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http://www.gq.com/story/white-house-report-trump-sad?mbid=social_facebookWhite House Insiders Say Donald Trump Is "Demoralized" That No One Thinks He's a Real President
By Jack Moore
2 hours ago
The President is sad.
Well, it finally happened. Thanks to the Washington Post we have leaked details from inside the first few official days of Donald Trump's administration, and it sounds like everything is going smoothly and professionally. In fact, I'm sure our brave and powerful new President is... Okay, that was 280 characters. There's no way Trump reads more than two tweets worth of information so now we can speak freely. Guys, the Trump administration is even more of a fucking shitshow than we could have imagined.
The whole piece is worth your time but there are three anecdotes in there that I have to talk about. First, some behind the scenes info on Sean Spicer's furious teacher routine on Saturday where he flat out lied about the size of Trump's inaugural in stark and absurd language. Well, it turns out America wasn't alone in thinking Spicer did a terrible jobTrump thought he blew it too. But because he's a delusional maniac, his problem with the unhinged statement was that he didn't think Spicer was unhinged enough.
Donald Trump thinks that the guy who angrily went out and scolded the press while yelling easily disproven lies was too reserved? What did he want Spicer to do? Break the podium over Zeke Miller's head like he just betrayed the nWo Wolfpac?
But as if that wasn't enough, this section made my eyeballs bleed. (Someone please call a doctor.)
This is unquestionably true and obvious, but I have to ask: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! The poor billionaire who rode a wave of xenophobia into the White House is sad that the public doesn't think his presidency is good enough? Let me help you, Donald. You want us to think you're great? Do something great. Who am I kidding? That would be ridiculous.
Speaking of ridiculous the best moment of the piece from a pure comedy standpoint is this nugget of gold about the location of Kellyanne Conway's office:
Our nation's future is currently in the hands of a man whose confidant is pretty confident he's too lazy to climb a single flight of stairs to go see one of his top advisors. Luckily for us, we all know that it's not like the problems of the government are as grueling as walking up stairs.
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)Trump has done nothing.
(ps breaking things is not an accomplishment)
get the red out
(13,466 posts)So is finding foreign money to bail you out! And don't forget trying to keep Putin happy! The man's done a lot to pull that off.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)jackass that throws tantrums like a pouty 4 year old to be President.
SamKnause
(13,104 posts)He is not even a human.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,616 posts)triron
(22,003 posts)Trump is a traitor.
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)I hope you're feeling better.
Damn right he's not and never will be.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Maybe he will install a gold elevator to Kellyanne's office. Also hire a crowd to applaud each time he ascends, or descends. The GREATEST act he could perform is to resign. Go back to what he does best, bankrupting people who do work for him.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)I meant escalator for the tRumpinator.
blueseas
(11,575 posts)+100
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)If he were, he'd have at least one redeeming quality. He has zero--count'em, ZERO--redeeming qualities.
Towlie
(5,324 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)They don't believe russia would do such a thing and H lost on her own.
blue cat
(2,415 posts)is a sore spot with those around me who support him, so I'm going to be sure to keep pressing on it whenever I can.
MFM008
(19,808 posts)How stupid they are...
enough
(13,259 posts)a real president if he saw one. He has no idea what a President even is.
longship
(40,416 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)redwitch
(14,944 posts)Poor Donald is in the White House wringing his tiny, widdle hands. Nobody likes him, everybody hates him, he should go eat worms.
lark
(23,099 posts)Big fat slimy ones
Long skinny wiggly ones
Gosh how they wiggle and squirm.
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)that still fawn all over him.
BainsBane
(53,032 posts)and he wants his "achievements" praised? Try doing something other than lying 24/7.
genxlib
(5,526 posts)It is the only accomplishment that has ever mattered to him.
Actually having to govern is just a nuisance. Winning and adoration was the goal
BainsBane
(53,032 posts)And inauguration is meant to be recognition of that. It's dangerous to have someone so needy of assurance as president. This is a complete nightmare.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)also avoid aspirin products and blood thinners.....
