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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRick Wilson, WaPo: If you work for Trump, it's time to quit
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/18/if-you-work-for-trump-its-time-to-quit/Whether youre a 20-something fresh off the campaign trail, or a seasoned Washington insider serving in the Cabinet, by now youre painfully aware that youre not making America great again; youre barely making it to the end of the daily news cycle before your verbally incontinent boss, the putative leader of the free world, once again steers the proverbial car into a ditch. On every front, youre faced with legal, political and moral hazards. The presidents job, and yours, is a lot harder than it looked, and you know the problem originates in the Oval Office.
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You learned quickly that your job isnt actually to serve the nation, manage your agency or fulfill the role you ostensibly play according to the White House org chart. In reality, you spend most of your time fluffing Trumps ego. Either that or youre making excuses for not being a more aggressive suck-up. If youve been ordained to appear on television as an administration surrogate, you know by now that your task isnt to advocate for your agency or issue, but to lavish the president with praise.
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Every day you get up, slide into the seat of your Prius or Tahoe (and if youre senior enough, exchange a few polite words with your driver) and start checking Twitter. Whatever it is that youre feeling, it doesnt feel anything like Morning in America. It feels like some faraway kleptocracy where the center hasnt held, the airfield and radio station have fallen to the rebels, and the Maximum Leader is holed up in his secret bunker waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Soon (and by soon, I mean now) youll have to make a choice. Youll have to decide if Im here to help has morphed into Im helping this president dismantle the republic. In D.C., principle is as rare as hens teeth, but, GOP friends, Im here to help you.
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You learned quickly that your job isnt actually to serve the nation, manage your agency or fulfill the role you ostensibly play according to the White House org chart. In reality, you spend most of your time fluffing Trumps ego. Either that or youre making excuses for not being a more aggressive suck-up. If youve been ordained to appear on television as an administration surrogate, you know by now that your task isnt to advocate for your agency or issue, but to lavish the president with praise.
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Every day you get up, slide into the seat of your Prius or Tahoe (and if youre senior enough, exchange a few polite words with your driver) and start checking Twitter. Whatever it is that youre feeling, it doesnt feel anything like Morning in America. It feels like some faraway kleptocracy where the center hasnt held, the airfield and radio station have fallen to the rebels, and the Maximum Leader is holed up in his secret bunker waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Soon (and by soon, I mean now) youll have to make a choice. Youll have to decide if Im here to help has morphed into Im helping this president dismantle the republic. In D.C., principle is as rare as hens teeth, but, GOP friends, Im here to help you.
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Rick Wilson, WaPo: If you work for Trump, it's time to quit (Original Post)
highplainsdem
May 2017
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montanto
(2,966 posts)1. Great article!
Wounded Bear
(58,634 posts)2. Good read...
Wilson was a never-Trumper, so his opinion is valid.
I wonder if anybody who needs to hear this is listening, though?
nycbos
(6,034 posts)3. I am sure a lot of people are lawyering up and plotting their escapes.