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Knives are out for ReinceTrumps chief of staff is becoming a singular target of criticism as persistent controversies plague the presidency.
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In interviews, over a dozen Trump aides, allies, and others close to the White House said that Priebus, the 44-year-old chief of staff, was becoming a singular target of criticism within the White House.
They described a micro-manager who sprints from one West Wing meeting to another, inserting himself into conversations big and small and leaving many staffers feeling as if hes trying to block their access to Trump. They vented about his determination to fill the administration with his political allies. And they expressed alarm at what they say are directionless morning staff meetings Priebus oversees that could otherwise be used to rigorously set the days agenda and counterbalance the presidents own unpredictability.
The finger-pointing further complicates life in an already turmoil-filled West Wing, one that has been hobbled by dueling power centers and unclear lines of command.
Theres a real frustration among many including from the president that things arent going as smoothly as one had hoped, said one senior administration official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. Reince, fairly or not, is likely to take the blame and take the fault for that.
"Its sheer incompetence, said another White House official. Theres a lack of management, and a lack of strategy."
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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/trump-reince-priebus-white-house-235703
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-fury-the-president-rages-at-leaks-setbacks-and-accusations/2017/03/05/40713af4-01df-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html?utm_term=.f0583bc5aebc
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,894 posts)The fish is rotting from the head, as always. Priebus would just be replaced with another powerless tool who will also eventually incur the wrath of Jabba the Trump because he won't be able to stop the blowback.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)iluvtennis
(19,881 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,839 posts)Yavin4
(35,448 posts)AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Not one week.
2naSalit
(86,832 posts)the greasy slime all over the surface of the bannon.
iluvtennis
(19,881 posts)Volaris
(10,274 posts)If Prebius wernt such a dick I'd almost feel bad for him.
JHB
(37,163 posts)...things gunk up from neglect over time. This gong show started off that way.
Cha
(297,794 posts)GP6971
(31,225 posts)amateurs learn...these fools will never learn.
Zorro
(15,750 posts)Blue Owl
(50,529 posts)And they're all miserable assholes.
janx
(24,128 posts)(Or one of them...)
Renew Deal
(81,882 posts)Nothing he can do about that. Like someone else said, the fish is rotting from the head.
madaboutharry
(40,231 posts)The reason The White House is in chaos is because the current President of The United States is a madman.
It won't matter who resigns or who is fired. Every single staff member can be replaced and nothing will change. Nothing will change because Donald J. Trump will still be there.
GP6971
(31,225 posts)He lives and thrives on chaos...that way he stays in control.
SledDriver
(2,059 posts)weren't they designed to prevent this?
UTTER.FUCKING.FAILURE.
USELESS.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)When organizations are in their death throes they thrash about and slash at each other as well as outsiders. Paranoia runs deep and blame games are constantly in play. I don't know if the tRump gang are that far gone yet, but this kind of behavior may be a sign.
nancy1942
(635 posts)They're all tainted.
dalton99a
(81,636 posts)They are very close.
Kaleva
(36,359 posts)That hasn't worked out well.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Priebus, Walker, Ryan, Johnson - horrible people, every one of them. And there are more where those came from.
jeanmarc
(1,685 posts)He seems like a professional 'something'. The entire admin seems insane. Except for 'mad dog'.
This is the very worst administration ever put together. Priebus seems 'somewhat' sane. So fuck him for taking the job.
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)It's got elements of both.
littlemissmartypants
(22,839 posts)Thanks kpete. ♡
gademocrat7
(10,676 posts)The entire cabal needs to go. The destruction and pain they have inflicted on our country is horrible.
NewRedDawn
(790 posts)is just like a Mafia don. Everyone is a rat. Always looking over his fat shoulders for real or not real rats.