Trump's New Chief of Staff Rattles White House in Crisis Mode
Source: Bloomberg
President Donald Trumps new chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has escalated tensions in the White House with a swift series of staff changes that have drawn complaints from some in the West Wing about his management style, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump changed his top aide last month just as the U.S. coronavirus outbreak began to accelerate. After a slow start -- Meadows didnt resign his North Carolina House seat until the end of March -- the new chief of staff kicked off his tenure by ousting a top legislative liaison last week and then, on Monday, replacing the White House press secretary, Stephanie Grisham.
Meadows brought in Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany as press secretary and also installed two loyalists in the communications operation, Pentagon spokeswoman Alyssa Farah and his top congressional aide, Ben Williamson.
Other aides may depart in the near future, including the chief of domestic policy, Joe Grogan, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/trump-s-new-chief-of-staff-rattles-white-house-in-crisis-mode?sref=yYYRek8e
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TeamPooka
(24,254 posts)barbtries
(28,811 posts)Since I live here I feel no compunction when I say that NC Republicans ARE the bottom of the barrel.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)I thought the shit show was already through the bottom of the barrel & half way to the center of the earth. Somehow, they always find ways to go even lower. 🤮
Ohiogal
(32,062 posts)Amazing they can still find anyone left willing to join that shit show.
c_junk
(46 posts)That you can always scrape a little more off the bottom of the barrel...
RussBLib
(9,035 posts)"We'll cut you in on some of the billions were going to steal."
NBachers
(17,136 posts)Paging Mr. Shakespeare
I want to see dozens of labeled chalk outlines on the White House carpets.
ChazInAz
(2,572 posts)MacBeth. I've been in several productions of the Scottish Play, usually getting murdered somewhere along the line, once coming back from one of those demises in an especially ghastly banquet scene. Trump has none of the horrible grandeur of MacBeth, just an assassin's low cunning.
Volaris
(10,274 posts)Hes not exactly a 'skilled assassin'. He's the political equalivant of Suge Knight in a cheaper suit.
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)FUCK YOU ALL
NOT KIDDING
bullwinkle428
(20,630 posts)ashredux
(2,608 posts)kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)When you surround yourself with smart people it shows when you surround yourselves with idiots things go bad fast. Its obvious MF45 is in over his head. His cult members are gone but those on the fence will wake up finally.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,592 posts)He can then pick and choose from the cacophony until he hears something that reinforces a belief he already has, and say, "Many people have told me."
I once told my fundamentalist friend that there was no Hell; after today's dog-and-pony presser I called her and said I was considering changing my mind.
SeattleVet
(5,479 posts)Yeah, right.
Cartoonist
(7,323 posts)Kinda fits
CanonRay
(14,113 posts)would be used to dealing with assholes by now.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,039 posts)Prior to December 2018, Meadows claimed to have received a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2] When questions about his credentials arose during media speculation that he was under consideration to serve as White House chief of staff, Meadows amended his official House biography and other sources to indicate that his degree was an associate, not a bachelor's.[2]
In November 2018 the House Ethics Committee fined Meadows over $40,000 after concluding he "did not do enough to address" sexual harassment allegations against West. The committee concluded Meadows took "immediate and appropriate steps" by separating West from female staffers and requesting an investigation, but noted that West retained his title and "apparent authority over staff" during this period. "Representative Meadows could have and should have done more to ensure that his congressional office was free from discrimination or the perception of discrimination," the committee wrote. The committee fined Meadows $40,625 "for Mr. West's salary that was not commensurate with his work." The Daily Beast previously reported that a former aide told the committee Meadows and other top staff members in his office were aware of West's behavior before it was publicly reported.[39]
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
LudwigPastorius
(9,170 posts)to work for Trump?
I mean, his TV catchphrase is, "you're fired".
These ruthless, right-wing assholes worm their way into the White House with stars in their eyes, thinking it's their ticket to the gravy train, and they're surprised when an even bigger ruthless, right-wing asshole eventually kneecaps them?
Stupido!
elleng
(131,107 posts)Make EVERYONE's walk OUT the White House door FASTER than it might be otherwise, BEFORE January!
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)eom
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)S.N.A.F.U. at the Trump White House.
George II
(67,782 posts)Captain Zero
(6,823 posts)Run a car wash.
Marcuse
(7,506 posts)The Polack MSgt
(13,192 posts)They should've expected getting sprayed with its shit - eventually they all will wish for showers
OAITW r.2.0
(24,610 posts)Who doesn't want a chair on the observation deck to watch the SS Trumptanic hit the reality iceberg?
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)to work for him is a Masochist. Sick bunch of incompetents.