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brooklynite

(94,571 posts) Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:25 PM Apr 2018

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BREAKING: John Kelly wants Pruitt fired...

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BREAKING: John Kelly wants Pruitt fired... (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP

Trump admires Pruitt because he is thoroughly filthy and corrupt. dalton99a Apr 2018 #1

Yes but... brooklynite Apr 2018 #7

That probably means Kelly's out and Pruitt will take his place. sinkingfeeling Apr 2018 #2

Haven't you heard the latest? SoCalNative Apr 2018 #4

Trump will fire Kelly and not replace him. triron Apr 2018 #13

Good guess. kentuck Apr 2018 #15

Can John Kelly also say he wants John Bolton fired too? dem4decades Apr 2018 #3

With Bolton's conflicts of Interest - Bolton is his own undoing...hopefully asiliveandbreathe Apr 2018 #9

Uh oh. MontanaMama Apr 2018 #5

Icahn's personal thug underthematrix Apr 2018 #6

It's not like donnie is going leftynyc Apr 2018 #8

There IS that angle. Ligyron Apr 2018 #21

But who will get the rose? n/t Orsino Apr 2018 #10

Kelly's pissed because Pruitt did not awesomerwb1 Apr 2018 #11

Trump and Pruitt want to bring back lead paint for window sills and lead in gasoline? pwb Apr 2018 #12

I thought kelly has little influence anymore? niyad Apr 2018 #14

if kelly had one atom of integrity (which I doubt, since he CHOSE to work for the orange blob) niyad Apr 2018 #16

He should call Hannity up... D23MIURG23 Apr 2018 #17

"It's either him or me . . . . " no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #18

Read just this morning that . . . peggysue2 Apr 2018 #19

Heard that Pruitt was at the WH today malaise Apr 2018 #22

LOL!! peggysue2 Apr 2018 #24

So do i Demovictory9 Apr 2018 #20

You just can't go around firing the Very Best People, time after time. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #23

dalton99a

(81,488 posts)

1. Trump admires Pruitt because he is thoroughly filthy and corrupt.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:28 PM

Apr 2018

brooklynite

(94,571 posts)

7. Yes but...

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:37 PM

Apr 2018

Trump doesn't like people who distract attention from him.

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)

2. That probably means Kelly's out and Pruitt will take his place.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:28 PM

Apr 2018

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

4. Haven't you heard the latest?

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:31 PM

Apr 2018

Trump supposedly wants to fire Sessions and replace him with Pruitt.

triron

(22,003 posts)

13. Trump will fire Kelly and not replace him.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:06 PM

Apr 2018

kentuck

(111,095 posts)

15. Good guess.

Reply to triron (Reply #13)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:12 PM

Apr 2018

Could happen. Don't come to work Monday morning, General Kelly.

dem4decades

(11,293 posts)

3. Can John Kelly also say he wants John Bolton fired too?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:29 PM

Apr 2018

Might as well just save time.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

9. With Bolton's conflicts of Interest - Bolton is his own undoing...hopefully

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:38 PM

Apr 2018

But then - who knows!!!! - Bolton probably has the right amount of corruption for this admin

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)

5. Uh oh.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:32 PM

Apr 2018

Sounds like Kelly could be out because nobody tells Dotard what to do. Pruitt still has some lying, cheating and environmental destruction to do anyway. His mission is not yet complete.

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

6. Icahn's personal thug

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:33 PM

Apr 2018

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

8. It's not like donnie is going

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:37 PM

Apr 2018

to replace Pruitt with a friend to the environment. Keep him where he is making him another big fat juicy political target for the midterms.

Ligyron

(7,632 posts)

21. There IS that angle.

Reply to leftynyc (Reply #8)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 04:14 PM

Apr 2018

Same thing with Trump. I'd like to see him go down because that would severely hurt his fragile little ego but then we'd just have Pence.

Keeping Trump around gives everything Republican a bad name and will generate Dem turnout for the midterms.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

10. But who will get the rose? n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:48 PM

Apr 2018

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)

11. Kelly's pissed because Pruitt did not

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 01:51 PM

Apr 2018

follow his orders to stop doing interviews. He's ok with Pruitt being corrupt and destroying all EPA regulations.

pwb

(11,265 posts)

12. Trump and Pruitt want to bring back lead paint for window sills and lead in gasoline?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:02 PM

Apr 2018

To support the lead industry that has been treated unfairly by regulation.

niyad

(113,306 posts)

14. I thought kelly has little influence anymore?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:08 PM

Apr 2018

niyad

(113,306 posts)

16. if kelly had one atom of integrity (which I doubt, since he CHOSE to work for the orange blob)

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:16 PM

Apr 2018

he would resign.

D23MIURG23

(2,850 posts)

17. He should call Hannity up...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:16 PM

Apr 2018

and ask him to run a story speculating that bad press from Pruitt might hurt Trump's poll numbers. Pruitt would be gone in a flash.

no_hypocrisy

(46,104 posts)

18. "It's either him or me . . . . "

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:18 PM

Apr 2018

peggysue2

(10,828 posts)

19. Read just this morning that . . .

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:21 PM

Apr 2018

Kelly is being deliberately left out of Administration meetings because the Trumpster is weary of being told 'NO.' In fact, there was scuttlebutt that the Trumpster was of a mind to serve as his own Chief-of-Staff.

That should work out well!!

In any case, it makes one wonder how much influence Kelly is still able to exert in containing the Toddler-in-Chief.

That being said, contradictory stories have The Donald complaining about Pruitt and his ongoing scandal(s) in private.

It's a crap shoot as are most things at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Ugh!

malaise

(268,998 posts)

22. Heard that Pruitt was at the WH today

Reply to peggysue2 (Reply #19)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 04:23 PM

Apr 2018

Given the high praise from the Con he could be out by tonight

peggysue2

(10,828 posts)

24. LOL!!

Reply to malaise (Reply #22)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 05:32 PM

Apr 2018

Too true, malaise.

Demovictory9

(32,456 posts)

20. So do i

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:21 PM

Apr 2018

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)

23. You just can't go around firing the Very Best People, time after time.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 04:24 PM

Apr 2018

Pretty soon, you will be at second-tier candidates.

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