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Trump to warring factions of the West Wing: 'Knock it off'
Business Insider ^ | 4/8/17 | Sonam Smith

Posted on 04/09/2017 12:29:39 PM PDT by markomalley

President Trump appears to be getting impatient with the infighting between his closest advisers.

The White House is becoming increasingly split between Steve Bannon, who favors a more nationalist approach to domestic and foreign policy, and Jared Kushner and senior economic adviser Gary Cohn, both of whom have tried to bring the president toward the center on key issues such as immigration reform.

Trump has not been impervious to the strained relationship between his closest confidants, and he issued a warning to his inner circle on Thursday at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Axios . "You guys are close. Knock it off. Work together," Trump said. The New York Times reported that the order was aimed at Bannon and chief of staff Reince Priebus, regarding the increased squabbling between Bannon, Kushner, and Cohn.

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To: Artcore

Who has said either will go? Aren’t you jumping way ahead of what otherwise may be facts you’re not aware of?


41 posted on 04/09/2017 1:27:15 PM PDT by caww
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To: markomalley

“a source told Axios”

OKKKKKKK. Guess I should get all bent out of shape about this article, hey?

[Uh, what the F is “Axios”, anyway? And why should we care?]


42 posted on 04/09/2017 1:27:48 PM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: caww

Just speculating...just a feeling.


43 posted on 04/09/2017 1:29:24 PM PDT by Artcore
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To: caww

You don’t want to answer specifically — so you declare that I have lost the argument?

Don’t try that at your local junior high debating club.


44 posted on 04/09/2017 1:32:21 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

Hardly enough said. That is the kind of response one would get from some hioster prog who has no facts to refute a position. Oh and did you look at the date of my joining FR?


45 posted on 04/09/2017 1:33:53 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: 9YearLurker

You’re falsely assuming Jarad and Ivanka are turning Trump because the news agencies are saying so. Of course they have opinions....that doesn’t mean there aren’t others Trump si surely listening to.

You seem to me to forget entirely things Trump has stated regarding who he sees first in this country and who intends to serve. It’s really disturbing people know so little about this man.

Further..did you think the demorats were just going to throw a few flings at this family dynamics when the fact is thus far Trumps used them already as a checkmate on Obama.

And carrying the idea the demorats are pushing for impeachment gives one pause on why your bringing it up? Show me they’re actually doing that in the first place....talk is cheap and non so much as the demorats! Let alone how would you know what they will use if that were true?


46 posted on 04/09/2017 1:34:57 PM PDT by caww
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To: 9YearLurker

Trump will not let son-in-law become a liability.
Jared needs to understand this.
Or back to family’s business he will be.
Quicker than DT can say, “you’re fired”.


47 posted on 04/09/2017 1:40:17 PM PDT by johnk (faithful with little....)
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To: Artcore

.....”Just speculating...just a feeling”....

Well feelings aside for obvious reasons......speculating is another thing altogether.

IMO there are no conflicts between the two that aren’t perfectly natural in the climate they’re all operating with and all the egos represented. Trump was clear he wanted opposing arguments when he makes decisions....and he’s placed people around him who have that capability. That’s a good thing.

They’re going to be moved around as well....that’s how Trump works.


48 posted on 04/09/2017 1:40:26 PM PDT by caww
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To: Redbob
Brad Parscale retweeted this;

Everybody who wants to #FireKushner needs to remember this, second only to #TRUMP, Jared was the most valuable person in the campaign! #MAGA pic.twitter.com/01ngwgX5il— Trump Super PAC 🇺🇸 (@TrumpSuperPAC) April 8, 2017


49 posted on 04/09/2017 1:40:28 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: caww

I hear what you’re saying.


50 posted on 04/09/2017 1:41:28 PM PDT by Artcore
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To: caww

To an unprecedented level, the Dems are talking about impeachment already. David Brock has a huge staff combing for charges. But of course they can’t do anything unless they regain control of the House. And given that the party of the president tends to lose numbers in the House two years in, that’s fairly likely.