Thanks for posting though, as I read these "inside stories" with relish (There's one from the NYT and Josh Marshall among others are discussing the leaks)
Leaks and infighting are good for us, but bad for the country. If DT reads these articles ( I don't think he does read much, he watches TV), he is bound to overreact... we shall see. The protagonists seem to be RNC "establishment" ( Spicer and Preibus) vs Trumpians (Kushner and Bannon). I would bet the establishment wins that battle in the long-term. The more Trumpians get hung up on piddling things like crowd sizes and ratings while avoiding important things like policy, the entrenched powers that be can ride out the battles and win those wars.
My main point being there are forces within the GOP aligned against Trump. I will be willing to bet he gets primaried if he makes it to 20/20
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)Things are bad and headed straight for the toilet with every minute that goes by. I can't imagine a worse start for tRump short of taking a dump on the carpet in the Oval Office. 💩
NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)babylonsister
(171,065 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Racist and anti-LGBT hate-crimes on the rise.
Neo-Nazis openly doing the Hitler-salute. (It's the Hitler-salute, not the "Roman Salute", fucking shitbags.)
Racists are ecstatic and convinced that Trump's election somehow has declared racism okay.
The nation is divided. Huge, terrific protests. Brawls. Somebody got shot in the face, supposedly in self-defense.
Traditional US-allies around the world are terrified what Trump might do next, what treaties and bonds he might break next.
Scientists and US intelligence worried that he will simply wipe out their precious, fact-based work.
And all of this in less than a week since his inauguration!!!
Are these the achievements that Trump wants reported?
lark
(23,099 posts)he made it so that low income folks have to pay $500 more than they were supposed to pay for a mortgage. Yeah, some accomplishment, if your goal is fucking over the working class, which is one of his main goals based on his actions and promises so far.
Of course, I do know that everything he says is most likely a lie, except when he's talking about something that personally and financially benefits him.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)What you said, DETLEFK, is too true.
appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)and maybe, just maybe, people will tolerate you to some extent. Respect and admiration have to be earned. That can be your next lesson once you pass the first.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,432 posts)He's beyond change. He sees himself as filthy rich and accomplished and he doesn't need to learn anything. He tries to read the national mood by obsessing with Joe Scar and the idiots on the FoxCouch. Great sampling, there. The fact is, neither source reflects the mood of the electorate. So Donny-be-nimble is getting an entirely bogus read on the national mood.
Perhaps we ought to start sending him paint-by-numbers kits. Conway can come down from her office loft and set Trumpy up with some watercolors and maybe Little Lord Fauntleroy will get distracted from the TV.
appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)meow2u3
(24,764 posts)The only art he likes are self-portraits of his younger years, heavily retouched into what he wished he could be.
appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Pacifist Patriot This message was self-deleted by its author.
Occulus
(20,599 posts)Am I the only one who finds the possibilities that could follow from that incredibly frightening?
MythosMaster
(445 posts)Unhinged, narcissistic, lack of empathy, etc = bad news.
Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)and starts working with Congress. That will be very interesting.
Hekate
(90,683 posts)....and find reason to impeach or invoke Article 25. Until then, yes, we are in danger of unprovoked war if nothing else.
Then we get Pence. Sadly, I've never heard of Pence having done anything illegal, because the way the Nixon team got extracted was to get rid of Agnew first, because he was a petty crook who took bribes his whole career, even after becoming Veep.
We are indeed screwed for the time being, no matter what.
yodermon
(6,143 posts)Then we'll get Ryan, although they'd probably appoint a new VP before it came to that.
Hekate
(90,683 posts)....Gerald Ford replaced him (his colleagues, shaken by the scandals roiling around Nixon, reportedly approached Ford and said, "Jerry, search your soul," meaning did he have anything dark lurking in his own closets). With Gerald Ford as Vice President, they were then free to go after Nixon full bore. That's how Ford became President.
I'd be delighted if they could find something on Pence, starting now.
Cha
(297,220 posts)is anybody likes you.
