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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by captain red dog » Sat May 13, 2017 10:12 am

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Albear wrote:Forget for a second that we are talking about the president of the united states.

To fire someone publicly, before you even tell them,on Tv and then slag them off, publicly, on Tv again. Whilst Twittering about it.

It so shockingly unprofessional, in any industry or business.

And that person is the President.

I cant even find humour in the situation anymore.


This. I wonder if he did this while running the hotel chain, every time some manager or director was laid off, is this how it was done?

I guess it's just because this is all so public and Trump literally believes he can just say anything and everyone will believe him. Sad thing is there are tons of people who do. :fp:

It's about as far as he could legally go towards a Kim Jong Un style ousting. I'm starting to doubt whether Trump will make it to year end in office. The FBI are going to have it in for him now and will no doubt be doing everything they can to nail him.

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by Peter Crisp » Sat May 13, 2017 11:07 am

If he does manage to last the full term he's not going to be able to get much done as he's going to be constantly battling with his own self inflicted PR disasters and moaning that people are calling him on those disasters.
It's amazing that someone who worked in the media for so long doesn't seem to understand that the media will comment on what he does as President and it won't always be positive.

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by captain red dog » Sat May 13, 2017 11:36 am

He is at a point now where the scandal is so large, he can't effectively lead, whether it is true or not. It's a far heightened point than Hillary kind of had with the email scandal. I don't see how he can recover from this at all.

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by Cuttooth » Sat May 13, 2017 12:03 pm

Honestly I'm just glad we can put to bed the idea that they were both "just as bad as each other".

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by Garth » Sat May 13, 2017 3:06 pm

White House has gone quiet:

twitter.com/RobbieGramer/status/863381574267678720


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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by Moggy » Sat May 13, 2017 3:37 pm

Cuttooth wrote:Honestly I'm just glad we can put to bed the idea that they were both "just as bad as each other".


That was silly at the time. It looks certifiably crazy now. :lol:

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by Alvin Flummux » Sat May 13, 2017 8:16 pm

Garth wrote:White House has gone quiet:


I'm surprised that they aren't at least feeding stories to Breitbart.

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by Lex-Man » Sat May 13, 2017 8:48 pm

You'd think stuff would be linking from inside. Are all the informants dark as well?

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by Garth » Sun May 14, 2017 6:04 pm

Trump's off on his 21st golfing trip in 4 months, he found some time to tweet Melania a happy Mother's Day at least.

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by Peter Crisp » Sun May 14, 2017 6:14 pm

It's amazing that republicans always moan about the public sector having loads of time off and being lazy and yet they seem to think the President spending most of his time fund raising or playing golf is fine. It would be interesting to know just how many hours a week a US president spends actually doing the stuff he's paid to do as I have a feeling it's nowhere near the 40 hours a week most people on here do a week.

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by Green Gecko » Sun May 14, 2017 6:27 pm

Sadly I think it's one of those jobs where you're paid to made decisions or get other people to make them for you. Even if they're gooseberry fool decisions.

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by Garth » Sun May 14, 2017 9:17 pm

Garth wrote:Trump's off on his 21st golfing trip in 4 months, he found some time to tweet Melania a happy Mother's Day at least.


The 26 times Donald Trump tweeted about Barack Obama playing golf too much: http://www.sbnation.com/golf/2017/3/27/ ... obama-golf

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200 protesters spell out 'RESIST!' in flash mob at Trump's Rancho Palos Verdes golf course: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... story.html

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by Garth » Sun May 14, 2017 9:20 pm

Trump considering staff shake-up

President Trump is reportedly weighing a shake-up in his administration.

The president is considering a "huge reboot" that could include chief of staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Stephen Bannon and press secretary Sean Spicer, Axios reported early Sunday, citing White House sources.

The move comes at the urging of longtime friends and outside advisers, according to the news outlet.

"He's frustrated, and angry at everyone," an unidentified confidant told Axios. "The advice he's getting is to go big — that he has nothing to lose," the confidant added. "The question now is how big and how bold. I'm not sure he knows the answer to that yet."
Sources also said Trump feels he is not being well-served by some members of his Cabinet.

