"He's Going to Broom Kushner and Parscale": "Malignantly Crazy" About Bad Poll Numbers,

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Trump Is Thinking of Replacing His Son-In-Law

After a botched response to two national crises, Trump’s polls are cratering, and “no one is telling him what he wants to hear,” says a source, igniting a new round of grumbling about Kushner.

By Gabriel Sherman
June 8, 2020

In Donald Trump’s West Wing, being a member of the Trump family has historically been the ultimate job security. But that truism is being stress-tested after a run of polls consistently show Trump losing to Joe Biden at this stage of the race—a CNN poll this morning has him down 14 points. According to a source close to the White House, Trump has mulled taking oversight of the campaign away from his son-in-law Jared Kushner. “Trump is malignantly crazy about the bad poll numbers,” a former West Wing official said. “He’s going to broom Kushner and [Brad] Parscale—the numbers are not getting better,” a Republican close to the campaign said.

Long before the reelection campaign went sideways, Trump frequently blew up at Kushner. For instance, former West Wing officials recall how Trump hated when Kushner received too much positive press (In January, Trump was rankled when Kushner’s portrait graced the cover of Time). “Any time Jared is in the papers, Trump complains, ‘We have to get Jared back to New York!’” said a Republican who heard Trump make the comment. In the end, the source cautioned that Trump won’t push Kushner out. “This is typical with him and Jared,” the source said.

(The White House did not respond to requests for comment. Kushner declined to comment.)

The polling has gotten worse because Trump still hasn’t figured out how to handle the politics of the protest movement sparked by the police killing of George Floyd. Axios reported the campaign is debating whether Trump should talk about national unity. Trump took some solace in last week’s unemployment report, which was less horrendous than many economists expected. “He was in a good mood, he thinks the jobs numbers will turn things around,” said a Republican that spoke with Trump.

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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/with-bad-poll-numbers-trump-is-thinking-of-replacing-kushner

[Mr. Ected]

1. No, but I wouldn't put it past him to broom Iran

It's the last resort of a fascist. Start a war and raise the flag. Who would vote out the President during wartime?

[tinrobot]

6. The better question is - how many presidents started a war months before an election?

If Chumpy started something now, people wouldn't buy it.

Oh, and LBJ probably would have been voted out - but he was smart enough to quit.

[Mr. Ected]

7. After watching the reaction of the American people to 3 years of this malignancy

I'm not so sure they wouldn't buy it. If the media tries to sell it, they're trolling a sucker's market.

[AdamGG]

13. Too big a chance of backfiring and even Dump knows that

[Mr. Ected]

15. There is very, very little knowledge that I ascribe to Trump

And no plan too sinister or reckless that salvages and empowers Trump. Don't count him out. It would be his crowning achievement, and we'd hear it from the media and every GOP Congressman that our very way of life was being threatened by (fill in foe here) and immediate and decisive action must be taken.

Having read that the Republicans in Congress are faring worse at the polls than even Trump, I doubt it would take much to push Susan Collins from "concerned" to "vigorously in Trump's corner" if given that opportunity. The rest of those sewer rats would rather pin their hopes of re-election on wartime histrionics than a real and legitimate vote of the people.

Yes, I'm exaggerating. Couldn't happen. Unless.

[wnylib]

26. But this fascist has an aversion to

foreign wars. He talks tough and threatens, but for actual fighting he prefers attacking "enemies" within the US.

He might stage a threat or claim a non-existing one to instill fear in the nation or as an excuse to claim a national emergency, but I don't think he would actually start a real war.

[MontanaMama]

2. No way.

Doesn’t Jared run the whole damned shit show? Or, not run it as the case may be. Either way, he won’t can his son in law. Brad maybe.

[tinrobot]

3. I hear Manafort is working from home these days.

What are the odds he'll be back on the campaign?

[2naSalit]

24. Unannounced until he's exposed again.

I suspect they have reassembled the gang for the second round. And I think that since everyone with two functioning brain cells can smell the stench and are ready to clean house.

[Mike 03]

4. I've been waiting for him to fire Pascale.

Jared--that's doubtful. But it's interesting because Tucker Carlson called on Trump to fire Jared last week.

[underpants]

5. Jared told him the virus wasn't anything but bad PR

From what I read back a few months ago.

It must be bad if no one is willing to just tell him everything’s going to be okay.

[dawg day]

8. Wait... didn't he just put Kushner in there last week?

And you know, after Kushner did Middle East peace and solved the opioid crisis and got rid of all regulation and streamlined government and cured Covid, you think Trump would cut him some slack.

Has anyone failed as much as Kushner and Trump have, without even noticing?

[central scrutinizer]

9. BMI45 is taking over the campaign?

Please proceed

[kysrsoze]

10. I would love to watch this dumpster fire!😄

Do it, Dump! Do it!

[Beartracks]

11. Sure. The problem with the campaign CAN'T be the candidate... can it? n/t

[SoonerPride]

12. They should just give him fake polls

Say he’s winning bigly. He won’t know the truth.

He can tweet and eat hamberders

[Brother Mythos]

14. Parscale is on life support and Turd is playing with the off switch. It's just a matter of time.

I think Jar Jar, on the other hand, is safe. I mean, who's left who Turd would trust to run his campaign?

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Go for it Mr. Drumpf. Whatever you feel compelled to do, you just go for it. Your last f'ing gasp.

[niyad]

17. The first sentence of the last quoted paragraph says it al. Debating about the polotics, the optics

NOT addressing the real concerns and issues of the protests. But, that would take things that nobody in that circle possess: humanity, compassion, empathy, sorrow, plain decency. They can't even fake it.

[NewJeffCT]

18. We've heard that he's going to dump Jared on and off

for the past 3 years now. It still hasn't happened.

[thesquanderer]

19. Thinking of replacing His son-in-law? I would think that would be up to Ivanka. n/t

[GopherGal]

27. Had to chuckle at this one:

“Any time Jared is in the papers, Trump complains, ‘We have to get Jared back to New York!’”

But that would also mean shipping his Princess away from DC. That's not happening. For one thing, Princess probably doesn't want to go now that she can play "working mom Barbie" in DC rather than hang out with all those liberals back in NYC who can longer kid themselves that she's some sort of moderating influence on her toxic father.

[kimbutgar]

20. Mf45 is a turd that can't be polished and cleaned up no matter how much polish he puts on himself!

[Cha]

21. Look in the Fucking Mirror BLOTUS.. you BLOATED ASSFACE..

there's your answer.

[Pepsidog]

22. Jared has the political instincts of a potted plant.

[Miigwech]

23. trump is experiencing a diaper blow out

Clean up in West Wing isle, oval office.

[forgotmylogin]

25. "Malignantly Crazy" - The President of the United States, GentlePeople.

I seriously think though - Jared could outrun his Father in Law if he come after him, crazy broom in hand.