US Politics, March 2018: Why do people leave the White House for good?

so disgusting

lindsey graham: a profile in courage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEylWZU570A

FTR, I'm much more in favor of a Trump cabinet composed of venal shitbags from the corporate and financial sectors than CIA torture-mongers. But then I guess that's why he's going in the direction he's going.
― Ape Wipes (Old Lunch), Tuesday, March 13, 2018 10:41 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

These venal shitbags are not yet torture-mongers only because they have not yet had the chance. The lesser of two evils imo is the torture-mongers who are not *also* novice idiots.

and after all, who wasn't torturing back then? we were ALL running our own CIA black-op sites, making up the rules on what constituted torture as we went, right? those were the days, weren't they

Probably right

The narrative of Trump unglued is not totally wrong but misses the reason why - he was terrified of the job the first six months, and now feels like he has a command of it.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 13, 2018

People close to the White House say they expect more major personnel shifts this week. An effort to rip off the bandaid fast on a number of fronts is likely.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 13, 2018

Again, confirming what Gabriel Sherman was saying the other week.

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's governments were certainly grateful to the CIA torturers, great bunch of lads.

i didn't know about the close connection between Pompeo and the Koch Brothers until this morning, either. what a shitshow.

BREAKING: Officials: White House fires top Tillerson aide who contradicted account of secretary of state's dismissal.

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 13, 2018

lol

it also makes sense some of these shitheads are on the way out - they get penalized financially on their divestments if they serve less than a year after they join the administration

WH official says chief of staff John Kelly called Tillerson Friday and again on Saturday. Both calls to Tillerson, the official says, warned that Trump was about to take imminent action if he did not step aside. When Tillerson didn't act, Trump fired him.

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 13, 2018

i didn't know about the close connection between Pompeo and the Koch Brothers until this morning, either. what a shitshow.

― Karl Malone, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 11:14 AM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

GOP congressman from the Koch wasteland formerly known as Kansas

dark times indeed when sympathies default to oil exec

xxxp thanks for that key financial fact that I was not aware of, makes sense

People close to the White House say they expect more major personnel shifts this week.

One thing you can count on is that anyone who would accept top jobs under Trump after seeing this administration in action is going to be worse than awful, like much-worse-than-Rick-Perry awful.

I had to look up whether Rick Perry still worked there or whether he'd already moved on to Lucrative LobbyLand

Yep, he's still there

I wonder if Trump knows he's still there

Rick Perry doesn't know Rick Perry is there.

rick perry has the good sense to be neither seen nor heard so

Ben Carson's in there too, somewhere

youcanalwaystellamilfordman.gif

oh yeah, i forgot - remember the "suicide pact" between Tillerson, Mattis, and Mnuchin? Tillerson got fired, so, uh....?

Mnuchin's fate is to wind up a background player on his wife's reality show.

Morale Low At State Department After Only Employee Fired https://t.co/83lq3P87zc pic.twitter.com/dxhehYwP3s

— Onion Politics (@OnionPolitics) March 13, 2018

An odd little detail

https://deadspin.com/uconn-trick-shot-qb-turned-trump-valet-fired-due-to-hom-1823731168

xp every time I see Mnuchin he seems nervously excited to be temporarily freed form bondage hood / human pony harness

it's true though

*Treasury Department photo with wife + bills bills bills*

Morale Low At State Department After Only Employee Fired By Only Employee At White House

btw, good on Tillerson for not meekly stepping aside when 'warned' by Kelly and instead making Trump publically fire him without apparent cause.

it'll look better once the trials begin

!!! 2:00 p.m. – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make an On-Camera Statement in the Press Briefing Room

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 13, 2018

is trump in the right now? are we having a coup?

ICE Spokesperson resigns, won't spread lies for Trump administration any longer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/us/california-ice-spokesman-resigns.html

trump in the *air right now, i should have said

The President and Mr. Cohen have purposely ignored our settlement offer, thus doubling down on their efforts to muzzle Ms. Clifford and prevent her from telling the American people what happened. Time to buckle up. #basta

— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) March 13, 2018

lookin a little Stormy outside today

Best wishes to Secretary KILLERSON.... he SEVERED our nation well! Eeeh hahahaaaa!!! Now boy and ghouls, here's another bone-chilling announcement from the FRIGHT House press office!! https://t.co/3RkbP8Y5fp

— Official Centrism (@pareene) March 13, 2018

Tillerson will probably do the whole cordial “it was a pleasure to serve” thing.

if anyone wants to watch, here's a stream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMVAWPgXWqs

my hope that he's going to take a flamethrower to the administration is probably not going to be fulfilled

cmon rex didn't you ever learn the importance of being punctual?

Fredos Frodos and Fraudos all the way down still?

Trump asking for advice on Stormy Daniels situation. https://t.co/Ol1JXPGVzD

— US President News (@President) March 13, 2018

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE pic.twitter.com/0CouhAMXMJ

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) March 13, 2018

well that was underwhelming..

More changes expected include a McMaster departure soon, as NBC recently reported. Among replacements, Tillerson had expressed concerns about working with Bolton.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 13, 2018

xp: seemed like he was about to cry or have a stroke. Not sure which.

i imagine that he's pretty stoked to get back to making a ton of money at exxon again

“I hope Tillerson is sad because his ego is shattered and not because he believes with good reason that we are on the verge of World War III”-David Kilon

People close to John McEntee said problems related to online gambling and mishandling of his taxes prevented him from gaining the clearance necessary for the role as Trump's personal assistant. https://t.co/SNtxxdfi93

— Tim Hanrahan (@TimJHanrahan) March 13, 2018

was "No chaos, only great energy!" this month because damn that would've made a great thread title

Yeah, that was last week.

damn. time flies

I knew this administration would be a total shit show but I was not expecting it to be this consistent. like every single week brings "infrastructure week" jokes