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catbyte

(34,374 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 06:44 PM Jan 2017

If these tweets are legit, the WH is an even bigger clusterfuck than I'd imagined.

And I imagined a clusterfuck of epic proportions. I was wrong. It appears to be a clusterfuck of Biblical proportions.
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West Wing leaker goes dark after pulling back the curtain: Trump "irrational", staff "demoralized"

By Keith Pickering
Thursday Jan 26, 2017 · 4:33 AM EST

On Wednesday, a twitter account was briefly active before being shut down. The tweeter, @WhiteHouseLeak, is an anonymous mid-level staffer in the West Wing of the White House, who described a chaotic atmosphere, a demoralized staff, and an unfocused and irrational President incapable of processing information. The staffer is a Republican who apparently worked on the Trump campaign, but is now thoroughly disillusioned by what has been going on. During his brief presence he was tweeting to real reporters, including Fox News and the New York Daily News.

It is impossible to know if the leaker shuttered the account himself or was outed. The tweets have all been deleted, but thanks to screencaps by MC Rantz Hoseley (@MysteryCr8tve) and an imgur by vapensiero they were preserved before vanishing. The presentation here is, I believe, in strict chronological order. I have omitted a few irrelevancies, but most of the 37 total tweets from the account are shown below.

....snip...(screenshots of fascinating/terrifying tweets below in article)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/26/1625349/-West-Wing-leaker-silenced-after-pulling-back-the-curtain-Trump-irrational-staff-demoralized
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If these tweets are legit, the WH is an even bigger clusterfuck than I'd imagined. (Original Post) catbyte Jan 2017 OP
those tweets are scary as hell... chillfactor Jan 2017 #1
last night I watched onethatcares Jan 2017 #2
K&R... spanone Jan 2017 #3
Exactly what I would have expected of him. lindysalsagal Jan 2017 #4
Wow! kentuck Jan 2017 #5
Real or not, it's JenniferJuniper Jan 2017 #6
It's going to be JMCoast Jan 2017 #7
This is just what Hillary Clinton said it would be. Why oh why didn't people give her a chance!!! ffr Jan 2017 #8
I'm not at all surprised Cary Jan 2017 #9
how stupid do these people have to be Skittles Jan 2017 #10
They want to win and hate Democrats more than their neverforget Jan 2017 #12
this is what happens when people vote for republicans gopiscrap Jan 2017 #11
We are so fucked. Barack_America Jan 2017 #13
the Greedy Old Pig party cares more about power than they care about America Skittles Jan 2017 #14
Why in the world would they out themselves in the very first tweet saying I'm a mid level staffer... TrekLuver Jan 2017 #15
Maybe they didn't care anymore. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2017 #17
Yes they said if they are found out....so be it. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #18
That Wasn't the Only Thing Leith Jan 2017 #22
I know...it's a bit odd...but the behind the train crash scenes insight all does sound plausible and TrekLuver Jan 2017 #23
One More Thing Leith Jan 2017 #27
Bannon is the president..... dawnie51 Jan 2017 #16
Yup I've been saying this on twitter...Bannon is running the show. It's pretty obvious. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #19
Yes, I think so. (Eom) Loge23 Jan 2017 #20
No question, with a lot of radical Christian concessions to Pence... nt HopeAgain Jan 2017 #21
Good news for women, maybe. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #24
Omarosa as Press Secretary? Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #25
Man that's creepy. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2017 #28
I can just imagine what they did to try to IDENTIFY THE LEAKER in that paranoid madhouse. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2017 #26
Working to get President Pence in place.... vi5 Jan 2017 #29

onethatcares

(16,166 posts)
2. last night I watched
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 07:18 PM
Jan 2017

"The Beaver" with Mel Gibson of all things on nflix. The man needs a beaver to talk to or to talk for him.

BTW, worst movie I've seen in the past 5 years.

kentuck

(111,079 posts)
5. Wow!
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 07:38 PM
Jan 2017

Priebus had to talked out of resigning?!

And he wants Omarosa as the new press secretary?!

He is driving them all nuts! Not to mention the rest of the nation, also.

JMCoast

(37 posts)
7. It's going to be
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:04 PM
Jan 2017

these leakers and whistleblowers that will bring him down. The dedicated career government workers are our only hope I'm afraid. Just knowing how pissed King Don must be is priceless

ffr

(22,669 posts)
8. This is just what Hillary Clinton said it would be. Why oh why didn't people give her a chance!!!
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:08 PM
Jan 2017

Now our lives could be on the line.

I'd hope someone over at SAC is holding tRump's code briefcase and guarding it with his life.

Cary

(11,746 posts)
9. I'm not at all surprised
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:14 PM
Jan 2017

That people would be stupid enough to put this guy in office, that blows my mind.

Skittles

(153,150 posts)
10. how stupid do these people have to be
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:26 PM
Jan 2017

to witness Trump's behavior on the campaign trail and think somehow he is going to transform into a great leader

gopiscrap

(23,756 posts)
11. this is what happens when people vote for republicans
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:47 PM
Jan 2017

to all GOP voters a giant FUCK YOU!!!! I pray that disaster is visited upon you! Maybe a job loss, a serious illness, perhaps a divorce or a bankruptcy you all deserve it!

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
13. We are so fucked.
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:57 PM
Jan 2017

Does anyone trust the Republican Party to step in and do something about this?

Yeah, me neither.

 

TrekLuver

(2,573 posts)
15. Why in the world would they out themselves in the very first tweet saying I'm a mid level staffer...
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 08:59 PM
Jan 2017

I mean wouldn't they be able to figure it out???? Never mind I continued reading.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
22. That Wasn't the Only Thing
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 09:18 PM
Jan 2017

Why the hell did the leaker include @realdonaldtrump in the tweets from the very start? Did that person not know that orange boy would see them immediately?!

Whoever did that was either monumentally stupid or wanted to stir up controversy.

 

TrekLuver

(2,573 posts)
23. I know...it's a bit odd...but the behind the train crash scenes insight all does sound plausible and
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 09:22 PM
Jan 2017

exactly how I imagined it. The jury is out on this one.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
27. One More Thing
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 09:40 PM
Jan 2017

I presume that the leaker is using his/her cellphone (at least one would hope that s/he isn't stupid enough to use the government computer).

If the leaker didn't make sure the settings were to NOT use the in-house wireless network, the phone would be pinpointed within minutes; just the amount of time it takes for orange boy to read the tweet, blow his top, and get somebody to track the leaker down.

So much of this is just strange.

dawnie51

(959 posts)
16. Bannon is the president.....
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 09:01 PM
Jan 2017

with a side order of Putin. His orangeness is too busy watching TV and tweeting.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
24. Good news for women, maybe.
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 09:32 PM
Jan 2017

Trump on abortion according to that person:


That's his self-centered attitude on any issue, though, and that's the scary part.

 

vi5

(13,305 posts)
29. Working to get President Pence in place....
Thu Jan 26, 2017, 10:06 PM
Jan 2017

If anyone thinks that isn't the end goal, and that there won't be many more of these 'leaks" and people wandering off the reservation, then I have a bridge to sell you.

These leakers jobs are safe and they are doing exactly what they are supposed to be doing.

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