Discussion: WaPo: Some Trump Aides Attempt To Delay President's Worst Impulses

[outsidertrading618]

I don’t take much comfort from the story.
If Trump were a four-year-old he’d still be learning how to cause trouble. But the “Am I a baby” conversation indicates that he’s reached the emotional age where he can take the aides’ behavior into account and generate lots of extra Worst Impulses to neutralize it.
Whether that means he’s a seven year old or a preteen, his aides are running fools’ errands.
Which is appropriate.

[deere_john]

The questions they should ask themselves is: who is being protected, from what, and to what end? If they’re trying to hide the fact that the POTUS is dysfunctional, that cat left the bag a long time ago. If they’re distracting and/or restraining him so he won’t launch nukes, 25th Amendment his butt now, before someone is asleep at the switch and he gets the codes. If they’re trying to steer him toward more rational governance – really?

[the_loan_arranger]

I liked the one where he couldn’t find the car …

parked at the end of the red carpet ----

Jet lag after returning to DC from Bedminster.

ICYMI

[rb639]

Although there have been some negative stories about each of them, they seem to have vanished as an official presence around Washington or the president.

[tena]

Jared is in big trouble and it’s big trouble that is connected to Trump. They are likely hunkered down with their lawyers.

[littlegirlblue]

the 71-year-old

Shout out @mattshuham for subtly pointing out that we’re dealing with a childish man instead of a fully developed adult.

[socalista]

He’s a very sick (or bad) boy.

He’s a malignant narcissist. Does that count as being “very sick”? I don’t know if it does or not, but – as someone who once worked for a narcissist – this is familiar behavior that comes from an ape-ish/infantile need to dominate and humiliate.

[steviedee111]

True, and he’s not even amusing like Dubya was when he was constantly being outwitted by inanimate objects.

Oh, I don’t know, anyone that tackles fried chicken with goddamned knife and fork seems pretty mystified by typical picnic food. Trump gets outwitted by a drumstick.

[the_loan_arranger]

So what’s happening with Ivanka and Jared? For such a large “portfolio”, we’ve heard next to nothing about Jared in several weeks.

I think they’ve withdrawn from public life to spend more time with their attorneys.

[littlegirlblue]

Also walking out of signing ceremonies without actually signing until he’s reminded of it. clunker, you’re going to have lend him your Peterbilt.

[clunkertruck]

I can only imagine this doof careening down a public street with 40 tons of screaming iron —

( oh…wait —

[srfromgr]

Duterte is even worse than that article confirms. The crazypants dictator has also given the order to go ahead and kill his own son if it turns out he’s involved with drugs.

President of Philippines threatens to kill own son if he’s found guilty of...

[tena]

We have an acquaintance who is from the Philippines and he goes back there all the time to see family. He said things are so fucked up - Duterte is simply awful.

[thunderclapnewman]

[srfromgr]

Gee, I wonder why. That’s such a flattering goiter and lizard skin he’s got going there.

[stephanie1954]

good, let’s post it everywhere!

[midnight_rambler]

And unlike Trump, Jared knows when to keep his mouth shut and listen to his lawyers (and to hire sensible lawyers in the first place).

[justruss]

You just know he is passing gas in defiance.

[tena]

Apparently, at least finally. They already fucked up with that excuse note Trump dictated.

[mondfledermaus]

So what’s happening with Ivanka and Jared? For such a large “portfolio”, we’ve heard next to nothing about Jared in several weeks

They realized that playing “White House” and “First Lady” is not as much fun as they thought it was going to be. Kushner is probably out there looking for something to steal and Ivanka, who has always stricken me as “low-energy” is probably doing her nails or something.