Trump Admits Appointing FBI Director Wray was a 'Mistake'

Townhall ^ | 07/16/2023 | Sarah Arnold

[ronnie raygun]

Get some outsiders in who you can trust

[ArcadeQuarters]

Tt’s a great first step. Now to get elected and do better.

[popdonnelly]

Trump changed cabinet officers as often as he changed his underwear.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I am starting to wonder if Trump hired even a single person that wasn’t a mistake.

[central_va]

Most Republicans, even here, are globalist Cheap Labor Free Traitors™ and not representative of the average, majority of Americans who are working class. That makes it hard to find good people. Republican swampers do not equate to good people.

[Sirius Lee]

Trump needs to sit down with Tucker and needs to be asked: “Why did you pick such lousy people? What evidence is there that you will pick better people next time? If there is a next time?”

[central_va]

Lstest poll I saw had deoSanctus in the mid-teens. LOL.

[central_va]

chgogal posted:

Which POTUS was as successful as Trump? Look at what Trump accomplished:

1. Gas price per gallon was about $2.30;
2. Inflation about 1.4%, mortgage rates were half of what they are now;
3. Unemployment was low before Covid and before Blue Governors shut everything down and we were in the midst of a V-shape recovery until January 22, 2021;
4. Tax decrease; tax laws promoted small businesses as well as large;
5. US enjoyed energy independence - No Green Agenda, no war on energy, No Paris Treaty;
6. No war in Ukraine, no threat of nuclear war, NATO paid its way;
7. China was quiet and we were winning the trade war;
8. US companies were bringing home the jobs due to well executed tax treatments;
9. Peace in the Middle East aka Abraham Accords; US Embassy moved to Jerusalem; and Iran was isolated.
10. Got three non-left “I don't know what a woman is” Supreme Court Justices on the bench allowing Roe vs Wade to be overturned.

Who the heck can accomplish the above in four years while being impeached twice and investigated by Obama's Weaponized Agencies?

[Observator]

I am starting to wonder if Trump hired even a single person that wasn’t a mistake.

President Trump routinely hires the best people. Most that now disdain Kelly, Tillerson, Pompeo, Mattis, etc liked the picks at the time.

The problem is one of contrasts - against an incredible achiever like Donald Trump, anyone else comes up to his belt buckle, so it looks like he just hires losers. But who else could measure up?

[MCSETots]

One of many personnel mistakes. In fairness, as an “outsider” he faced a double whammy. First, he apparently didn’t have a deep bench of capable people he could trust and, secondly, it appears the people on his bench that he thought he could trust in making appointments, for the most part were neither competent nor trustworthy.

It is highly unlikely there will ever be another POTUS with true integrity, who is surrounded by others of integrity, serving the citizens of the United States of America.

Despite all their campaign slogans . . .

[Brian Griffin]

“Trump needs to sit down with Tucker and needs to be asked:”

Perhaps Trump could ask that his potential hires each have an interview with ‘his good friend’ in the media Tucker.

[JesusIsLord]

Trump Admits Appointing FBI Director Wray was a 'Mistake'

The list of Trump uni-party and establishment appointments and hires, which have turned on him is astounding! My sense is that he believes these people are assets because they know how to negotiate the swamp.

Should we believe there are not highly qualified MAGA folks to fill every Trump appointment and hire? Does he have any interest in appointing and hiring true MAGA believers?

[PA Presbyterian]

Trump admits a mistake? No, he didn’t. He never does. This is no admission of a failure. It’s shifting the blame.

Trump also selected Pence as his vice president. That slimy individual has always made my skin crawl. A holier-than-thou, condescending creep. Trump should be calling him sanctimonious. Another one of Trump’s mistakes.

[Just mythoughts]

Oh, my to be judged by a PA Presbyterian. How is that Fetterman winner working out…. And the little people blamed President Trump again for their acts..

[Vaduz]

Indeed those with TDS have no idea that when Trump entered the WH selection of good people were at a minimum and still is but now he aware of the swamp scum more then ever.

[coalminersson]

Duuuuuuuuuuuh! So was appointing AGs who couldn’t indict :criminal” Hillary.

[thegagline]

Indeed those with TDS have no idea that when Trump entered the WH selection of good people were at a minimum and still is but now he aware of the swamp scum more then ever.

