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Scoop: Trump, irked at cabinet and staff, mulls sweeping shake-up
Axios ^ | May 14, 2017 | Mike Allen

Posted on 05/14/2017 6:06:32 AM PDT by monkapotamus

At the urging of longtime friends and outside advisers, most of whom he consults after dark, President Trump is considering a "huge reboot" that could take out everyone from Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon, to counsel Don McGahn and press secretary Sean Spicer, White House sources tell me...

"The advice he's getting is to go big — that he has nothing to lose," the confidant said..

One note of caution: Trump often talks about firing people when things go south and does not follow through on it. So it's possible these conversations are his way of venting, and seeking reassurance.

And it all could take a while: Trump heads out on his first international trip at the end of the week. Also, there's an internal argument for minimizing drama by cutting people out of the information flow rather than firing them....

(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 9yearlurkerposting; second100days; trump; trumpadm; trumpcabinet; trumpcommteam; trumpfrustrated
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To: House Atreides

Again, Jones (who Trump calls directly), Stone (40-year confidant with other contacts at the WH) and Cernovich (who talks with Don Jr) all have good sources. Just how the shake up will go (and even that he will follow through with it) in doubt, but no question as to Spicer, Priebus, McMaster, etc., all being considered for reassignment out of critical roles.


41 posted on 05/14/2017 7:17:37 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: LS

As if you have Trump’s ear or attention yourself...


42 posted on 05/14/2017 7:18:21 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: monkapotamus

Jared and Ivanka need to return to the private sector and remove their liberal influence from Trump’s decisions.

Rex is NOT the one guy who should stay, as he is not equipped to give State the house cleaning it needs.


43 posted on 05/14/2017 7:20:33 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: monkapotamus

Lying b________....


44 posted on 05/14/2017 7:22:49 AM PDT by RArtfulogerDodger (peace, Love, and Joy)
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To: monkapotamus

All of this press speculation is just that. Rumor and gossip is so unbecoming


45 posted on 05/14/2017 7:37:59 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the cloudsi)
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To: G Larry
Jared and Ivanka have been there since day one, standing behind Trump when he made his announcement to run for President.

They will be the last ones to go. Anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional

46 posted on 05/14/2017 7:47:28 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: monkapotamus

but why would you have any Obama staff working in Office Areas and did you sweep for bugs


47 posted on 05/14/2017 7:52:20 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: monkapotamus

AXIOS is a lib rehash blog basically


48 posted on 05/14/2017 7:52:55 AM PDT by wardaddy (Multiculturalism: Everyone wants to inhabit the world of white men with no white men in it)
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To: monkapotamus
AGITPROP ALERT!!!!!!
49 posted on 05/14/2017 7:55:01 AM PDT by Savage Beast (MegaMAGA!)
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To: monkapotamus

Where does this c-— come from? It certainly isn’t from fertile minds.


50 posted on 05/14/2017 7:57:46 AM PDT by Parmy
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To: monkapotamus

Axio is politico founder. So all FAKE NEWS.


51 posted on 05/14/2017 8:06:37 AM PDT by jennychase
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To: 9YearLurker

I am afraid that if friends want to stay friends with Donald they better not say how furious people are about Jared and Ivanka.or his inane tweeting.

Kids too hip,too Left too young and too inexperienced.

Tweeting great; inane ones ones not great.


52 posted on 05/14/2017 8:07:17 AM PDT by amihow (.)
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To: monkapotamus

This is so damn fake news.


53 posted on 05/14/2017 8:07:27 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: monkapotamus

I knew this would be another unnamed sources story


54 posted on 05/14/2017 8:08:01 AM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democratt)
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To: monkapotamus

Trump’s cabinet picks, by and large, are solid. He needs to let them get the subcabinet and other political appointees in place and start to manage the Leviathan. Trump can’t run the government with tweets. And the WH staff can’t run the government. Right now, the administration is virtually unstaffed.


55 posted on 05/14/2017 8:08:07 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: amihow

That could well be it.

Long-timers like Corsi and Stone saying it publicly, because true friends aren’t sycophants.


56 posted on 05/14/2017 8:09:53 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

One step away, which is about 10 million steps closer than you.


57 posted on 05/14/2017 8:48:43 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: monkapotamus

Not buying what that article is trying to sell.


58 posted on 05/14/2017 8:49:01 AM PDT by TheStickman (And their fear tastes like sunshine puked up by unicorns.)
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To: monkapotamus

Since most of Trump’s problems are created by himself, he can fire all he wants, but it is not going to change anything. I noticed the list did not include Ivanka or Jared. Interesting.


59 posted on 05/14/2017 9:01:50 AM PDT by Dave W
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To: LS

My God, you are obnoxious.

And I’ll go with my sources talking to him directly, thank you.


60 posted on 05/14/2017 9:03:02 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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