[AmericanInTokyo]

General Mattis is a “dope”; General Kelly is a “dope”; General McMaster is a “dope”; Secretary Tillerson is a “dope”; AG Sessions is a “dope”; and now John Bolton is a “dope”. Notice a pattern here folks? (& who is the next “dope” to fall? General Milley?) VP Pence, if he turns on him. Out of control. In executive business, this kind of fickle leader and incessant turnover would see the Board ridding itself of such an unstable CEO.

[datricker]

Miss president hrc much? I like the wall and all the new wars we haven’t started.

[Alberta's Child]

In executive business, this kind of fickle leader and incessant turnover would see the Board ridding itself of such an unstable CEO.

This is why Trump spent his entire career owning and managing companies that were organized as sole proprietorships, partnerships, or closed corporations with no outside board members. Making him answer to a corporate board would be like putting him in prison.

The man is a freaking genius — flaws and all.

[Zhang Fei]

[General Mattis is a “dope”; General Kelly is a “dope”; General McMaster is a “dope”; Secretary Tillerson is a “dope”; AG Sessions is a “dope”; and now John Bolton is a “dope”. Notice a pattern here folks? (& who is the next “dope” to fall? General Milley?) VP Pence, if he turns on him. Out of control. In executive business, this kind of fickle leader and incessant turnover would see the Board ridding itself of such an unstable CEO.]

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I am both a Trump and Bolton supporter. Bolton because of his realist views on foreign policy and the fact that he is a patriot. Trump because he’s the only standard bearer we have, and because many of his domestic policies are ones no other Republican would have done more than rhetorically support, such as the border wall, and the appointment of doctrinaire right-wing judges. I almost never criticize him not because I don’t disagree with his policies, but because it’s pointless when the alternatives are people like Mitt “BLM” Romney and Lindsey “Amnesty” Graham.

At the same time, Trump’s problems with personnel are largely of his own creation. By brusquely treating men of substance like they’re extras on “The Apprentice” and tossing them out like used Kleenexes, he’s caused generally close-mouthed individuals like Bolton (who has kept his counsel through multiple administrations) to write tell-all books. It appears that Trump’s abrasiveness isn’t just put on for Twitter - it characterizes just about every aspect of his relationships with the people he personally appointed to their positions. It’s becoming obvious why Sessions never felt the urge to stand up for him - the petty, as well as serious, humiliations that Trump repeatedly visited upon these people never engendered a feeling of personal loyalty.

That’s why the only people remaining 100% loyal to him are his daughter and son-in-law. And that’s why he produced a get-out-jail-free card for drug felons in federal prisons - to throw them a bone.

Whatever you might say about Reagan, he never alienated his courtiers to this degree. But what’s the alternative? This isn’t a parliamentary system where you can have an intra-party revolt, do a vote of no confidence and call a general election. Trump is the president and the nominee for 2020. For the GOP, he’s the only game in town.

[petitfour]

Dope? The president hates dope. Why does the US have such a dope problem?