Six West Wing officials also told The New York Times, meanwhile, the president is considering the most far-reaching shake-up of his first term after being dissatisfied with several top aides, especially Spicer.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administrat ... -up-report

The Spiceman! Noooooo!

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by chalkitdown » Sun May 14, 2017 9:27 pm

The more people he ousts, the more chance of one of them turning on him.

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by Lex-Man » Sun May 14, 2017 9:47 pm

Garth wrote:
Trump considering staff shake-up

President Trump is reportedly weighing a shake-up in his administration.

The president is considering a "huge reboot" that could include chief of staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Stephen Bannon and press secretary Sean Spicer, Axios reported early Sunday, citing White House sources.

The move comes at the urging of longtime friends and outside advisers, according to the news outlet.

"He's frustrated, and angry at everyone," an unidentified confidant told Axios. "The advice he's getting is to go big — that he has nothing to lose," the confidant added. "The question now is how big and how bold. I'm not sure he knows the answer to that yet."
Sources also said Trump feels he is not being well-served by some members of his Cabinet.

Six West Wing officials also told The New York Times, meanwhile, the president is considering the most far-reaching shake-up of his first term after being dissatisfied with several top aides, especially Spicer.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administrat ... -up-report

The Spiceman! Noooooo!


Did he actually fill all of the jobs he needed to, in the first place. Man, this is the most unbelievable presidency ever.

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by Alvin Flummux » Sun May 14, 2017 9:54 pm

lex-man wrote:
Garth wrote:
Trump considering staff shake-up

President Trump is reportedly weighing a shake-up in his administration.

The president is considering a "huge reboot" that could include chief of staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Stephen Bannon and press secretary Sean Spicer, Axios reported early Sunday, citing White House sources.

The move comes at the urging of longtime friends and outside advisers, according to the news outlet.

"He's frustrated, and angry at everyone," an unidentified confidant told Axios. "The advice he's getting is to go big — that he has nothing to lose," the confidant added. "The question now is how big and how bold. I'm not sure he knows the answer to that yet."
Sources also said Trump feels he is not being well-served by some members of his Cabinet.

Six West Wing officials also told The New York Times, meanwhile, the president is considering the most far-reaching shake-up of his first term after being dissatisfied with several top aides, especially Spicer.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administrat ... -up-report

The Spiceman! Noooooo!


Did he actually fill all of the jobs he needed to, in the first place. Man, this is the most unbelievable presidency ever.


It usually takes 10-14 months for an incoming administration to fill out all those jobs, and it's not uncommon for some positions to go years without anyone filling them. Trump's is different because key State Department posts are still vacant, and there is little communication with the tip top brass.

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PostRe: The American Politics Thread - Trump fires FBI Director
by Lex-Man » Sun May 14, 2017 9:58 pm

Alvin Flummux wrote:
lex-man wrote:
Garth wrote:
Trump considering staff shake-up

President Trump is reportedly weighing a shake-up in his administration.

The president is considering a "huge reboot" that could include chief of staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Stephen Bannon and press secretary Sean Spicer, Axios reported early Sunday, citing White House sources.

The move comes at the urging of longtime friends and outside advisers, according to the news outlet.

"He's frustrated, and angry at everyone," an unidentified confidant told Axios. "The advice he's getting is to go big — that he has nothing to lose," the confidant added. "The question now is how big and how bold. I'm not sure he knows the answer to that yet."
Sources also said Trump feels he is not being well-served by some members of his Cabinet.

Six West Wing officials also told The New York Times, meanwhile, the president is considering the most far-reaching shake-up of his first term after being dissatisfied with several top aides, especially Spicer.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administrat ... -up-report

The Spiceman! Noooooo!


Did he actually fill all of the jobs he needed to, in the first place. Man, this is the most unbelievable presidency ever.


It usually takes 10-14 months for an incoming administration to fill out all those jobs, and it's not uncommon for some positions to go years without anyone filling them. Trump's is different because key State Department posts are still vacant, and there is little communication with the tip top brass.


It seems nuts that it takes around a quarter of a presidents term just to get all their staff in place. It seems like a massively inefficient system. Although I guess in someways it's probably for the better.

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