Inside the White House, aides and advisers are despondent over a wasted month, feel outplayed

[Demovictory9]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/26/politics/white-house-aides-despondent/index.html

Inside the White House, aides and advisers are despondent over a wasted month

Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump announced in the Rose Garden on Friday that his quixotic bid to secure more than $5 billion for a border wall would end with no money, he was met with applause from his Cabinet secretaries and senior aides.

But the clapping belied a pervasive sense of defeat.

Instead of emerging victorious, many of Trump's allies are walking away from a record-breaking government shutdown feeling outplayed, not least by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The President is now more unpopular than he was before the shutdown began, sacked with blame for the 35-day lapse in funding.

Friday's announcement was an extraordinary comedown that left many in the White House and those who support Trump marveling at the futility of the preceding four weeks of brinkmanship. In the eyes of some aides and outside advisers, an entire fruitless month has passed that cannot be recouped, a waste of the most valuable asset a White House has: the President's attention and time.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/26/politics/white-house-aides-despondent/index.html

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Thoughts and prayers!

[Demovictory9]

2. lol

[dewsgirl]

3. Womp womp

[lindysalsagal]

4. Of course his "talent" is as dense as he is. Morons.

[leftieNanner]

5. Because nobody with ten percent of a brain

would work for him. There were a few at the beginning, but they have bailed.

"Only the best people."

[MineralMan]

6. Just resign, everyone. Send your resignation letter this week

and walk out the door. Maybe you'll avoid the coming disaster that awaits Donald Trump. Maybe you'll be able to still land another job out there if you leave now. Maybe not, but your odds are better now than they will be later, once Donny Jr. and Jared have been indicted.

Just walk away and let Donald Trump run things all by himself. Don't look back. Resign and write a book while you're waiting for your next gig to show up. Spill all the beans and maybe you can regain some minor amount of respect from the public. I don't know.

Why punish yourselves further? Just resign and move on with your lives. You made one bad decision by hiring on to the Trump tyranny. Don't make another one by staying.

[Demovictory9]

7. Plus 1000

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Ah Gee Wally!

What happened.

[benld74]

9. I could care less about the aids and advisors

What they did is NOT
How to govern, lead, or inspire
What they did is HOW this Administration
Has done from the beginning
Divisive
Hurtful
Non caring
Unresponsive
Alienating
Of
ALL

That oppose it

They brought kiddies
Kiddies crying now

[RockRaven]

10. These morons feel "outplayed" by someone who just told them "no" over and over?

There isn't a simpler strategy than this: when public opinion agrees with your position, stick to it. The American people didn't want a shutdown, didn't think a wall was a good thing to spend money on, and thought the shutdown was the fault of the guy who said it was HIS shutdown. They didn't change their minds about any of that, and the Democrats didn't change their position either.

"How about this deal?"
"No, we won't give concessions in response to hostage-taking."
"Well what about this other deal?"
"No, we won't give concessions in response to hostage-taking."
"And that deal over there?"
"No, we won't give concessions in response to hostage-taking."
"Have you considered this fine deal we have on offer today?"
"No, we won't give concessions in response to hostage-taking."
"But what about THIS deal? *hand flourish*"
"No, we won't give concessions in response to hostage-taking."
"Damn it, we're getting outplayed!!!"