I just checked the Constitution. Trump had a literally millions to choose from. Instead, he chose:

Bill Barr
Christopher Wray
Mike Pence

John Bolton

Tom Bossert

Deborah Brix

Elaine Chao

Ty Cobb

Michael Cohen

Gary Cohn

Michael Flynn

Alyssa Farah Griffin

John Kelly

Paul Manafort

James Mattis

Andrew McCabe

H.R. McMaster

Mark Meadows

General Mark Milley

Steve Mnuchin

Mick Mulvaney

Omarosa Manigault Newman

Carter Page
Mike Davis
Steve Cortes

Anthony Scaramucci

Jeff Sessions

Cliff Sims

Rex Tillerson

[Chgogal]

Despite all the criticism of Trump's New York Style and his choices to head government agencies and cabinet members let's go down the Trump memory hole:

To begin with there was the Hillary inspired Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax that was known to and thereby approved by the Obama/Biden Administration. Think about that, a prior POTUS purposely set out to obstruct an incoming administration. That has never happened in American history.

Was Trump wrong March 2017, when he accused the Obama/Biden Administration of spying on him? No he was not, but who believed him?

Then there were the two Impeachments 1 and 2 and finally the Special Prosecutor Investigation. Simply unbelievable!

Despite the despicable and malicious behavior of Obama, Biden and Hillary, which recent POTUS was as successful as Trump?

Look at what Trump accomplished for the majority of Americans:

Gas price per gallon was about $2.30;
Inflation about 1.4%, mortgage rates were half of what they are now;
Unemployment was low before Covid and before Blue Governors shut everything down and we were in the midst of a V-shaped recovery until January 22, 2021;
Tax decrease; tax laws promoted small businesses as well as large;
US enjoyed energy independence - No Green Agenda, no war on energy, No Paris Treaty;
No war in Ukraine, no threat of nuclear war, NATO paid its way;
China was quiet and we were winning the trade war;
US companies were bringing home well paying jobs due to well executed tax treatments;
There was peace in the Middle East, aka Abraham Accords; the US Embassy moved to Jerusalem; and Iran was isolated.
Trump got three non-left “I don't know what a woman is” Supreme Court Justices on the bench allowing Roe vs Wade to be overturned.

Trump had an excellent Economic Team:

https://time.com/4440711/donald-trump-economic-advisors/

They were brilliant! And do not forget Wilbur Ross.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Donald_Trump

Funny how Russia was quiet during the Trump Administration. There was no Russian invasion of Ukraine until Biden took over. Why was that?

I hope you remember this:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclear-summit-obama-medvedev-idUSBRE82P0JI20120326

This was a very memorable and strategic event early into Trump's Administration:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/12/trump-xi-jinping-chocolate-cake-syria-strikes

The above is why Putin behaved himself during the Trump Administration. Putin invaded the Ukraine under Biden just like he did under Obama when he claimed Crimea.

Who the heck can accomplish the above in four years while being impeached twice and investigated by the Obama/Biden Weaponized Agencies?

Trump received 11 million more votes in 2020 over 2016. Never has a sitting President lost when receiving more votes in his reelection bid. Trump increased his vote total by 17+%. Trump can claim victory in 17 of the 18 bellwether counties but still “lost” according to the Dems/MSM?

Do you really believe that Bumbling Biden received 15 million more votes than Hillary? That is an amazing and unbelievable 23% increase in votes for Bumbling Biden than Hillary. The election was stolen.

Looking more closely at your list, I can only surmise that you are a disingenuous and arrogant troll. Below are just a few examples of your list. Obviously you are not a student of history.

McCabe started his career with the FBI in 2003. He was appointed Deputy Director January 29, 2016 by Comey who was appointed Director of the FBI by the Obama Administration. Trump entered office January 20, 2017.

Michael Flynn was the victim of the Weaponized Obama Intelligence Agencies and brought to bankruptcy.

Sessions was a big favorite before he was not.

Birx was appointed to her position by Pence (who you personally approved of when you voted for him November 2016).

Rex Tillerson was the CEO of Exxon and was a recommendation of Condoleezza Rice. I can go on but why waste my time.

[Vaduz]

I was right