And no, there is nothing false about my assumptions as to Jared and Ivanka. Did you see her interview with Gayle King this week? In that she made it clear that she is working for the liberal causes she has said she would work for, and she certainly believes that she has an influence on her father. Even her father has said she does. And it would be pretty sorry if Trump went through the poor decision of putting his SIL in as an effective prime minister in his administration—and then the kid had no influence on his decisions at all. Nor do I believe that that is the case.

And if you haven’t noticed, more and more Democrats are being brought in, and fewer and fewer of the Bannon perspective are surviving there. Bannon obviously among those being squeezed.

I am tired of corresponding here with those who deny reality and the simple, obvious direction of the WH. I’m outta here for now. (For which you presumably will rejoice.)


51 posted on 04/09/2017 1:42:50 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: johnk

I personally don’t think Jarad and Ivanka are permanent fixtures, and weren’t intended to be so from the get go....but I have no issues with them being so for whatever Trump concludes that should be.


52 posted on 04/09/2017 1:43:21 PM PDT by caww
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To: johnk

>>Quicker than DT can say, “you’re fired”.
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During the election, Ivanka used to relay the pre-election story of how one time she was riding in her car with the radio on, listening to someone interviewing her father.

The radio guy asked DJT: “If Ivanka wasn’t doing a good job at your business, would you ever actually fire her?”

DJT answered: “Like a dog, like a dog.”

Ivanka says she called her dad and said, “Dad, did you have to say ‘Like a dog?’ What does that even mean?”

I thought that was a humorous story, and sounds just like something DJT would say.


53 posted on 04/09/2017 1:44:46 PM PDT by Kalamata (Bannon/Miller 2024!)
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To: Artcore

If people want to understand what Trump does and why...just read the art of the deal. It’s that simple. Which is also why politicans have been passing them around Congress.


54 posted on 04/09/2017 1:46:06 PM PDT by caww
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To: markomalley

“...source with direct knowledge of the situation...”

This sounds like pure gossip pulled out of thin air. How would this source “know” and why would it be leaked?

I call fake news with intent to confuse and upset the President’s loyal base - and some FReepers are falling for this Alinsky tactic.


55 posted on 04/09/2017 1:47:26 PM PDT by stonehouse01
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To: 9YearLurker

I hope you will return soon, 9YL, because your insights and comments are very valued and appreciated.

We are all on the same Trump Train, we want DJT to be the best president we know he has the potential to be. Please stay.


56 posted on 04/09/2017 1:49:42 PM PDT by Kalamata (Bannon/Miller 2024!)
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To: Kalamata

Oh, yeah—wasn’t meaning to be over-dramatic.

I just can’t get into that sort of back-and-forth, IMO in-denial argument any more.

And thanks. Cheers.


57 posted on 04/09/2017 1:51:45 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: caww

I very much do NOT like J/I there, and would love for them to go home. If DJT wants family there with him, Don Jr. would be great.

At the same time, we are just outside looking in, and probably without a clue.

We just don’t want this once in a lifetime opportunity to be lost because the libs were able to find a way to DJT.

Personally, I just remember to pray each day and night for God’s Will to prevail. His Hand is over DJT. He put him there for His purpose, and no matter what happens, it will turn out the way God wants it to.


58 posted on 04/09/2017 1:53:27 PM PDT by Kalamata (Bannon/Miller 2024!)
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To: 9YearLurker

....”the Dems are talking about impeachment already”....

They’ve been talking that from pretty much day one..TALKING.

As for Ivanka’s interviews...yes I listened...and heard heer speak about womens issues. I don’t recall she said she was supporting “liberal” causes, though some womens issues cross the divide anyway when it comes to the topic of women...which is what she addressed.

Of course she has influence with her father....she would in the whitehouse or outside it. So that argument falls. We knew that all too well during his campaign.

And no I don’t think Bannon is being ‘squeezed out’...

Reality is what you are making of it with what you think is happening. But the fact is Bannon and Jarad are still there, I expect they will remain for a time yet, and expect either or any will be moved should Trump need them in other areas.


59 posted on 04/09/2017 1:54:30 PM PDT by caww
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To: gaijin

Magicians hire the the hottest and sexiest females to be their assistants for good reason. They are the distraction the magician needs to make the magic work. And now you know the rest of the story....


60 posted on 04/09/2017 2:04:53 PM PDT by zaxtres
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