His first mistake was crossing party lines. Most of these scumbags are Democrats. They already prefer the Democratic agenda. When he humiliates them on the way out the door, what incentive do they have to stand by him? Bolton has backed off on the Trump attacks because he realizes that Biden would be far worse on policy. For Kelly the liberal Democrat, Biden would be far better. Every reason for Kelly to whale on Trump.
Trump’s mistake is he keeps acting like he’s in the private sector, where a majority stake keeps him at the helm of his corporations. Presidencies are awarded to those who get a majority of the citizenry’s votes. Public relations matter, and a key aspect of a presidency’s PR efforts is making the public think that he treats his employees well.
Unlike Romney, Trump hasn’t said “I love firing people”. But he might as well have, given the extremely fraught relations he’s had with the people he’s hired. Unlike the unknown fame-seekers on The Apprentice, these are substantial people who have acquired substantial reputations in their own right. The one thing they have in common is friction with Trump. What are low-info voters supposed to conclude? Some will think Trump is a scumbag. To paraphrase Churchill, when you have to fire a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
As always with Trump the real beef is over policy. You’re just parroting Democrat talking points when you claim it’s personal. It isn’t.
McChrystal is fine playing for Team Dem/Uniparty after taking a brutal beating from Obama. The GOP was always fine with Obama no matter no much he wiped his boots on them. Kelly would be fine with Trump if he was an open borders/endless wars Team Uniparty guy. Guaranteed. It’s always business first with swampers like Kelly. Look how comfortable the GOP is in the minority.
[Wrong. Obama humiliated McChrystal as bad or worse than anything Trump has done when he fired him.]
https://conservapedia.com/Stanley_McChrystal
[Despite his criticisms of the Obama Administration, McChrystal is actually a political and social liberal who voted for Obama. In fact, he is so left-wing that he banned the Fox News Channel from the television sets in his headquarters.[8]]