With Trumps Green Light, Scaramucci Declares Total War on Reince Priebus
Source: Daily Beast
President Donald Trump has not only blessed efforts by his new communications director Anthony Scaramucci to wage a battle against chief of staff Reince Priebus, hes actively egging on the very public and painful feud.
White House officials and outside allies say the president is revelling in Scaramuccis campaign against Priebusundertaken through cable news appearances and a billow of tweets, some of which were subsequently deletedand is thrilled to see a top staffer placing a publicly bombastic emphasis on White House leaks to the press, which consistently infuriate the president.
The president specifically gave (Scaramucci) the green light to go after Reinceon-air if necessaryone White House adviser told The Daily Beast, citing conversations with President Trump. Scaramucci himself claimed that he had secured Trumps blessing for his words and actions in a phone call with the president prior to a Thursday morning CNN interview.
The president is not concerned with Reinces feelings, the source added. However, Trump has no interest in personally firing Priebus at this time, preferring to delegate abuse of his own chief of staffwho Trump has been frustrated with for monthsto his new comms czar nicknamed The Mooch.
Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/with-trumps-green-light-scaramucci-declares-total-war-on-reince-priebus
underpants
(182,769 posts)Why "go after" someone on your staff? If you don't like him, fire him. I know that this is what Trump likes to do - pit people against themselves either for his entertainment or to test them but seriously WHY?
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)Exactly. This is what he did on the Apprentice, where he was in his element, with his fake power...not that I watched it. I didn't.
He is creating a Roman Circus for his own amusement.
Sadistic, sick, demented, little fat man.
PatSeg
(47,399 posts)I can see that. It does seem like a really cheesy reality TV show. Totally insane for the White House though. God, these people have to go!
Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)I think the Sessions feud is of the same nature.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,325 posts)I guess he figured nobody would be able to steal from him if everybody was ratting on each other.
kimbutgar
(21,130 posts)I worked for a company where we all got along and they brought in this prick who pitted us against each other. I quit after 4 months because people I worked with for 5 years suddenly treated me as pariah because I didn't kiss the new bosses ass nor was I willing to blow him.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)TeapotInATempest
(804 posts)I know he's a coward, but why not just fire Priebus?
pangaia
(24,324 posts)TeapotInATempest
(804 posts)He's a sociopath.
Me.
(35,454 posts)TeapotInATempest
(804 posts)He can't be that poor. Who puts up with that kind of abuse if they don't have to?
Seriously, do these two have kompromat on each other and it would be mutually assured destruction if they parted ways?
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)Maeve
(42,279 posts)Javaman
(62,517 posts)VaBchTgerLily
(231 posts)He intends to totally debase and demoralize Priebus publicly before getting rid of him
Bleacher Creature
(11,256 posts)I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not sure the system was designed to weather this much chaos.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,338 posts)As soon as Trump quits or is impeached and convicted, Prez Pence will restore order and harmony to the White House. The place will run as efficiently and openly as a Swiss bank.
And we will be the worse for it.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,430 posts)And if that doesn't preen your feathers, Mr. RICO will also be making a call on Mr. Paul Ryan.
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)truly sociopathic, mean people would be in charge. It was Never contemplated that the EC would hand power to a villian against the will of the people. Also, it was never comtemplated.that because of gerrymandering, cheating of all sorts, and greed, that villians without consciences, would sadistically use their power and dominate all branches of government.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)people who Trump wants to fire but doesn't have the balls to.
Watchfoxheadexplodes
(3,496 posts)For his insane pleasure smh
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)dawnie51
(959 posts)for any of these creatures. Boo hoo. You signed up to work with a traitorous psychopath to wreak havoc on this democracy and to benefit your wallets. Now that psychopath is turning on you, one by one, and trying to choke the life out of you, day by day. What did you expect? Respect, consideration, loyalty? He can't stand the right of any of you! Were he not sitting on the second floor of the WH, he wouldn't allow you within 100 yards of his royal personage. He thinks you're stupid, and a handy tool to use until he had no further use for you. Boo hoo.
DBoon
(22,356 posts)We are seeing the result of the "I got mine who cares about you" ethics
Anyone involved in the Republican party is complicit and deserves their fate.
JDC
(10,125 posts)Because he's new to this, but don't connect the dots that *45 himself gives no one a chance. And they're fine with it.
Don't get me wrong I think they all need to go, and all these shake ups and this turmoil makes it all the more clear.....if that's possible.
bora13
(860 posts)over here.
msongs
(67,395 posts)tinrobot
(10,895 posts)Keep fighting... it's good for the country.
Girard442
(6,070 posts)Very bad, but everything else is worse.
xor
(1,204 posts)This entire administration should make for some interesting material in movies and TV shows at some point. Assuming we get out of this mess without having everything collapse.
UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)He is like a big kid.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)If they quit, great. If they don't quit, he still gets the thrill of making their life miserable.
With the added bonus of getting to blame Scaramucci for it. Wasn't me, he did it.
Trump sits back and takes pleasure in his staff fighting it out over him - to his thinking, they are proving who is the most loyal to him by attacking each other.
Had Scaramucci been of the mind to not enjoy attacking people and opted to not go after Priebus, Trump would have turned on Scaramucci.
Everyone in a relationship with Trump, regardless of what kind, is in an abusive relationship.
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)Declaring war on a member of his administration is stupid
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politicat
(9,808 posts)Let's put it on Pay Per View and Fathom Big Screen events. I bet we can pay for a year of Medicare For All if we do a 45 Administration Tourney. What else we got going on in August?
PJMcK
(22,031 posts)Didn't he say that the White House was running like a finely tuned machine?
Marcuse
(7,479 posts)randr
(12,409 posts)the lsos is just your average coward.