Disillusioned republican WH staffer gives insight into what Trump administration is thinking

[DetlefK]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/26/1625349/-West-Wing-leaker-silenced-after-pulling-back-the-curtain-Trump-irrational-staff-demoralized

The Twitter-account existed only briefly. The author self-identified as a WH staffer. He made clear that he's no Democrat but a proud Republican, but the behaviour of the Trump-administration is so weird that he just has to tell somebody.

- staffers demoralized over how unpredictable Trump is
- Trump has no idea how to fix Obamacare and hasn't even fully studied the topic yet
- Trump thinks Wikileaks are on his side
- Trump is taking credit for the Dow Jones going above 20,000
- Priebus is so frustrated he wanted to resign, but Ryan talked him out of this
- Trump doesn't actually care about abortion
- rumors that Omarosa will soon replace Sean Spicer as Press Secretary

[Norbert9]

1. I guess the rumor is true that

Baghdad Sphincter isn't harsh enough for mango moussolinis liking

[Achilleaze]

4. Spice Boy* has been O'Ding on Dippin Dots again

* Illegitimate KGUP Regime, Inc.

[dalton99a]

18. +1

[Dorian Gray]

2. Please let omarosa

bc new press secretary. It will serve to 1) Humiliate spicer and 2) be a full on reality tv shit-show.

[dalton99a]

19. She is the best.

The very best.

[SticksnStones]

34. And so even tempered. nt

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Will Omarosa require reporters to bow down before their master? NT

[Ilsa]

6. Her level of sycophancy will be so revealing

about her and his other supporters.

I always knew trump doesn't give a damn one way or the other about abortion. It was a position taken to garner political strength.

[dalton99a]

20. Plus, he can tell her how to dress.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

28. Ha!

Yes, she will command all of Trump's opponents to kneel before Zod....er...Trump.

[gordianot]

5. Trump did not arrive where he was by some grand scheme.

Now that he is in the White House Republicans have to go with what they have got which is a very dark personality capable of unspeakable paranoid acts. Those around him are in as much danger as Trumps openly perceived enemies. Being a toady to the bully in chief will not be easy Pence and those like him are the canaries in the coal mine. Trump has loayalty only to his pocket book and precarious survival; he is not a genius, greed is his only real commonality with Republicans. Trump has no plan but is willing to do what he thinks makes him wealthier, Trump is for sale the Presidency is a huge business opportunity.

[QED]

7. +1

You've succinctly explained this whole clusterfuck.

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. The Presidency is a huge business opportunity. The ONLY reason he ran.

[gordianot]

17. Yes and it might make your legal problems go away.

Then again?

[Raster]

22. I think ULTIMATELY the reason the Orange Anus ran...

...is because he had to.

tRump is a VINDICTIVE, GRANDIOSE NARCISSIST. The largest feather in his pathological hat was his television shows and his on-air personae, which although profitable, were reaching the end of their life-cycle. I think tRump first started off as "what do you mean you won't give me more money... I am so popular, hugely popular... I could even run for President." tRump started make appearances and found that his narcissism absolutely loved the adulation of the crowd. It became like a drug for him and he wanted more and more. Once he won his first rethug primary, he realized he kinda had to "put up or shut up," --not to mention that Vlad and the Impalers pretty much insisted that he begin paying back their financial largess by running for the Presidency. And now that he has the Presidency, he sees the huge business opportunities and intends on milking this Country and the Presidency to it's fullness.

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/shame/201509/5-types-extreme-narcissists-and-how-deal-them

The Grandiose Narcissist

This type more clearly demonstrates a familiar kind of narcissism we all recognize: He sees himself as more important, and more influential, than everyone else. He touts his own accomplishments, exaggerates their importance, and wants to elicit your envy or admiration. He believes he is destined for great things. When charismatic and driven, his achievements may actually match his ambition and you may find yourself drawn into an admiring orbit around him.

How to Cope: His assertions of superiority might make you want to stand up for yourself and compete. Don’t. Any challenge will only cause him to escalate his efforts to appear superior. On the other hand, you may find yourself drawn to a Grandiose Narcissist with charisma because you want to share in his superiority. He might strike you as a sort of celebrity, a person you’d like to submit to and serve. Be careful not to give too much: The Grandiose Narcissist won’t feel grateful and will do nothing to help you unless there’s something in it for him. If necessary, he will discard you without a second thought.

