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Shakeup at the White House: The Twilight of the Mooch
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White House chief of staff Reince Preibus, subject of many rumors since the beginning of his tenure, is officially out of his position. He will be replaced with will John F. Kelly, Homeland Security Secretary.
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Probably getting some ribs removed.
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Either Paul Ryan was lying, didn't have a clue, or didn't care.
Apparently Priebus was kicked off Air Force One as well, but I haven't seen a reliable source yet.
Edit - I'm assuming AF1 was grounded by the way, that wording, oops.
I anticipate typing this same post again soon.
/dies of political exhaustion
Do we have a list anywhere?
Like.. this is insane. I knew Priebus and Bannon were constantly fighting, but I didn't expect the Bannon side to win... Though maybe I should have when Spicer quit, as he was a Priebus guy.
he didn't fire me, i quit!
suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure you did buddy. keep telling yourself that.
mike bender writes for the wall street journal
Yes.
does reince count as a "source" now that he's unemployed?
asking for a "friend"
Pence?
Is there anything that stops Kelly from being both?
In the WH? Pretty much. You still have Sessions within the Executive (though for how much longer is probably already on the Vegas books.)
Seriously though, I have no love for Preibus, but he seemed to be at least aware of how to navigate things in DC. Without even that voice on his team, I can't imagine what crazy things will come out of the White House now. Not like he was really reigning in Trump much, but at least he had a slight inkling of what he was doing.
talk about dodging a bullet!
There's a reason why the VP slot has been likened to a "bucket of warm spit" - the enumerated powers are weak, and anything else is purely at the discretion of the President.
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Every piece of slime fired by trump will be replaced by someone as bad or even less competent
Mattis and McMaster have been quiet for quite a while, so maybe it's nothing, but it feels very uncomfortable.
If he thinks the Trump can't deliver on GOP priorities, like healthcare, does he have any incentive to not just make Mueller his first call?
Por que no dos, err, tres
/gives a shoulder rub
You can do it one day at a time!
I think sessions better polish up his resume because I don't see him lasting long I don't think trump much cares if he can get a recess appointment or not I think he is going into rage cleaning of the white house.
Harwood is a very experienced CNBC contributor/commentator.
oh, i have enough for all of us
for all of us
I'm sure that will work out well for Trump.
I doubt Reince who only came on after Trump became president knows shit about this presidency. If anything this signals anyone who wasn't loyal to trump is toast.
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All three.
Party loyalty
Maybe he thinks he can get back in good graces with the GOP and get back to power somewhere in a few years, so he doesn't want to be a rat now