Trump's tight lonely corner

[Demovictory9]

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You're president of the United States, running the most powerful nation on earth — stock markets soaring, joblessness sinking, the world in a season of relative peace and prosperity.

The bottom line: But President Trump has never been more isolated from allies he needs most.


The public is against him: A new Washington Post/ABC News poll found a record 60% of Americans view him unfavorably.
Guess who those same people like a lot better: Robert Mueller (63% support his investigation) and Attorney General Jeff Sessions (64% say he shouldn't be fired; 62% side with him on the Mueller probe).

His legal team is shrinking. Not only is top White House lawyer Don McGahn leaving soon, but McGahn deputy counsel Annie Donaldson is expected to leave soon after. "[T]he White House Counsel’s Office has dwindled to about 25 lawyers, down from roughly 35," per the WashPost.

His allies are buckling, with embarrassing admissions in the plea deal by personal lawyer Michael Cohen.
Immunity has been granted to his gossip shield, David Pecker, CEO of the National Enquirer's publisher; and Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg.

Tensions with staff run high as ever. He has never been close to many of his top staffers, and this is more true than ever.
The N.Y. Times' Maggie Haberman tweets: "His aides say he is behaving as if he is cornered."
Be smart ... Everything in Trump's life has been about going big: The buildings got bigger, the deals got bigger, the bankruptcies got bigger —which only made the comebacks bigger, which made winning the presidency all the bigger.

The corner feels small, and he keeps being told the one big move he fantasizes about making — staring down Mueller under the bright lights, one on one — could destroy it all.

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[vlyons]

1. Rest assured, no matter what ---

Trump will say the wrong thing and do the wrong thing at the wrong time for the wrong reasons. 5 weeks left before election day. Expect him to give us quite a frenetic and chaotic butt show.

Pass the popcorn please.

[BigmanPigman]

2. We haven't seen anything yet...wait.

And fasten your seat belt. This week a politician or lawyer on MSNBC said that Mueller is only about half way through the investigation...it is enormous. The more cornered the rat feels the scarier our lives will get. Not only will the distractions get bigger but he will grow even more unstable and could start a war (I am not making this up, pundits have been saying this for a while now). He doesn't give a shit about this country and will destroy it if he wants to.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. why heck does the job of White Counsel need 25 lawyers?

I understand their job is to serve The White House and not Trump...but 25????

[byronius]

4. Yeah, that struck me too.

You and I are paying for a phalanx of right wing attorneys to cover up treason.

Perfectly normal.

[milestogo]

5. Fuck him.