just another "the president fucking sucks, you all" story, but i've remixed it a bit for dramatic emphasis
“The President’s message has been consistent: resilience, hope, and optimism", White House spokesman Judd Deere said in an email statement.
Callers on President Trump in recent weeks have come to expect what several allies and advisers describe as a “woe-is-me” preamble.
The president rants about the deadly coronavirus destroying “the greatest economy,” one he claims to have personally built. He laments the unfair “fake news” media, which he vents never gives him any credit. And he bemoans the “sick, twisted” police officers in Minneapolis, whose killing of an unarmed black man in their custody provoked the nationwide racial justice protests that have confounded the president.
Gone, say these advisers and confidants, many speaking on the condition of anonymity to detail private conversations, are the usual pleasantries and greetings.
Instead, Trump often launches into a monologue placing himself at the center of the nation’s turmoil. The president has cast himself in the starring role of the blameless victim — of a deadly pandemic, of a stalled economy, of deep-seated racial unrest, all of which happened to him rather than the country.
“The President’s message has been consistent: resilience, hope, and optimism", White House spokesman Judd Deere said in an email statement.
“Every guy that talks to him, the first half of the conversation is, ‘Woe is me,’ ” said one of the outside operatives, speaking anonymously to share private details. “They’re all saying, ‘You’ve got to snap out of it. You’re the president. Presidents are supposed to deal with crises.’ But he’s fixated.”
“The President’s message has been consistent: resilience, hope, and optimism", White House spokesman Judd Deere said in an email statement.
We had the greatest economy in the world,” Trump said in an Oval Office meeting last month, talking about how good the statistics were before the coronavirus, said one adviser. An outside adviser in frequent touch with the White House offered a similar recollection, saying that Trump simply keeps on repeating, “I had this great economy and they made me shut it down.”
“The President’s message has been consistent: resilience, hope, and optimism", White House spokesman Judd Deere said in an email statement.
Other top White House advisers — including Hope Hicks and Dan Scavino — have also sought to buttress Trump’s mood with events they thought he would enjoy, such as celebrating truckers by bringing 18-wheelers onto the White House South Lawn in mid-April or creating social media videos that feature throngs of his adoring fans, according to aides. That's right, they had to create an event with 18-wheelers to put president toddler in a good mood before bedtime.
The president’s mood had also improved as he focused on the fight over whether to rename or tear down statues named after Confederate generals and other controversial historical figures. Aides say he believes a battle over such symbols will help him politically. he's a fucking racist!
“The President’s message has been consistent: resilience, hope, and optimism", White House spokesman Judd Deere said in an email statement.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 10 July 2020 15:31 (three years ago) link