***NOW, ADD IN:

The Vindictive Narcissist

While it’s possible to co-exist with a Bullying Narcissist, provided you don’t pose too obvious a threat, once you become the target of a Vindictive Narcissist, she will try to destroy you. You may have challenged her superior status in some way you don’t even recognize, and as a result, she needs to prove you the ultimate loser by destroying you. She’ll talk trash about you to friends and family. She might try to get you fired. If she is your ex-wife, she might try to turn your children against you and spend years tying you up in family court.

How to Cope: Whenever possible, distance yourself before the damage to your psyche and your reputation has gone too far. More so than with the other types of Extreme Narcissist, your approach here must be legalistic: Vindictive Narcissists often know how to disguise their true nature from people other than their victims, so your survival will depend upon having hard evidence. Preserve everything, especially toxic emails, texts, and other communication. Get witness statements from any friends who may have been spectators to the behavior. If necessary, hire a lawyer.

[SticksnStones]

31. Hey, running a country made Putin (allegedly) the richest person in the galaxy...

Why not follow in his footsteps?


For trump, (I intentionally no longer capitalize his name or the word president when referring to him, as a gesture of disrespect. Sure it's petty and small but I say fight fire with fire) the presidency is ENTIRELY a vanity project that will make him boat loads of money.

Just like Putin. his hero.

[Hestia]

30. Plus he gets all economic data 8-12 hours before anyone else. Do you think he will not

benefit from that info? Or giving that info to Putin? That is what is so disturbing about his non-divestiture. Really disturbing.

[SticksnStones]

33. Oh, he doesn't have to say anything...

he's got jared looking over his shoulder and then going home to ivanka who is pals with putin's gf.

Gotta give this administration credit for transparency. Their corruption is clear as day.

[jaxind]

8. And...

And...who didn't see this coming??! You saw him through the primaries, you saw him through the general election, and NOW, you're surprised??!! This is who he is...his behavior should not be at all surprising!!

[BainsBane]

9. No surprises there

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Simple and Perfect, BB

Anybody who is surprised by this had no other knowledge than there was a black guy in the White House and that just wouldn't do.

[jaxind]

10. rethuglicans

No surprises there for us Dems, but as usual the rethuglicans let their agendas and the lining of their pocketbooks, blindly lead them!!

[HAB911]

11. hasn't even fully studied the topic yet

AS IF

[Nay]

23. Really. Trump couldn't 'study' a first-grade vocab list.

[demmiblue]

12. K&R

[Stellar]

13. Trump was taking credit for things before he was actually in office.

Omarosa..."the every knee will bow down to Donald"- witch, is just as nuts as Donald.

[n2doc]

14. He may not care about the right to choose, but his USSC choices do

All the ones I have seen mentioned as final candidates are hard core, anti-choice, anti-LGBT nutcases.

[physioex]

16. I agree....

His appointees speak volumes.

[Aviation Pro]

21. This may be

Classic Soviet style disinformation.

[Vinca]

25. The only thing that is surprising is that only one staffer has enough self respect to bail.

[keithbvadu2]

26. Priebus wanted to resign? --- Coward!

[BainsBane]

27. The country wants to resign

But we're stuck with the asshole.

[GusBob]

29. I am starting to doubt the vearcity of some of these "leaked" reports

I think we are all being played by distractions

[Hestia]

35. Which is disturbing also. It's weird to quote Rumsfeld about "unknown unknowns." The thing about

the leaks is that they are entirely plausible. All of it. I can see Priebus off in the corner, babbling to himself. I can see Propaganda Barbie and Drumpf making out in the Oval Office, with his kids watching on running things. Don't they still have 3,600 appointments still to make?

[GusBob]

36. Yes theres that too

sounds like the asylum in "one flew over the coo-coo's nest"

[VOX]

32. Anyone with an unbiased grasp of events could intuit these points...

Not one surprise in this "brief" Twitter account.

[MrScorpio]

37. The Madness of the Pussygrabber

Hopefully it'll make it to theaters, if we still have them.

FDT.