Posted on 08/03/2016 10:11:21 AM PDT by drewh
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, has had success dealing with hard-to-manage dictatorial types.
But he is described by close friends as “frustrated” beyond measure by his inability to manage Trump in any sense.
Even longtime Trump friends such as former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani are shaking their heads at what they regard as his self-destructive knack for saying awful things at the worst times.
And insiders say Trump’s children; said to be a moderating influence at times; have neither the political knowledge nor the clout with their dad to restrain him, assuming that they indeed want to.
In all, the world of Republican operatives, insiders and elected officials has concluded rather late in the game that Trump is an unmanageable mess who can only win the presidency if Julian Assange, Vladimir Putin or a prosecutor somewhere destroys Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
“This election is going to be decided by outside events,” said a patient but perhaps overly optimistic Trump adviser. “If, that is, we can figure out how to get the candidate to use them.”
In a text, Manafort flatly denied the essence of a tweet by respected CNBC and New York Times reporter John Harwood saying Manafort had given up on the campaign, and said campaign spokesman Jason Miller would soon release a statement.
“The problem is that Trump watches TV every minute that he isn’t actually on his phone, either talking or tweeting,” said one adviser. “And then he gets angry at what he sees on TV and reacts.
“But I don’t think Manafort will quit,” the adviser said. “He’s come too far for too long in this business to stop now, no matter how frustrating. There is nothing Paul can do.”
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So this is the theme of the week by MSM?
Wow. The sissified elites are hysterical!
Yep...That’s it...
The same BS is being “reported” by all the MSM...
“Dark” didn’t work, so now they are trying this meme...
“Huffington Post”...
Maggie Haberman Retweeted Ali Vitali @alivitali 31m31 minutes ago
Manafort: "the candidate is in control of his campaign...I'm in control of doing the things he wants me to do."
They have nothing better to do, it is still summer, folks on vacation, a very very boring time.
Look who is talking! I have read or heard that Hillary had a very BAD temper.
In his business Trump has put together many multi-hundred-million deals. He didn’t build all of those buildings completely with his own money. He had to persuade others to join him in taking the risks associated with the undertakings.
A wild man couldn’t have done that.
The more “hell” that rains, the more I’m suspecting they are shooting ALL their ammunition to try to stop Trump. This has been a bad 24 hour cycle ... but I’m betting they still don’t stop him.
People think the MSM is waiting till October to drop a surprise. No, they are in full panic mode now, emptying everything they can at him. They don’t want him to make it to October.
correct, the msm knows that the Assange emails are coming at Hillary, they need to take Trump out soon....
Donald J. Trump Verified account
@realDonaldTrump
22 hours ago
Report raises questions about ‘Clinton Cash’ from Russians during ‘reset'
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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
15h15 hours ago
Great day in Virginia. Crowd was fantastic!
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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
8h8 hours ago
There is great unity in my campaign, perhaps greater than ever before. I want to thank everyone for your tremendous support. Beat Crooked H! -------
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
7h7 hours ago
Our incompetent Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, was the one who started talks to give 400 million dollars, in cash, to Iran. Scandal! -------
Sounds really, really bad, and off message. /s
The actual numbers must be really bad.
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