President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing potential replacements, according to five people with knowledge of the plans, preparing to deliver yet another jolt to the senior ranks of his administration.
Trump is now comfortable with ousting McMaster, with whom he never personally gelled, but is willing to take time executing the move because he wants to ensure both that the three-star Army general is not humiliated and that there is a strong successor lined up, these people said.
The turbulence is part of a broader potential shake-up under consideration by Trump that is likely to include senior officials at the White House, where staffers are gripped by fear and uncertainty as they await the next move from an impulsive president who enjoys stoking conflict.
For all of the evident disorder, Trump feels emboldened, advisers said — buoyed by what he views as triumphant decisions last week to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum and to agree to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The president is enjoying the process of assessing his team and making changes, tightening his inner circle to those he considers survivors and who respect his unconventional style, one senior White House official said.
When this news hit the airwaves Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded with a tweet.
Essentially this is how you know a story is accurate, when Sanders denies it is accurate.Just spoke to @POTUS and Gen. H.R. McMaster - contrary to reports they have a good working relationship and there are no changes at the NSC.— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) March 16, 2018
You may recall that in the past the White House has also denied that Reince Priebus, Steven Bannon, and Rex Tillerson were about to be fired.
But don't think the drama stops there.
Courtesy of CBS News:
The man brought in last summer to impose order in the White House, chief of staff John Kelly, may also be on the way out, according to congressional and administration sources.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders has not yet had the chance to deny/confirm this news yet, but it is pretty clear that Trump wants to do away with anybody with an ounce of competence in his administration, so I think this news is likely pretty accurate.
I wonder which Fox News talking head he will tap to replace him?
Frightened low IQ fools who cling to their guns and bibles elected this corrupt man/child. They are the real threat to the survival of this society. They love waving flags. They are easy to spot. They luv Trump. He is just as stupid and hypocritical as they are. As he and the GOP work to take away social security and medical safety nets and everything designed to help the 99% (since FDR), they love him more. It's crazy. They really pine to live in mud huts and worship an authoritarian. The 'conservative' (Trump voter) mindset is what happens when synaptic connections are not made and an imbecile results.
ReplyDeleteIn an effort to save money on new door signs and stationary, the following personnel changes are to take place at The White House.
ReplyDeleteChief of Staff John Kelly is being replaced with Megyn Kelly.
H.R. McMaster is being replaced with H.R. Puffinstuff
Are we up to 50% turnover yet?
ReplyDeleteWho has McMasters in the Deadpool? Who has Kelly? What are the odds on Jared Kushner?
OFF-TOPIC: Is Duhkota back home in Kaintucky?
ReplyDeleteHe just posted a photo of the "Dakota Meyer Highway" along Hwy 61 near his hometown.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgY_SjyhazB/?hl=en&taken-by=dakotameyer0317
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Marine-s-S-A-fight-has-Kentucky-roots-2395209.php
The “mentally unstable” problem drinker had a Hwyway named after him before Bing West wrote his book. He may be visiting Ky or it's just a picture to remind him of his greatness.
DeleteKentucky's 'child bride' bill stalls as groups fight to let 13-year-olds wed
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/01/child-marriage-kentucky-brides-parents-rights/385489002/
The saddest thing about the Trump debacle is that we had an election with two candidates who BOTH have close advisors who've said BOTH are vastly unfit for high office.
ReplyDeleteBS - you are such a clown
DeleteHillary was vastly unfit for high office? HA, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. What a fool you are. The problem for us is you can probably vote and you are deeply stupid. A retard actually.
DeleteI'm so sick of the narrative that Hillary was a flawed candidate.
DeleteOnly the morbidly stupid believe this.
Here's a thought.
Turn on your bullshit meter and stop being so damn gullible!
THIS>"The indisputable answer is yes. No matter what you think of her, no matter what party you vote for, Hillary Clinton is more than qualified to be the President of the United States - more, in fact, than many winners and losers of the presidential races in our history. Starting when she was a young adult, Clinton's political career has been varied and rigorous, and given her both knowledge and experience in domestic and international politics. Democratic political analyst Dan Payne argues that "she may be the most qualified candidate for the presidency in a generation.""
