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brooklynite

(94,588 posts)
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 01:31 PM Oct 2016

Bad Blood? Donald Trump and Roger Ailes Reportedly no Longer Speak

Source: Vanity Fair

With less than three weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is dipping in the polls and struggling to get out of a dismal news cycle focused on allegations of sexual assault and a damning audio recording that caught him boasting about grabbing women’s genitals.

But as New York magazine’s Gabriel Sherman revealed on stage at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit on Tuesday morning, Trump has lost one key ally: Roger Ailes. The former Fox News boss had reportedly served as an advisor to Trump throughout the campaign. He was said to have played a particularly important role as of late, helping him prepare for the presidential debates.

That's all changed now, according to Sherman and Vanity Fair contributing editor Sarah Ellison. The reason for the fallout depends on who you ask.

“Ailes’s camp said Ailes learned that Trump couldn’t focus—surprise, surprise—and that advising him was a waste of time,” Sherman said. “These debate prep sessions weren’t going anywhere.”

Read more: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/roger-ailes-donald-trump-no-longer-speak?mbid=social_twitter

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Bad Blood? Donald Trump and Roger Ailes Reportedly no Longer Speak (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2016 OP
a pack of hyenas can't have two alphas trying to lead it. nt TeamPooka Oct 2016 #1
I don't think either of these guys is alpha; they just want to think they are.... Moonwalk Oct 2016 #31
Unsurprising that both of their egos couldn't fit in the same room at the same time Kber Oct 2016 #2
Same Room? Retired George Oct 2016 #3
No, Trump and Ailes heads each have enough mass that they exceed our galaxy's central black hole. cstanleytech Oct 2016 #6
galaxy's rickford66 Oct 2016 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author cstanleytech Oct 2016 #30
I'm sure the falling out came... Johnyawl Oct 2016 #8
hahahahahahaha. . . n/t annabanana Oct 2016 #10
ROFL! SammyWinstonJack Oct 2016 #26
LOLOLOL! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #29
ROFL!!! calimary Oct 2016 #33
OMG DUzy! BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #43
So Gropers anonymous MFM008 Oct 2016 #9
"Hi, my name is Donald and I'm a groper!" Initech Oct 2016 #20
Wonder if Trump is really starting to show his Alzheimer's? dhol82 Oct 2016 #11
I've wondered for a long time if he has a learning disability. The theme in many articles Tess49 Oct 2016 #36
Guess we'll find out as time goes by dhol82 Oct 2016 #37
What will Trumpy's BFF Hannity do? hibbing Oct 2016 #12
This bodes well for laughs and inebriation at tonight's "debate." Daemonaquila Oct 2016 #13
When you have two massively inflated and fragile egos, kind of thing is bound to happen NWCorona Oct 2016 #14
Could be that Trump was trying to grope the same women that Ailes was hitting on, 4lbs Oct 2016 #15
Ailes will still be there on day one of Trump Media Inc n/t SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #16
They're just jealous of each other's grope records bucolic_frolic Oct 2016 #17
Nah, here's my fantasy. lark Oct 2016 #18
This can't be. These are the two so many have assured me are putting together the next Fox News. . . Journeyman Oct 2016 #19
Consider how many other projects there were... brooklynite Oct 2016 #24
It's just one of countless reasons I don't believe "Trump TV" will ever come to be . . . Journeyman Oct 2016 #41
Donald is the more scary one Divine Discontent Oct 2016 #21
Groper Envy yellowcanine Oct 2016 #22
Why aren't either of those assholes in jail yet? Initech Oct 2016 #23
Maybe Ailes can start grooming Alex Jones elmac Oct 2016 #25
Typical treestar Oct 2016 #27
I don't believe it actually... FarPoint Oct 2016 #28
Which one is too extreme for the other? keithbvadu2 Oct 2016 #32
Sweet, sweet schadenfreude... wildeyed Oct 2016 #34
If it's true duncang Oct 2016 #35
So their relationship is just PHYSICAL now? JoePhilly Oct 2016 #38
Awwwww, they were cute together. BlueStater Oct 2016 #39
Someone really needs to make a parody of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood". Initech Oct 2016 #42
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog came between them? ehrnst Oct 2016 #45
Dec 1969 #

Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)
31. I don't think either of these guys is alpha; they just want to think they are....
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 04:17 PM
Oct 2016

...a pack of hyenas would run from both of them, knowing they were simply crazy.

cstanleytech

(26,293 posts)
6. No, Trump and Ailes heads each have enough mass that they exceed our galaxy's central black hole.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 02:03 PM
Oct 2016

Last edited Wed Oct 19, 2016, 04:05 PM - Edit history (2)

Response to rickford66 (Reply #7)

Johnyawl

(3,205 posts)
8. I'm sure the falling out came...
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 02:20 PM
Oct 2016

...when tRump grabbed someone's pussy and found Ailes hand already there.

Initech

(100,079 posts)
20. "Hi, my name is Donald and I'm a groper!"
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:18 PM
Oct 2016

"It's been 15 years since my last grope, I went into the women's locker room at the Miss Universe pageant, who am I kidding, those girls were hot! Who wouldn't do that if you were me, honestly?"

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
11. Wonder if Trump is really starting to show his Alzheimer's?
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 02:48 PM
Oct 2016

Does he have any short term memory left?

Anybody know at what age his father started to go? It might give an indication for the Donald.

Tess49

(1,580 posts)
36. I've wondered for a long time if he has a learning disability. The theme in many articles
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 05:22 PM
Oct 2016

seems to be that he can't stay focused, pay attention, and won't study.

 

Daemonaquila

(1,712 posts)
13. This bodes well for laughs and inebriation at tonight's "debate."
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 02:49 PM
Oct 2016

Ah, no more attempts at prep because the team has split? This should be a fine train wreck.

4lbs

(6,858 posts)
15. Could be that Trump was trying to grope the same women that Ailes was hitting on,
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:03 PM
Oct 2016

effectively cock-blocking him.

bucolic_frolic

(43,173 posts)
17. They're just jealous of each other's grope records
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:09 PM
Oct 2016

"I am the greatest!"

"No! I am the greatest!"

"Let's compare scorecards."

lark

(23,105 posts)
18. Nah, here's my fantasy.
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:13 PM
Oct 2016

They had a huge fight as to who has committed sexual harassment more so broke up because they each thought they were the one with more women on their resume.

Journeyman

(15,035 posts)
19. This can't be. These are the two so many have assured me are putting together the next Fox News. . .
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:17 PM
Oct 2016

How can something so basic as learning what a doofus the candidate truly is be a detriment to future collaboration?

brooklynite

(94,588 posts)
24. Consider how many other projects there were...
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:41 PM
Oct 2016

...where Trump ended up screwing over a business partner.

Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
21. Donald is the more scary one
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:19 PM
Oct 2016

We all know he seems to be unable to STFU. When he wasn't allowed to yell at Hillary in the dates and she was using her time, he matched around, humped the chair, stared from behind. He is a menace! How he got this far shows how wrecked their party is!

FarPoint

(12,409 posts)
28. I don't believe it actually...
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 03:52 PM
Oct 2016

I thought that maybe, tRumps son-in-law is in with Ailes to start a new TV network....This all is irrelevant today if tRump and Ailes are buddies or not....I see it a another sensationalized distraction...

duncang

(1,907 posts)
35. If it's true
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 04:58 PM
Oct 2016

I wonder if it's just infowarts jones and bannon prepping dipshit. I wonder if jones will let dipshit borrow his reptilian alien dinosaur head mask and top hat for the debate?

Initech

(100,079 posts)
42. Someone really needs to make a parody of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood".
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 05:57 PM
Oct 2016

Starring Roger Ailes and Donald Trump.

"You know we got bad blood, OK? And it's the worst kind of blood. Nobody has worse blood than us!"

 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
45. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog came between them?
Wed Oct 19, 2016, 07:00 PM
Oct 2016

Roger is a regular on his HULU election series.....

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