to Bannon/Miller.

The inner circle, resentful of leaks, seeks little input from the Cabinet, outside allies or Hill leaders. A leadership aide told us yesterday afternoon: "Congressional leaders had no hand in drafting this and haven't been briefed from the White House on how it works."

Trump is showing no signs of WANTING order: He loves the competing views, internally and externally, allowing him to be the (usually last-minute) decider.

The place oozes paranoia. So every bad move is simply chalked up to media-hate.

Complete article:
https://www.axios.com/some-trump-officials-fear-trouble-ahead-2225414840.html

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Some Trump officials fear trouble ahead (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP

Sounds like a wonderful place to work. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #1

He wants chaos, death and destruction, he is very angry that Obama humiliated him at that Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #2

IMO, you are not and have not been overreacting. Before reading your post, I told my cornball 24 Jan 2017 #7

And the more harm he can cause Obama voters the better. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #8

The chaos is a feature, not a bug... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #3

Yes they do. Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #6

Take away Trump's supply of pens. That should slow the damage he is doing. In_The_Wind Jan 2017 #4

Unpredictable uppityperson Jan 2017 #5

A bunch of paranoid hacks running the country...What could go wrong? wildeyed Jan 2017 #9

TrekLuver

(2,573 posts)

1. Sounds like a wonderful place to work.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 02:11 PM

Jan 2017

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

2. He wants chaos, death and destruction, he is very angry that Obama humiliated him at that

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 02:12 PM

Jan 2017

dinner and he very much wants many to suffer and die.

Now, finally, people can hear what I have to say and stop telling me I am over reacting, I have been saying this for a fucking year.

cornball 24

(1,475 posts)

7. IMO, you are not and have not been overreacting. Before reading your post, I told my

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 02:45 PM

Jan 2017

husband the very same thing. I, as you have, thought this for quite some time. When you see the maniac's reaction at that dinner- rocking back and forth in his seat and his expression-you can sense the venom and sick need for revenge. I think it is the main reason he ran for POTUS, to get back at President Obama. SICK!!!!!

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

8. And the more harm he can cause Obama voters the better.

Reply to cornball 24 (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 02:47 PM

Jan 2017

WE are real close to world war, nuclear war, which I also predicted a year ago if this idiot was somehow allowed anywhere near power.

I live far from my family, at least the family I give a shit about, not sure what to do, if we should just pack a couple suitcases and go there or what.