Deletehttps://www.thoughtco.com/hillary-clinton-qualified-for-the-presidency-3325461
HRC broken:
Deletehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5510711/Hillary-Clinton-hides-broken-wrist-shawl-custom-kurta.html
Okay, let's assume the CONSPIRACIES about Hillary are correct: she stayed up late to personally ensure Benghazi's failure, she has poor health, she's a lesbian, and something something virgin sacrifice to GP Fusion? Let's stack those against the PROVEN FACTS about Trump: he has been chosen as the representative for a political party which touts its righteousness all the time (no sex before marriage, teach the bible in schools, women should stay home and have babies, etc): he has had three wives, all of which he cheated on (some he cheated on while they were at home taking care of his newborn spawn). He has used his money to intimidate, threaten, and bully contractors, would-be customers, detractors, and really anyone who disagrees with him. He insinuated a sitting Senator's father had something to do with JFK's assassination. He exaggerated his own financial worth (significantly, many times). He has called his daughter a "hot piece of ass," and said if he wasn't married he'd like to date her-- oh, also maybe if he wasn't her father, too. He has lied about situations that are easily disproved-- as if saying it often enough will somehow change reality (size of inauguration crowd, saying that God stopped the rain and gave sunshine during his speech, "my IQ is the highest" etc). He uses third-grade bully tactics to demean others-- yet demands that people respect him and his office of presidency. He calls elected officials losers, Pocahontas, stupid, disgusting, ugly, low-IQ.... what sort of diplomacy is this?
DeleteI'd take a woman whose public speaking is sometimes so polished it may come across as insincere to a man who is a D-list celebrity at best, who tries to turn law and order into a reality show circus. Who's REALLY unqualified? The fact that you think they are somehow equal in their ability to perform a job poorly kills what little faith I had left in humanity's ability to use cognitive reason
Somehow, I think he will not fire either McMasters nor Kelly. He is afraid of the military somehow.
ReplyDeleteInstead, he will just bully and/or shame them enough so they finally will quit.
Anon @ 1:52 P.M. - totally agree with part of your comment; trump is afraid of the military. The triumvirate of Generals Kelly, Mattis, and McMaster will keep the fat fuck in line with fear. Those service personnel who served under them are still loyal to them, and if things go too far out of step, I would not be surprised if they orchestrate a coup when fatso least expects it!
Deleteabbafan, you know, I’ve thought about this a lot. With all cred going to MAD Magazine of my youth, “Scenes We’d Like To See.”
Deletedumb donnie being closed in on, war declared to get the heat off of him, and the Pentagon replies with a yuge “eff you!”
Sarah Sanders fumes after NBC reporter uses Trump’s own words to point out White House ‘chaos’
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/sarah-sanders-fumes-nbc-reporter-uses-trumps-words-point-white-house-chaos/
MSNBC’s John Heilemann chides Trump for seeking for a guild of ‘yes men’ and a ‘cabinet of loyalists’
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/msnbcs-john-heilemann-chides-trump-seeking-guild-yes-men-cabinet-loyalists/
John Kelly blames Trump for White House chaos in off-the-record meeting
https://www.axios.com/scoop-behind-closed-doors-kelly-says-trump-probably-contributing-to-staff-chaos-stories-76c76b7c-a4ac-406a-b174-ff54e36b5080.html
Republican strategist blasts Trump for ‘enjoying’ making staffers compete: ‘It’s a diabolical approach’
ReplyDelete...“Trump enjoys watching his subordinates compete for his approval,” the report, which CNN host Jake Tapper read on-air Friday, noted. “Many of the rumors are fueled by Trump himself because he complains to aides and friends about other staffers, or muses about who might make good replacements.”
“I think that’s a pretty diabolical approach,” Republican strategist Kevin Madden said. “I don’t think it actually engenders a whole bunch of stability.”
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/republican-strategist-blasts-trump-enjoying-making-staffers-compete-diabolical-approach/
H.R. McMaster trashed the White House denials that he isn’t being fired with a smile and a single sentence to a reporter.
