Trump is blaming his staff for his administrations failings

[babylonsister]

He's of course blaming everyone but himself...he might be more rethuglican than he knows.


http://www.salon.com/2017/02/13/president-trump-is-blaming-his-staff-for-his-administrations-failings/


Monday, Feb 13, 2017 05:23 PM EST
President Trump is blaming his staff for his administration’s failings
The operation is not exactly running smoothly in the West Wing, as sources say the problems likely start at the top


Disappointed with the rough start to his administration, President Trump is reassessing his current team, according to a report from Politico. Missteps in the rollout of his immigration ban, along with humiliating leaks from anonymous White House sources, has reportedly alarmed Trump.

Sources say the president is especially concerned with national security adviser Michal Flynn, who is currently in hot water for discussing Russian sanctions with the Kremlin during the transition period despite his prior denial. Trump apparently believes that other White House staff do not trust Flynn. “He thinks he’s a problem,” a person close to Trump told Politico. “I would be worried if I was Gen. Flynn.”

The national security adviser is not the only senior staffer that is on the hot seat. Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, has also been the subject of office rumors. Even before Melissa McCarthy humiliated Spicer on “Saturday Night Live,” Trump was reportedly upset with his press secretary’s performance in the briefing room. Politico reports that in conversations Trump has had about Spicer, he’s expressed plain disappointment. Trump became particularly upset with him after McCarthy’s performance, mostly because he was lampooned by a female.

Trump reportedly blames his chief of staff, Reince Preibus, who recommended Trump to hire Spicer after their first candidate for the job, Jason Miller, dropped out of consideration when rumors of a marital affair circulated. Over the weekend, one of the president’s closest friends Christopher Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax Media, told CNN’s Brian Stelter that “there’s a lot of weakness coming out of the chief of staff.”

“I think Reince Priebus, good guy, well-intentioned, but he clearly doesn’t know how the federal agencies work,” Ruddy said. “He doesn’t even have a real good system. He doesn’t know how the communications flow.”

At the moment, the White House staffer attracting the most derision is Stephen Miller, who is seen as one of the principal architects of the immigration ban. Miller made his rounds on the Sunday shows yesterday, when he appeared to read from a script as he tried to defend the administration’s brutal first few weeks.

[elleng]

1. NATURALLY!

[Wounded Bear]

2. Surprise, surprise, surprise...

[vlyons]

3. Steven Miller's performance weny over like a lead balloon

Widely panned, compared to Goebbels. I'm predicting soon to be satirized on SNL and Bill Maher and every other late night show.

[babylonsister]

9. He scared me because of his absolute allegiance.

Goebbels indeed; made me shudder.

[greatauntoftriplets]

29. His presentation seems to be coming from a coffin.

[Angry Dragon]

4. Trump blames Obama for not telling him he was not qualified

[kimbutgar]

5. The fish starts smelling from the head

A bad leader produces bad results. Chump is to blame because he is an idiot and terrible leader.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. 868 polling places closed, millions of votes not counted

Russian hacking

election is not valid...no republican should be within a mile of the WH

[liberal N proud]

7. Is this the staff HE picked?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. He's gonna hire the best people, maybe next week, this I can say, believe me, the best people. . nt

[keithbvadu2]

24. If it's a staff problem, a new staff should fix it.

If it's a Donald problem, there will be a need for another new staff.

[jmowreader]

38. It's both a staff and a Donald problem

Replacing the whole staff, plus the Cabinet (although even the Rubber Stamp Party might put its foot down if they had to confirm a completely new cabinet less than a month after confirming the first one) is not going to correct the root cause of the problem: the total ineptitude of Donald Trump.

[keithbvadu2]

43. You got it. That was my point.

[napi21]

8. I don't think anyone GOODf, reliable, and trustworthy would ever work for the Con! nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Yeah, Working for tRump will soon be seen as toxic for careers far and wide. . . nt

[onecaliberal]

10. But but but he only hires the best people.

[SammyWinstonJack]

47. Oh my, ROFL!

[GP6971]

11. Of course it is.

And we all knew this was coming...he refuses to take responsibility for anything.

[still_one]

12. Who chose that staff? Oh wait, I know, it's Obama's fault

[Baitball Blogger]

13. Isn't that a trait of an incompetent leader? Blame it on the subordinates.

[manicraven]

17. Especially when the leader is a malignant narcissist and/or sociopath.

They're never wrong.

[central scrutinizer]

52. A poor workman

Blames his tools

[muntrv]

14. Hey Twittler! Fish stink from the head down!

[manicraven]

15. Give me a break!

Sources say the president is especially concerned with national security adviser Michal Flynn, who is currently in hot water for discussing Russian sanctions with the Kremlin during the transition period despite his prior denial.

Trump is NOT concerned with national security as it pertains to Russia. He's ONLY concerned because Flynn got caught doing tRump's business with the Kremlin/Putin, so now he's in a bind...