We know he's rigged in.. shocks me he's dwelling on it instead of moving on.
I like that he's dwelling.. it brings it more to light.
calimary
(81,265 posts)I, too, am enjoying how this individual, whom I am seeing more and more frequently referred to as various versions of "baby man", is his own worst enemy. He can't help himself. He keeps on obsessing. And as long as he's stuck on this kind of thing, the press will keep reporting it and it will still be talked about and laughed at, and the problem will NOT go away. It'll only get worse, and remain in the public's mind. He's keeping it up front because he's simply incapable of letting it go. And that only makes it worse, and drives it farther down deeper into the national zeitgeist. We've never had a so-called "president" who's become a joke this quickly - at least that I can recall.
It's really quite illuminating to stop for a moment and just wrap your brain around this size thing of his. He's clearly got an abnormally profound issue with size. The size of his crowds, the size of his hands, the size of his victory, the size of his buildings, you name it. Makes me wonder if the size of his - um - "manhood" - is so minuscule that it'd fit in a thimble with plenty of room left over. Why else would he be so obsessive about size? Bigliness I guess you could call it.
Cha
(297,220 posts)no one is a bigger tragic mess than blotus.. there's his big
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,693 posts)Freethinker65
(10,021 posts)Yes, he pandered to those he thought would give him votes, but he does not care so much what the average American thinks. While he would prefer adoration from the masses, he has always been after the approval of those in power and the intellectuals and "coastal elitists" that he claims to despise. I think he thought that "winning" the Presidency would bring him acceptance into their world. His lame inauguration proved that it did not. This almost makes him more dangerous in that the only person left for him to serve is himself.
Johonny
(20,851 posts)and people will give him credit. Doing stupid stuff doesn't warm people's hearts or win people over.
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)underpants
(182,803 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts)You've had plenty of practice, God knows.
spanone
(135,831 posts)louis-t
(23,295 posts)is mad no one likes him. He can deal with that. He is mad because no one thinks he is brilliant.
world wide wally
(21,743 posts)Turbineguy
(37,329 posts)Hitler until April of 1945 to get that far.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)He will get revenge on all of us, it is all he knows to do. He will now go along with Ryan in taking our Medicare and Soc Sec which I knew all along he would do.
The question really comes down to are there enough Americans who will refuse to allow that?
yodermon
(6,143 posts)It'll be a big one too, yuugge even. Big enough to justify all sorts of constitution-suspending shenanigans.
bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)Anyone who is politically aware can't stop snickering even in their sleep
Me? I'm howling
If only it weren't so tragic
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)underpants
(182,803 posts)I'm just saying.
First guess would be Rense - why take such a stressful job when he could have been having victory parties with donors? To control/manage Trump? To set him up if they decide to turn on him?
SHRED
(28,136 posts)liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)So fuck the orange turd!
Dem2
(8,168 posts)we will comply
Hekate
(90,683 posts)MurrayDelph
(5,294 posts)do something presidential.
Resigning in a way that takes out Pence, your cabinet, advisers, and congressional co-conspirators would be a good start.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)to all tweet him @realDonaldTrump #NotMyPresident and #NotRealPresident
Criminal-in-Chief Traitor Trump
LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)ffr
(22,670 posts)If he had any sense of right and wrong, he'd resign. Hillary Clinton is the rightful 45th president, take away Comey & the river of dirty tricks to fool Joe and Jan Hoodwink.
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)Right is what he wants when he wants it the way he wants it; and wrong is when he's told no.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)with his 306 electoral votes
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)FO usurper!
randr
(12,412 posts)The popular vote against him is far greater than is being reported.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)TNNurse
(6,926 posts)We will not be quiet.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)Deb
(3,742 posts)and...... yeah his cake.
Hekate
(90,683 posts)lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)randr
(12,412 posts)Being sworn in and addressing the nation as President was nothing to his fear that God his self would be raining on his parade.
His answer to his self doubt was to lie about the weather.
