'You're a prop in the back': Advisers struggle to obey Trump's Kafkaesque rules
In President Trump’s renegade orbit, there are unspoken rules he expects his advisers to follow. He tolerates a modicum of dissent, so long as it remains private; expects advisers to fall in line and defend his decisions; and demands absolute fealty at all times.
These rules and more were broken by John Bolton, the national security adviser who left the White House suddenly Tuesday on acrimonious terms.
The rupture between Trump and Bolton, as chronicled in public and in private accounts of administration officials, is a case study of the president’s sometimes Kafkaesque management style — an unusual set of demands and expectations he sets for those in his direct employ.
The episode also illustrates the varied forces that propel advisers into the president’s inner circle — and often churn them out with similar velocity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/youre-a-prop-in-the-back-advisers-struggle-to-obey-trumps-kafkaesque-rules/2019/09/11/35bbf622-d4a9-11e9-9610-fb56c5522e1c_story.html?wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Trump wants yes men.
You're there to massage his ego and kiss his immense ass.
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'Sometimes . . . ' ?
Why the obscure, tentative, mincing, cover-up language?
More like, a destructive management style. 'DEMOLITION DERBY MANAGEMENT STYLE'/VICIOUS GANGSTER MANAGEMENT STYLE'
