Whatever the fuck is going on in the White House, it bears not the slightest resemblance to a working Chief Executive's office and its accustomed functions.

I get a mental picture of serious bunker mentality, with [Redacted] and the remaining "loyal" staff huddling together trying to figure out who, somewhere in the vast roster of media contacts, flacks, messaging pros, etc., is a) likely to be even marginally sympathetic; and b) has any shred of credibility attached to their reputation.

Then desperately seeking ways to get those individuals to carry some water for them, since their own credibility is a smoking crater of total destruction.

I don't think this is how a normal White House operation has ever handled a serious policy disaster with catastrophic public relations secondary effects. We have seen that before, with every single administration of my lifetime. Some have certainly done better than others.

But almost all of them have had the resources to delegate the salvage operation to some credible surrogate(s), select and promote one or more other major and potentially positive (or at least focus-attracting) efforts, AND continue the day-to-day basic functions of Executive Branch governance.

They got none of that.

They're through the bottom of the barrel and halfway through the earth's crust, at this point.

apprehensively,
Bright