Vinca
(50,271 posts)He's nothing but a big, cranky toddler with cotton candy on his head.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)MadDAsHell
(2,067 posts)We can pretend he isn't but that won't stop this crap from taking effect.
Man is a monster.
nini
(16,672 posts)Maybe people would like you if you weren't such an asshole.
DLevine
(1,788 posts)stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)Maven
(10,533 posts)matt819
(10,749 posts)Go to the original WP story, linked to in the GQ link in the OP.
There's this line toward the end of the article: In perhaps the clearest sign of where the administrations power center resides, the Big Four Bannon, Conway, Kushner and Priebus stood in the front row at Sunday afternoons swearing-in ceremony for senior staffers, in the White Houses East Room.
For those of you DUers old enough, does this remind you of Kremlinology (or the equivalents in China and North Korea), where officials' proximity to the General Secretary or Party Chairman or Dear Leader tells you who's in and who's out. And in the case of North Korea, who's going to be executed soon.
All I can say is, holy shit, is this what it's come to??
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)He thought it would bring him happiness... but it hasn't. And it won't. And it never will.
Tough luck
SunSeeker
(51,555 posts)LeftishBrit
(41,205 posts)sense of accomplishment?
And won't bother to climb a flight of stairs to meet the person who got him into power (not that I have any sympathy for her)?
Yes, that's the person who's going to beat ISIS and solve all his country's economic problems.
elmac
(4,642 posts)trying to change the perception that sniffles is a failed lump of shit. I'm sure his brain dead supporters will fall for it.
Generator
(7,770 posts)Comey. Dakota pipeline. No EPA. No FDA. Day 2 on the job. But thank GOD there's no TPP that will save us all.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,432 posts)He can't please anyone, and by God, he sure tries. He bends up like a pretzel to lend puffery to Trumpy's image. But that's a one-act play that will get real old, really fast.
Conway is in for the longer haul. BTW, that toy soldier dress that she wore at the inauguration was fascinating. It was red, white, and blue, alright, same as Russia's, but the shade of blue was more consistent with the blue on the Russian flag. Anyone notice?
HipChick
(25,485 posts)or less..he is not a trump pick
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)I think winning is everything with this guy. Not accomplishments, just accolades.
Deuce
(959 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Well worth a read. It gives a glimpse into Dump's childishness:
Trump turned on the television to see a jarring juxtaposition massive demonstrations around the globe protesting his day-old presidency and footage of the sparser crowd at his inauguration, with large patches of white empty space on the Mall.
As his press secretary, Sean Spicer, was still unpacking boxes in his spacious new West Wing office, Trump grew increasingly and visibly enraged.
Pundits were dissing his turnout. The National Park Service had retweeted a photo unfavorably comparing the size of his inauguration crowd with the one that attended Barack Obamas swearing-in ceremony in 2009. A journalist had misreported that Trump had removed the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. from the Oval Office. And celebrities at the protests were denouncing the new commander in chief Madonna even referenced blowing up the White House.
Al the "tranquil interfaith services" in the world won't cure Dump's internal rage and sense of entitlement. His anger is directed at the media, but he's also angry at everyone, private citizen, journalist, or public official who doesn't support him unconditionally.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)"No one"
You think it looks like a shit show from here?
Imagine what it looks like from the inside!
ellie
(6,929 posts)FUCK YOUR FEELINGS
hatrack
(59,587 posts)Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)And then build a bridge and get the fuck over it. He hasn't achieved anything. It's not the people's job to kiss his ass. I don't do idol worship.
snort
(2,334 posts)#alternativefacts
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)Maybe something going on there on the side? Just my Old Lady's thoughts? Melania never looks happy.
3catwoman3
(23,985 posts)...if those bizarre ca head buttons on Conway's laughable red-white-and blue fugly ensemble was some sort of subliminal signal that she has the hots for the pussy-grabber and wishes he would grab hers.
If I were going to pay over $3000 for something from Gucci, I would want it to be a hell of a lot more flattering than that thing, which looked like something on the after 4th of July sale rack at Walmart.
