White House Survivor

[Trebuchet]

Making Trump look bad is all the "cause" he would need. Of course, it's not actually the Fed or anyone else making him look bad, he does it all by himself.

 

[jimbob]

Really? There's no scenario? Maybe in private...?

Putin: I told you what I was going to do with the piss tape if you gave me any guff about sanctions, Donny.

Trump: I apologize Mr. President, I made a mistake.
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Fair enough.

But that wouldn't be outrageous in that situation.

 

[Polaris]

On point: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/26/6793...precedented-turnover-survivors-have-endurance

The TL;DR version:

KellyAnne Conway has a picture on her wall of every senior staff member during their swearing-in, including many who aren't there anymore.

The keys to longevity in this regime are "kiss Trump's ass and keep your head down!"

 

[Puppycow]

Mebbe ... mebbe not.

Forbes had an article abut that a few months ago.


There's more. Worth a read, at least.

Interesting. IANAL, but I can't imagine there isn't something somewhere in federal law that defines what "cause" means when it comes to federal employees. Because the federal government is a major employer. Would the same definition also apply to the Fed governors?

 

[quadraginta]

The TL;DR version:

KellyAnne Conway has a picture on her wall of every senior staff member during their swearing-in, including many who aren't there anymore.

Out of thirty senior White House officials in the photo twenty are gone.

Definitely "many". Mebbe even 'most'.

Lots of the "very best people" I guess.

The keys to longevity in this regime are "kiss Trump's ass and keep your head down!"

Which will work until a scapegoat is needed.

 

[quadraginta]

Interesting. IANAL, but I can't imagine there isn't something somewhere in federal law that defines what "cause" means when it comes to federal employees. Because the federal government is a major employer. Would the same definition also apply to the Fed governors?

Beats me. Seems like Forbes would have been able to unearth something. But they didn't.

It sure reads like it's the President's call, kinda like Congress getting to decide what constitutes an impeachable offense.

 

[Trebuchet]

On point: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/26/6793...precedented-turnover-survivors-have-endurance

Can't get the page to load. Outdated? Or is it... a conspiracy!

 

[quadraginta]

Can't get the page to load. Outdated? Or is it... a conspiracy!

Still works for me.

 

[Foolmewunz]

Can't get the page to load. Outdated? Or is it... a conspiracy!

Works from over here. The upshot is in the final visual aid. Trump started out with 30 senior White House/Administrative staff. Twenty have gone. Of those ten remaining, two are family and three are spin doctors. The only policy maker of note in there is the ever-dangerous Stephen Miller.

 

[Trebuchet]

Yeah, it's working now. Sad!

 

[d4m10n]

Bloomberg politics has a review thinkpiece feat. "all the top officials who have left the Trump administration."

https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/1079052180559155201

 

[Foolmewunz]

Bloomberg politics has a review thinkpiece feat. "all the top officials who have left the Trump administration."

https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/1079052180559155201

There was a discussion last week of the people in the photo from the swearing in of aides the first day of the administration. Of the 30 people in that photo, twenty are gone and of the ten remaining two are family and three are spin doctors. Of the remaining five, four are people no one's ever heard of!

The Bloomberg piece allows for people still in place who are already replacements, themselves so actually looks much more favorable. e.g. Bolton shown as an active photo and the person he replaced being a red (no longer there) photo. Since you kinda/sorta have to replace everyone the inauguration day swearing in photo is much more indicative of the MACA (make America chaotic again) mindset.

 

[d4m10n]

There was a discussion last week of the people in the photo from the swearing in of aides the first day of the administration. Of the 30 people in that photo, twenty are gone and of the ten remaining two are family and three are spin doctors. Of the remaining five, four are people no one's ever heard of!

Found a higher resolution photo from that event.



Second row is all but wiped out by now.

 

[Norman Alexander]

Well, we know who is left. Do we want to start a book?

 

[Stacyhs]

Well, we know who is left. Do we want to start a book?

Make sure it has refillable pages.

 

[Craig4]

This Friday when her employees don't get paid would be an ideal moment for Kristjen Nielsen to resign in protest. It might be the one thing she could do at this point to try to rehabilitate herself.

 

[Trebuchet]

This Friday when her employees don't get paid would be an ideal moment for Kristjen Nielsen to resign in protest. It might be the one thing she could do at this point to try to rehabilitate herself.

Instead, she's pretty much flat-out lying about border security.

 

[portlandatheist]

Another one bites the dust
https://www.axios.com/pentagon-chie...ns--5f6cd6e2-d33b-4a74-809c-32b0d43811f8.html

Department of Defense chief of staff Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney has stepped down from his post.

 

[Stacyhs]

Well, you know that Trump 'basically fired' him.

 

[Craig4]

Instead, she's pretty much flat-out lying about border security.

I really don't get her. She is my age, much too soon to retire. Why didn't she get out when the getting was good? She must be smart enough to realize she will be damaged goods when she leaves now.