[progree]

39. Thank you. Saved me from having to post this

[Bleacher Creature]

16. Harry Truman is rolling over in his grave.

I guess buck doesn't stop with him.

[struggle4progress]

19. "The Fuck-You Starts Here"

[Progressive dog]

18. The orange whiner only hires people who can lie easily,

and show no shame. Empathy for others is a disqualifying trait in the psychopath's ruling councils.
The toughest qualification is lack of knowledge. His ego requires that his underlings are not as "smart" as he is. Most staff must pretend that he is "smarter".
Anyone who chooses to carry out the psychopath's orders deserves the infamy that they are earning.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. The buck doesn't stop at tRump's desk, it stops in his wallet. . . . nt

[pansypoo53219]

42. the buck stops over there by rinse penis.

[zentrum]

23. They hate government

...and want to undo it. They have contempt for ordinary people and don't have a plan to help them. None of this would even matter to them if the press didn't cover it.

The only thing pissing him off is the exposure. Otherwise---this is the plan. And it's working swimmingly except for the "corrupt media".

[ffr]

27. +1

For those reading. Want to know how to prevent being hoodwinked by tRump's circus act? Look beyond the headlines.

[ffr]

25. Even before Melissa McCarthy humiliated Spicer?

Sorry #2 (second most popular candidate in 2016 GE), it's not just the incompetent people you've chosen, nor their lousy effort to step up to the plate! It's your fucking message! You cannot sell a fraud the way you did your university or your failed business propositions.

tRump, you are a fraud!

[Warpy]

26. Narcissists don't have staff, they have fall guys

The narcissist can never do anything wrong, either he got bad advice or somebody else did something wrong in his name.

[guillaumeb]

30. Well put.

As the country song says: "it is hard to be humble when you're perfect".

[Amaryllis]

28. Changing staff is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

[rzemanfl]

31. Jason Miller "a marital affair?" Does that mean that his wife discovered she was

expected to have intercourse with him or some crazy woman was doing him on the side? I sort of want to vomit thinking about either.

[snort]

45. Don't Goats form life long bonds?

[rzemanfl]

50. Snort. n/t

[perdita9]

32. You mean Trump didn't hire the best people?!?

I'm (so, not) shocked!

[DonCoquixote]

33. Honestly, I am not at all surprised.

Neither is anyone who has had the sincere pleasure of working with a narcissistic boss. Just like something out of a Dilbert cartoon, they will throw about all sorts of lingual gymnastics to hide the fact that they have no idea what they are talking about. It winds up being the real episode of “ The Emperor’s new clothes”; anyone who does not tow the line is being told that they are extremely stupid or incompetent, or worse evil. Of course, is apparent that this guy could not look good even with a bunch of staff to clean his messes and add honey to his words. Of course it sure helps that they themselves are genuinely incompetent, but even if you had a staff of archangels trying to save the Trump presidency, it would still be a disaster.

[iluvtennis]

34. The 45th traitor-in-chief created this hot mess and needs to take full ownership of it. GAH

[IronLionZion]

35. There are no bad teams, only bad leaders

they should quit. Why would anyone want to work for that asshole?

[Lanius]

36. Trump became particularly upset with Spicer after he was lampooned by a female (Melissa McCarthy)?

What? The sex of the comedian who made fun of his press secretary matters? lol

[madamesilverspurs]

37. Hmmm...

"Sources say the president is especially concerned with national security adviser Michal Flynn, who is currently in hot water for discussing Russian sanctions with the Kremlin during the transition period despite his prior denial."

My guess is that Trump isn't concerned that Flynn was talking with the Kremlin; he's probably pissed that Flynn got caught. No way in hell Trump wasn't aware/involved. No way.


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[UTUSN]

40. Good for him!1 n/t

[hibbing]

41. The party of personal responsibility n/t

[Marie Marie]

44. The bigger question for me is,

why in Hell would ANYONE take a job with this sinking ship. Even if they think they can pull off their own agendas under Trump, it will only be a matter of time before they are blamed for something that goes wrong and then FIRED. Not to mention the stench that will stay with them for being associated with Trump. LOSERS. SAD.

[Best_man23]

46. As Dad used to say

The stink is starting to come off the turd.

[Cha]

48. Figures.. 'cause stupid isn't in charge.. and the buck never stops with him

[world wide wally]

49. Anybody that agrees to work in a Trump administration is disqualified on the character issue

immediately, not to mention the poor judgement.

[onecaliberal]

51. scrotus isn't concerned about Flynn. He knew about him and directed his actions.

[Sarabi]

53. Serious signs of mental imbalance prompt psychologists to issue public warning

Trump's behavior is not only disturbing; it is symptomatic of deep psychological imbalance. See what some of the foremost psychologists in the US did about it:

http://samuel-warde.com/2017/02/mental-health-professionals-issue-dire-warning-trump/