2018 Is the Year of Trump Unchained
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/03/2018-is-the-year-of-trump-unchained/
2018 Is the Year of Trump Unchained
Kevin Drum
Mar. 16, 2018 1:50 AM
The Washington Post, once again, regales us with an inside story about the Trump White House based on interviews with 19 presidential advisers and administration officials. This time the piece focuses on all the people who have been firedor are about to be firedand how its affecting the mood of Trump staffers. Heres a quick rundown:
Staffers are gripped by fear and uncertainty
administration in turmoil
the mood inside the White House in recent days has verged on mania
anxious and nervous
characters in an absurdist farce
betting about which staffer will be ousted next
Everybody fears the perp walk
death watch for McMaster.
So whos in danger? Just about everyone:
{National Security Advisor} H.R. McMaster
with whom he never personally gelled
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin has attracted Trumps ire for his spending decisions as well as for general disorder
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, who has generated bad headlines for ordering a $31,000 dining room set for his office
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, who has been under fire for his first-class travel at taxpayer expense
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, whose agency spent $139,000 to renovate his office doors
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos drew attention this week when she stumbled through a pair of high-profile television interviews
{Chief of Staff John} Kellys departure could be imminent.
Whew! The Post also reports that Trump is thrilled about finally ignoring all the Chicken Littles and just putting the damn steel tariffs in place. And everything turned out fine! See? So
now he wants to do all the other stuff that he knows in his heart is right, but that his tedious advisors keep resisting with facts and studies.
So 2018 will be the year of Trump Unchained. Well finally get to see Trump being Trump. And just you wait. Everyone who says you just cant do stuff like tearing up NAFTA and nuking North Korea will be proven wrong. It should be a fun year.