Inside Ginni Thomas' 'Insane' Hiring Memos for Trump

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Years before she became one of then-President Donald Trump’s most prominent coup supporters, Ginni Thomas was already notorious in his West Wing for, among other things, ruining staffers’ afternoons by working Trump into fits of vengeful rage.

“We all knew that within minutes after Ginni left her meeting with the president, he would start yelling about firing people for being disloyal,” said a former senior Trump administration official. “When Ginni Thomas showed up, you knew your day was wrecked.”

Ever since she became a welcome guest at Trump’s residences, Thomas—an influential and longtime conservative activist, and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas—had perfected a proven formula of enthralling and manipulating the president’s emotions and mood. On multiple occasions throughout the Trump era, Thomas would show up in the White House, sometimes for a private meeting or a luncheon with the president. She often came armed with written memos of who she and her allies believed Trump should hire for plum jobs—and who she thought Trump should promptly purge—that she distributed to Trump and other high-ranking government officials.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-ginni-thomas-insane-hiring-memos-for-former-president-donald-trump

[OnDoutside]

1. Compromised......from the Lincoln Project

Hard hitting truths

[dalton99a]

3. +1

[geardaddy]

9. +1

[calimary]

33. + a whole bunch more!

[milestogo]

2. When I hear about Ginni Thomas, my day is wrecked.

[Hoyt]

4. The woman belongs in a facility or something. But that ain't criminal.

[blogslug]

5. Kick

[Javaman]

6. ginni thomas is the perfect melding of...

a karen and a heather.

[modrepub]

7. IMO We Don't Need To Impeach Thomas

It would be just as effective to give anyone TFG terminated based on Ginni's actions a copy of the memo. They can then take action if there was a wrongful firing if they want. If no laws were broken, anyone could still take the memo and push out an interview or article exposing what a twit this person is. Death by a thousand cuts plus guilt by association.

Unfortunately, the tax payers will probably be on the hook for Ginni's actions (as usual).

[Mossfern]

17. Unfortunately

If someone is given a job 'at will' from the President, there need not be any cause for firing.
I believe that only those who are civil service are legally protected.

[empedocles]

30. 'at will', like priviliged communications, has limits

[PatSeg]

8. There is something seriously wrong with her

Apparently she is a former cult member, but it seems she just switched cults. How dangerous to have someone like that having any influence in the White House.

[Bev54]

13. Or influence on SCOTUS

[PatSeg]

25. Oh yes, that too

It is like a really bad satirical movie.

[bluesbassman]

18. More dangerous is the influence she has at the USSC.

As has been stated elsewhere, nothing she’s done (that we know about) is illegal, but it’s exactly why the statute exists regarding Justice’s recusal. Unfortunately that presumed that the Justice in question would be honest and ethical.

[PatSeg]

26. And I think his ethics and honesty

was established long ago during his confirmation hearings. I don't think integrity is high on his list of priorities.

[bluesbassman]

27. So true.

I’ve known, worked with, and been related to many Republicans over the years. Rarely agreed with their policies whether it regarded social or fiscal issues, but I generally found them to be principled and integrous. I think the fall happened when Newt Gingrich hit the scene. He brought out the worst in the Party and they been in free fall ever since.

[PatSeg]

28. Oh yes, I totally agree with you

Though I disagreed with almost everything they believed, I found them to be reasonable and informed for the most part. I also agree that Newt Gingrich brought out the worst in republicans in DC, though their desire to win at any cost probably preceded him (i.e. Nixon shamelessly catering to the religious right). He solved their political problems and created integrity problems in the process. I've long believe Gingrich was the major turning point in the downfall of the party.

[empedocles]

31. CJ Roberts has long been aware of the ass pains of the thomases

[NoMoreRepugs]

10. Yo Ginni - do us a favor and step in front of a speeding garbage truck.

[Marthe48]

11. So traitor's fluffer?

n/t

[FailureToCommunicate]

12. Ginni-The Wrecking Ball-Thomas

[BobTheSubgenius]

14. The Wretched Ball?

[FailureToCommunicate]

16. Oops. Fixed it. But the other spelling sorta works, no?

[BobTheSubgenius]

19. It totally works.

I wasn't suggesting that you change it - I meant it as augmentation, not correction.

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. A point I often seize on when I read this in an article about *Them*

I wish people would stop referring to them as "conservative." That is far too normalizing. They are regressives.

[calimary]

22. Now THAT'S a talking point worth spreading! MESSAGING!!

Strategic MESSAGING!

The bad guys are good at it, unfortunately. WE NEED to get good at it, ourselves!

[BobTheSubgenius]

29. Agreed, up, down and sideways.

I read a pithy description of their messaging, and I think it has a lot to do with their messaging success.

Never have a talking point that can't be put on a bumper sticker.

[calimary]

32. Exactly. The quick hit. Catchy and quick.

After all, it’s in traffic, for Pete’s sake! You only have a moment to connect, while you’re behind it, waiting for the light to change, or passing it in the parking lot.

[calimary]

23. Now THAT'S a talking point worth spreading! MESSAGING!!

Strategic MESSAGING!

The bad guys are good at it, unfortunately. WE NEED to get good at it, ourselves!

We DESPERATELY need to get good at strategic messaging!

AND the repetition and frequency thereof!!!!!

[maxsolomon]

20. 1. I don't care if a Trump staffer's day was wrecked.

2. She's a Bircher. Everyone including Repukes used to laugh at them; now they have direct access to the Preznit.
3. Fuck Trump.

[llashram]

21. this must have been 4 years of insanity roaming the hall of the WH.

what madness must have reigned...

[calimary]

24. Yeah, no kidding!!!

Our nation was NOT in good hands! Probably EXACTLY what Putin always yearned for.

[Ilsa]

34. It takes a real sicko (sociopath) to manipulate the mood of

another sociopath. I wonder how much she manipulates her "best friend"?