ReplyDelete...The White House is trying to stage the McMaster firing so that it doesn’t look like such an out of left field chaos bomb, but no matter how hard they try, the administration can’t hide the fact that the President is an impulsive chaos monster who lives to create incompetence and dysfunction. McMaster is on his way out. He isn’t hiding it. Once he is gone, the White House will be running out of adults who are capable of babysitting Trump, which is exactly what this president wants.
Donald Trump wants to rule by the seat of his pants. He doesn’t want to be told no by anyone.
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/03/16/hr-mcmaster-fired-denial.html
" Juan Williams correctly observed, "It's reality TV. If you want to get in, You need to get in the Fox green room. Apparently that's the staging."""He clearly hungers to mix it up and teach somebody who's boss, and has now realized that he can take that action all on his own," she wrote. "It's only a matter of time before he recognizes that he can start a real war exactly the same way. The more desperate he gets, the more likely he is to do it."" <C&L
ReplyDeletehttps://www.salon.com/2018/03/08/are-republicans-finally-turning-on-trump-if-so-it-could-be-too-late/
"He is making losing the majority more likely by risking economic growth through higher prices and higher interest rates. He is creating the reality for his impeachment in the House."
OT-FYI "The national debt has exceeded $21 trillion for the first time, according to the U.S. government. It had hit $20 trillion in September. President Donald Trump signed a debt-limit suspension in February, allowing unlimited borrowing until March 1, 2019. Economists are expecting the U.S. to run wider budget deficits due to the tax cut Trump signed into law in December. The government had a monthly deficit of $215 billion in February, up 12% from the same month last year due to lower revenue and higher spending." MW
ReplyDeleteDONALD DOES NOT WANT THE JOB!
ReplyDeleteHe thinks he can slither to USSR.
Ask England how that went?
Oh wrong situation. My bad.
This should scare the shit out of every American with a brain. The only thing standing between war with Iran was the two adults in the room. John Bolten is seriously a fucking nutcase.
ReplyDeleteOT?:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/sessions-justice-department-loses-legal-battle-may-let-know-fbi-spied-carter-page/
Sanders inre Pelosi:
ReplyDelete“She seems to kind of embody the bitterness that belongs in the Democrat party right now,” Sanders said, of Pelosi. The press secretary added that she felt Sanders’ facial expression pointed to Democrats’ attitudes toward the speech, in general. “I think last night was a good step forward,” she said. “Hopefully, they can let go of some of that, and they have to make a big decision. They need to decide … do they love America more than they hate this president, and are they willing to put some of those differences aside, come together and do what’s right for this president?”
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1) we ARE doing right by this "president" by speaking out, and loudly. It's called democracy, beeyotch.
2) facial tics: every notice that she cocks the eyebrow when she lying?
3) ditch the ever present faux pearls for a candy necklace.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-kelly-rex-tillerson-was-on-the-toilet-when-i-told-him-hed-be-getting-fired?ref=home
ReplyDelete"John Kelly: Rex Tillerson Was on the Toilet When I Told Him He’d Be Getting FIRED.
The White House chief of staff shared the story with a room of reporters and Trump administration officials Friday."
"It wasn't Kelly's only off color comment at the meeting."
https://www.axios.com/scoop-behind-closed-doors-kelly-says-trump-probably-contributing-to-staff-chaos-stories-76c76b7c-a4ac-406a-b174-ff54e36b5080.html
john BARRON miller
https://www.politicususa.com/2018/03/16/national-security-officials-warn-america-cant-handle-7-more-years-of-trump.html
ReplyDeletehttps://www.politicususa.com/2018/03/16/hr-mcmaster-fired-denial.html
" the administration can’t hide the fact that the President is an impulsive chaos monster who lives to create incompetence and dysfunction. McMaster is on his way out. He isn’t hiding it. Once he is gone, the White House will be running out of adults who are capable of babysitting Trump, which is exactly what this president wants.
Donald Trump wants to rule by the seat of his pants. He doesn’t want to be told NO NO NO by anyone."
So the ugly pos fired McCabe right before retirement on sunday. How chicken shit is that. You can bet it will challenged in court. You can bet Donnie ordered sessions to commit this unethical act or else he would go.
ReplyDeleteIf the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then I say break the law. By Henry David Thoreau