Scalded Nun
(1,236 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,140 posts)How long before Trump deploys a sure-fire (if temporary) method to increase his ratings?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_'round_the_flag_effect
JenniferJuniper
(4,512 posts)I'm betting he has a massive tantrum - or a massive stroke - and quits before the summer.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)melman
(7,681 posts)If anything, Trump has too much confidence and not enough self doubt. Being 'demoralized' seems out of character for someone like that.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultraconfidence lies a fragile self-esteem that's vulnerable to the slightest criticism.
A narcissistic personality disorder causes problems in many areas of life, such as relationships, work, school or financial affairs. You may be generally unhappy and disappointed when you're not given the special favors or admiration you believe you deserve. Others may not enjoy being around you, and you may find your relationships unfulfilling.
DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder include these features:
Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
Exaggerating your achievements and talents
Being preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
Believing that you are superior and can only be understood by or associate with equally special people
Requiring constant admiration
Having a sense of entitlement
Expecting special favors and unquestioning compliance with your expectations
Taking advantage of others to get what you want
Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
Being envious of others and believing others envy you
Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner
His biographers have also stated that he can't handle criticism or being corrected for mistakes.
JenniferJuniper
(4,512 posts)AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)He had "family" obligations. I bet he is sighing A BIG relief right now.
Who the hell would EVER hire Spicer again after that inaugural nonsense? What a loser. He must have been pretty desperate. Most people got the memo not to be associated with Trump during the election because they wanted a career afterwards. Spicer is getting exactly was he deserves for selling his soul to the devil.
skylucy
(3,739 posts)make fun of the way he acts like a 5 year old...On the other hand, I fear for our country and the world. I knew his presidency would be a shitstorm, but this is even scarier than I imagined.
WHEN CRABS ROAR
(3,813 posts)RIGHT NOW!
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)Why you ever felt the need to stick your nose in politics I have no idea.
spanone
(135,831 posts)Raine
(30,540 posts)liberalhistorian
(20,818 posts)Someone get the overgrown baby narcissistic manchild a special safe room and a coloring book. And keep him away from the nuclear button at all costs.
sobenji
(316 posts)So the White House isn't ADA compliant?
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)I've seen colicky, teething babies suck it up better than this whining infant.
Wolf Frankula
(3,600 posts)They're not gushing over him and saying "Oh Donald, you're such a genius!"
Poor little real estate hustler.
Wolf
struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)When I saw Carmen and the devil walking side by side
I said "Hey Carmen! Come on! Let's go downtown!"
And she said, "I gotta go but my friend can stick around"
Rex
(65,616 posts)POTUS? NOBODY will ever believe such garbage. Trump you will ALWAYS be remembered as a Russian troll flunky!
DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)Trump, you got into office by delegitimizing Barack Obama not just as president but as an American. And all yes after the facts shown through you supposedly apologized, but you were awarded very handsomely, and indeed are trying to undo his legacy this very moment.you can't go ahead and bring brass knuckles into a boxing ring and wonder why people think of you as a cheat. Furthermore, as I'm sure even Mike pence could tell you, if you are so delicate that you are driven to fits because people don't like you as much as you think they should, you should of stayed the hell away from politics.
It's not like you don't have the means to actually do something great, indeed if you abandoned about half of the harebrained ideas that you campaigned on, you'll probably get a whole lot of credit. Hell just abandoned the stupid wall idea might go ahead and get you lionized as some sort of great person. You won't though, because you want the world to legitimize you on your terms, and sadly that is not how the world works.
JustAnotherGen
(31,823 posts)Trump is in cahoots with the RNC and Republicans elected to serve in Washington DC.
His party sure has faith in his signature - don't they?
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)dubyadiprecession
(5,711 posts)If Trump thought constant praise would soothe his "thin skin" then he picked the presidency as the wrong job.
I can't see him running for reelection in four years.
Stellar
(5,644 posts)...the American people don't see him as presidential, and we are much larger then his base. And he's going to feel that 3million strong every day.