Reuters
Politico: Trump reviews top White House staff after tumultuous start
Michael Flynn is under fire, but he’s not the only one about whom Trump is voicing his doubts.
President Donald Trump, frustrated over his administration’s rocky start, is complaining to friends and allies about some of his most senior aides — leading to questions about whether he is mulling an early staff shake-up.
Trump has told several people that he is particularly displeased with national security adviser Michael Flynn over reports that he had top-secret discussions with Russian officials and lied about it. The president, who spent part of the weekend dealing with the Flynn controversy, has been alarmed by reports from top aides that they don't trust Flynn. "He thinks he's a problem," said one person familiar with the president’s thinking. "I would be worried if I was Gen. Flynn."
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WNU Editor: What's my take on the media coverage on President Trump's staff .... well .... this is what the media is saying ....
The National Security is in disarray .... The turmoil inside Trump's national-security team may be reaching a breaking point (Business Insider).
On National Security adviser Michael Flynn .... Trump's national security adviser Flynn trying to survive crisis (Reuters). More here .... Embattled National Security Adviser's Fate Uncertain (AP)
On Steve Bannon .... Is Steve Bannon The Real President? (Daniel Malloy, OZY). More here .... In Case It Wasn’t Clear Yet, Steve Bannon Is Our President (Jack Moore, GQ Magazine).
On Chief of Staff Reince Priebus .... Trump Friend Suggests Reince Priebus Is in Over His Head (New York Times). More here .... Trump's friend on Priebus: 'There's a lot of weakness coming out of the chief of staff' (CNN)
On senior policy adviser Stephen Miller .... Trump adviser Stephen Miller lied — and it matters (Chicago Tribune)
On White House Press spokesman Sean Spicer .... Is Sean Spicer in hot water or really hot water? (Vanity fair). But apparently they already have a replacement for Sean Spiecer .... Exclusive: White House Has Interviewed Carl Higbie for Press Secretary (Washingtonian).
On senior adviser Kellyanne Conway .... Ivanka Trump Reportedly Pissed Off at Kellyanne Conway (Cosmopolitan).
Hmmmm .... so overall .... according to the media .... they should all be fired and replaced. But the best one is the last .... President Trump should fire himself because he is insane .... WATCH: Sen. Al Franken and Bill Maher say GOPers think President Trump is crazy (Salon).
I have been following U.S. politics for years .... and I have never seen the media, the Democrats,the progressive left, etc. .... going where they are with a new administration as they are with the Trump administration (who have been in power for only 3 weeks). Heads up to everyone .... no one is going to be fired this week or the next. People will come and go .... and some may in the next few weeks realise that maybe they are not cut out for this type of work or they may be replaced with someone who is more competent .... but most (if not all) are going to stay in their positions. And the reason why is very simple .... they helped President Trump get elected, they are loyal to him, and they want to fulfil President Trump's agenda and his promises to the people who elected him. And this is why I believe President Trump's opponents are upset (which includes many in the media and almost everyone on the progressive left) .... President Trump has delivered more in the past 3 weeks than any past administration has done in their first year of office .... and President Trump's supporters know this. To his supporters .... this is Christmas everday ... and they are not going to waver. My prediction .... this 24/7 media bashing of President Trump is not going to stop .... but as long as he delivers on what he promised to his supporters .... he will not be impacted by it. The media and Washington misjudged President Trump during the primaries, they were utterly wrong during the election campaign, and now .... only 3 weeks into the Presidency .... they are still in denial on how his policies and strategy got him to where he is today. If there is a weakness in President Trump .... it is in the Republican establishment and Congress. They despise him .... and they are also (in their minds) vulnerable to negative media coverage. They are the only ones who can stop his agenda .... and in the end they may be the ones who will succeed in doing so .... and not the media/Democrats/progressive groups/etc..
