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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump isnt a fan of dissent inside or outside the government
The early days of Donald Trumps presidency have been marked by an aggressive and unapologetic effort to banish dissent.
Less than two weeks in, there are a growing number of examples of a give-no-quarter approach: Trumps blistering language in firing the acting attorney general who refused to defend his controversial immigration order; his press secretarys declaration that career diplomats either get with the program or they can go; his chief strategists labeling of news media as an opposition party that should keep its mouth shut.
The pattern and particularly efforts to shut down discordant voices within the government is raising alarms.
The whole thing is scary, said David Boaz, executive vice president of the libertarian Cato Institute. They have no appreciation for the Constitution, much less the unwritten norms of liberal democracy.
To some degree, the posture reflects the management philosophy of Trump, who once described effective leadership as being a one-man army. . . . You must plan and execute your plan alone.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-trump-seeks-to-quash-dissent-inside-the-government/2017/02/01/788bdefa-e7ed-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html?utm_term=.defb38942c5e&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1#comments
SamKnause
(13,091 posts)I don't give a damn what this EVIL, lying, orange, bloated, piece of crap thinks.
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)Remember Christie? Remember Guiliani? Remember Cory Lewandowski? All loyal boot lickers. Now POOF mostly gone.
We've heard reports Flynn is on thin ice...Kellyanne will probably get old as will Spicer. He'll fire them and move on. It will be a rotating door of Cabinet Posts and inner circle minions. I would imagine even Steve Bannon will get old to him. His family seems to be the inner most circle.
Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)He reeks of weakness and insecurity and masks it with bullying. He is a sad character devoid of tragedy. I hope he suffers every millesecond of his presidency with full realization he is inadequate and does not deserve to be there.