The leaks coming out of the Trump White House cast the president as a clueless child

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

All White Houses leak. Sometimes the leaks are big, sometimes small. But there are always people willing to talk to reporters about the “real” story or about why the chief executive made a mistake in regard to some decision he made.

That said, I've never seen so much leaking so quickly — and with such disdain for the president — as I have in the first six days of Donald Trump's presidency.

Two recent examples:

1. This from the New York Times today on Trump's impulsiveness:
Mr. Trump’s advisers say that his frenzied if admittedly impulsive approach appeals to voters because it shows that he is a man of action. Those complaining about his fixation with fictional voter fraud or crowd counts at his inauguration, in their view, are simply seeking ways to undercut his legitimacy.
Yet some of his own advisers also privately worry about his penchant for picking unnecessary fights and drifting off message. They talk about taking away his telephone or canceling his Twitter account, only to be dismissed by a president intent on keeping his own outlets to the world.

2. This from WaPo on Trump's inauguration crowd estimates:

Trump’s advisers suggested that he could push back in a simple tweet. Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a Trump confidant and the chairman of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, offered to deliver a statement addressing the crowd size.
But Trump was adamant, aides said. Over the objections of his aides and advisers — who urged him to focus on policy and the broader goals of his presidency — the new president issued a decree: He wanted a fiery public response, and he wanted it to come from his press secretary.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/26/the-leaks-coming-out-the-trump-white-house-cast-the-boss-as-a-clueless-child/?tid=pm_politics_pop&utm_term=.0cf0a12bccf3

[Angry Dragon]

1. Long Tweet the King

[MoonRiver]

6. hahaha!

[lunatica]

17. Not too long I hope

[fishwax]

2. that's pretty much what his own behavior cast him as during the campaign, too

Such a child. Sad.

[Calculating]

3. It's not like people didn't know what they were getting

He's just continuing to act like he did while campaigning. Did people think he was gonna magically 'settle down' and become a sensible, diplomatic leader?

[Angry Dragon]

7. They did not care............ they thought he was just like them

[GoCubsGo]

4. Anyone who has paid attention for the past 30 years already knows this. n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Most haven't though

They think he's the successful entrepreneur he's always pretended to be on the apprentice.

[Angry Dragon]

8. He has not shown that he is successful

that he is rich
he only shows he is the Hughest idiot

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. Oh I agree

I'm one of those who's known about Donald Trump for nearly thirty years. When I read his book "Art of the Deal" he seemed like an okay guy.

Then I heard his Casinos were losing money. In addition to his bankruptcies his dad tried to bail him out by buying a ton of chips at one of them.

I'm from the Seattle area where there are several self made billionaires who founded their own companies. I have more respect for them and their business acumen than Donald Trump's self promoting charade

[GoCubsGo]

10. Yep. Sad, but true.

And, they refuse to believe the facts about him when they are presented to them. Like the ones in the article. No doubt they consider that "fake news."

[uponit7771]

11. +1

[Rex]

9. I don't need WH intel to know that - he looks clueless.

Just look at him! He looks totally clueless!

[coco22]

15. Every time he signs something.

he shows it to everyone as though he is admiring it.

[Maru Kitteh]

18. His stubby little finger barely makes it over the folder there.

At first I thought it was a thumb.

[loyalsister]

12. Clever picture

They look helpless and frustrated and he looks incompetent. The press reports on that and isn't asking who's in charge?

[Cha]

13. More like a clueless vicious idiot.. Children are

much smarter.

[spooky3]

14. and usually, better-hearted.

Hi, Cha!

[Cha]

16. Much better hearted, spooky..

they haven't had time to turn into a crooked ol hate machine.