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Priebus has been fired as WH Chief of Staff, replaced by General John F Kelly

Regiruler

Member
I know this comment will get lost in the flood of news from this administration, but...

a) Why would anyone take a job in this administration, knowing the job life expectancy of anyone who goes there?

b) I may be out of the political loop, but why have I never heard of half of these people, and even some of the ones I have (Sam Clovis) are D-list failed politicians.

For B:
At this stage A-list politicians aren't going to be available. You can't appoint a senator or governor.
 

Ether_Snake

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Mooch is going to try and be Trump's VP in 2020, I guarantee you this is their plan lol.
 
What did Stinkles know and when did he know it?! >:|

Yesterday

In this case he's not beating around the bush. This week is the pivot for a few folks. A little bird told me to expect something on Friday that will seal the deal for SOME politicians, but I would have considered any other oppo droppo to have done the same, yet here we are.

However, the mere fact that the dialog has switched from 'Troubling" to "end" is significant.
 
I feel like Priebus may have been the glue holding the vast majority of the GOP to Trump.

This move might just seal his fate and give the House the balls to start drafting articles of impeachment. They aren't going to allow a rouge RINO be in the whitehouse.

Things should start to get very interesting very quickly.

Not with Trump's approval among R voters above 80%.

Republicans in Congress might not love Trump, but full-throated support of him is what it takes to get them re-elected.
 

Boke1879

Member
I feel like Priebus may have been the glue holding the vast majority of the GOP to Trump.

This move might just seal his fate and give the House the balls to start drafting articles of impeachment. They aren't going to allow a rouge RINO be in the whitehouse.

Things should start to get very interesting very quickly.

Nah I think if he fires Sessions and then gets rid of Mueller I think you might see a shift.
 

Retro

Member
When are things going to calm down? Will it just be constant insanity for four years?

Less if we're lucky, though with the way Trump keeps tweeting state secrets and admitting his guilt in interviews, Mueller is putting in major overtime hours. Poor guy probably finishes up for the day at 2am and starts making his way to his car when an intern catches up with him and says "Sir, wait, he just tweeted."
 
Go Moooch!!!

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So is this guy like a Trump clone? Does he turn orange after a certain age for easy replacement?
 

Zolo

Member
Not with Trump's approval among R voters above 80%.

Republicans in Congress might not love Trump, but full-throated support of him is what it takes to get them re-elected.

Until Trump tries to form his own political party.

So is this guy like a Trump clone? Does he turn orange after a certain age for easy replacement?
Copying movements based on popular people to increase appeal.
 

BFIB

Member
The communications director for the White House just caused the Chief of Staff to quit.

How horrible is this Mooch!?
 

DietRob

i've been begging for over 5 years.
Not with Trump's approval among R voters above 80%.

Republicans in Congress might not love Trump, but full-throated support of him is what it takes to get them re-elected.

Is it actually that high among run of the mill GOP voters? I have a hard time believing that though I can't say I've looked at polls recently.
 

Ithil

Member
When are things going to calm down? Will it just be constant insanity for four years?

Calm down? They're gonna get much much worse. This is an administration of incompetence, headed by a stupid and narcissistic manchild who lashes out at everyone around him.

No competent people will join this admin to replace the people outgoing, it's a dead career move to work for this WH. Every replacement will be worse.

Look at Spicer to Mooch. Spicey was useless, a completely toothless and unconvincing press secretary who became a joke on literally the first day. Then he resigns when they appoint Mooch as director of communications, who turns out to be ten times worse, as just an obnoxious, seemingly drug addled 80s type sleazy businessman who instantly got into fights with staff and press alike and now Priebus is gone.

That's in just a week.
 

GK86

Homeland Security Fail
forgive me if this is not a serious post, his last name is pronounced Scara-MOOCHi

Yeah, it was a serious post lol. Only asking because when he came aboard, it was Anthony Scaramucci this and Anthony Scaramucci that. Then out of nowhere it was all Mooch, Mooch, Mooch.
 

Extollere

Sucks at poetry
Trump has many similarities to Rob Ford, one of which is serious people wth ambitions and strong careers aren't going to want anything to do with him because it will forever be a black mark on their resumes.

Not to imagine the amount of stress involved working in an extremely important position with the most irresponsible and incompetent people on the planet. The amount of uncertainty would probably require either a psychopath or a person with real balls of steel to step up.
 
I see a little silhouetto of two hands
Scare the Mooch, scare the Mooch, Reince will do the Fandango
Maverick in-fighting, very, very fright'ning me
(Bannon hey-o) Bannon hey-o! (Bannon hey-o) Bannon hey-o! Bannon hey-o suck his own magnificoOoOoo

Just quoting for magnificence.
 
The communications director for the White House just caused the Chief of Staff to quit.

How horrible is this Mooch!?

Mooch actually was once adamantly against Trump, against the Wall, etc etc...but then the coke got him.

Also, being Chief of Staff seems like something that Kelly wouldn't know how to do but maybe I'm wrong?
 
So here's what we know:

If Mooch says some real stupid shit, it's probably from Trump and it's probably going to happen
If Cernovich says he has a source about stuff, it's Conway, and they don't tell her shit until it's about to happen in like an hour
 
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