"This is the first crisis post-Hope Hicks...I've never seen him like this before..."

[Miles Archer]

Sources close to the president say that a political dispute with special counsel Robert Mueller has turned visceral and personal after the feds' raid on the New York offices of Michael Cohen, Trump's personal lawyer and fixer.

What we're hearing: One of the sources said: "Mueller's investigation has been drip, drip. This was a giant leap forward ... a personal hit. ... They were moving in inches. Today, they moved a mile."

Until now, when storms hit, Trump could turn to Hope Hicks to explain things to him, suggest wording, simmer him down. With her departure from the White House, we saw the president working out his fury in real time.

The source continued: "This is the first crisis post-Hope Hicks. ... This was different: I've never seen him like this before. ... This is the president you're going to see more of from here on out: unvarnished, untethered."

Another source close to Trump said: "He takes the Russia stuff as a political hit job. This was a personal affront. This was the red line" of intrusion into personal financial matters.

https://www.axios.com/trump-reaction-cohen-mueller-raid-4de566f7-2b18-4419-a689-69ec81666ffc.html

[JI7]

1. there is something wrong with a fucking old ass guy like Trump needing someone like 50 years younger

to keep him in control.

and even then he wasn't in control .

and my guess is most of her ways of calming him was just putting up with his bs .

[oberliner]

11. He likes attractive young women telling him everything is going to be alright

[manor321]

2. Framing

I haven't read the rest of the article but there is a lot to dislike in the part quoted here.

- It is not a "political dispute" with Mueller. The article shouldn't describe it that way.
- Mueller didn't carry out this raid. He referred the matter to the DOJ who handed it to the NY authorities.
- There is no "red line". That's a fiction.

This article is custom designed to give Trump excuses to shut down the investigation. Very disgusting.

The press can't help themselves. They always frame things to help the Republican party.

[Cosmocat]

4. "The press can't help themselves. They always frame things to help the Republican party."

Been that way my entire adult life - early 90s until now, and is THE PRIMARY reason we are were we are now.

They indulge republican fuck wittery relentlessly.

[bobbieinok]

9. Started with Reagan. R said 1 thing 1 day, next complete opposite. Press just let statements stand

Created a public with inability to remember let alone confront leaders' inconsistencies and self-contradictions.

With their coverage of Reagan, press/pundits began conditioning people to expect - even desire - a M$M that is only a stenographer, never providing any context or historical perspective.

[Vinca]

3. So Hope really was the "nut whisperer." LOL.

Better red light her in.

[boston bean]

5. So nice to know a twenty something was effectively president od the us.

And the media treats this a a good thing.

My how far webhave fallen when the media is longing for a hope uicks presidency.

[BSdetect]

6. drumph is only worried about losing all his assets. Nothing else matters to him.

[Orsino]

7. What they mean is that Trump is finally finding it much more difficult to pretend nothing's wrong.

This is Trump fully panicked.

[blogslut]

8. Funny thing.

Bluster and threats don't work very well against an agency full of lawyers.

[Achilleaze]

10. When you join the KGOP, you surrender truth and honor