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jpak

(41,757 posts)
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 07:54 PM Aug 2017

Trump aides predicting 'brutal' September

Source: Politico

Inside President Donald Trump’s White House, no one seems to be looking forward to September.

Senior officials have described the coming month as "brutal," “bad” or “really tough” because of the confluence of complicated issues — but they also say it’s pivotal to getting the presidency back on course.

Aides hope to have a better blueprint for how the president wants to proceed on a series of thorny issues — the nation’s debt ceiling, the 2018 federal budget, tax reform, infrastructure spending and perhaps another stab at repealing Obamacare — after a series of meetings in New York this week.

Their goal is to partially temper Trump’s expectations, hammer out some compromises and get a competing band of aides on the same page. The month has taken on outsize importance among some top aides and outside advisers, who view it as key to getting the presidency on a better track.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/13/trump-aides-predicting-brutal-september-241594

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Trump aides predicting 'brutal' September (Original Post) jpak Aug 2017 OP
well with Drump weissmam Aug 2017 #1
"Back" on course??? broadcaster90210 Aug 2017 #2
Course? Mystery sage Aug 2017 #9
Sure, they have a course. It's this: area51 Aug 2017 #25
Ah. Well then. They are indeed back on course. broadcaster90210 Aug 2017 #30
Dolt45's fucking presidency has never been on course. CottonBear Aug 2017 #3
Keep polishing that Turd Kids! BadGimp Aug 2017 #4
YIKES, a Koch Brother product!! aeromanKC Aug 2017 #12
Once the Senate comes back into session VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #5
It can't be brutal enough bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #6
They Wouldn't Be Shaking in their Boots If Trump Was Competent Ccarmona Aug 2017 #7
Fuck the White House Blue Idaho Aug 2017 #8
",,,,,, getting the presidency back on course. " pangaia Aug 2017 #10
And secondly, why in hell would anybody write such a stupid fucking article.. pangaia Aug 2017 #11
This presidency is doomed paleotn Aug 2017 #13
Going down in history as the worst President ever. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #17
Already there hueymahl Aug 2017 #28
Definition of aides-- janx Aug 2017 #14
lol Deb Aug 2017 #15
There's only one course that Trump is concerned with: The golf course. EarthFirst Aug 2017 #16
Aww, and the poor wittle Trumpes are already having a Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #18
Perhaps if they could get...... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #19
Black September, or in other words..... DFW Aug 2017 #20
Good! Quanta Aug 2017 #21
Think Trump and the Republicans have broken the US government and the country yet? Zorro Aug 2017 #22
Why? J_William_Ryan Aug 2017 #23
On course??????????????? PatrickforO Aug 2017 #24
"Complicated issues"??? True Dough Aug 2017 #26
It's complicated finding ways to screw more people. Renew Deal Aug 2017 #27
I want a full-scale trainwreck for this administration. ASAP. Paladin Aug 2017 #29
Impossible NHDEMFORLIFE Aug 2017 #31
Wait until the debt ceiling comes up again. Trump's MO is to stiff people so he's apt to tell Vinca Aug 2017 #32

VMA131Marine

(4,137 posts)
5. Once the Senate comes back into session
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:02 PM
Aug 2017

they have something like 12 working days until the end of the fiscal year. They will be lucky to pass an increase in the debt ceiling.

 

Ccarmona

(1,180 posts)
7. They Wouldn't Be Shaking in their Boots If Trump Was Competent
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:17 PM
Aug 2017

The Aides know Trump is a disgrace and that Congress isn't afraid to go against him.

Blue Idaho

(5,045 posts)
8. Fuck the White House
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:23 PM
Aug 2017

It's beyond time they stopped worrying about how hard theirs lives are and started thinking about the mass misery and suffering they are creating across America. Fuck them and fuck Donald Trump - we're at the point where the best thing they could do for America is resign en mass.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
11. And secondly, why in hell would anybody write such a stupid fucking article..
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:27 PM
Aug 2017


Must be paid by the word..

paleotn

(17,907 posts)
13. This presidency is doomed
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:38 PM
Aug 2017

They'd best get use to that. It will make their jobs easier. Their other job is freshening up the ole CV.

EarthFirst

(2,900 posts)
16. There's only one course that Trump is concerned with: The golf course.
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:52 PM
Aug 2017

Everything else is trivial and a burden.

SergeStorms

(19,192 posts)
19. Perhaps if they could get......
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 09:06 PM
Aug 2017

Commander Shit-Stain to stay in Washington for more than 4 days a week, he might actually be able to accomplish something. ANYTHING!

Not that it would be good for anyone who wasn't a fascist, super wealthy, a Nazi, Corporate American, a Klansman, major polluter, a Koch brother, or any one of a thousand other rich Republican campaign donors......but, you know.......it's the principal of the thing.

I know he thinks the White House is a dump, but maybe he could stay in his "luxurious" hotel down the street, bill the American taxpayer for it, and STILL be in Washington, where other presidents have been rumored to get actual work done! Hey, it's worth a try, right?

DFW

(54,330 posts)
20. Black September, or in other words.....
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 09:12 PM
Aug 2017

"Oh, shit, we need a real president. NOW what do we do? Does anyone have Hillary on speed dial? Or even Obama?"

Quanta

(195 posts)
21. Good!
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 09:14 PM
Aug 2017

The fuckers ain't seen nothing yet! Maybe they will all go back under their slimy little rocks and stfu before this gets too out of hand. My Grampa didn't die in WWII for this crap to be popping up again.

Zorro

(15,733 posts)
22. Think Trump and the Republicans have broken the US government and the country yet?
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 09:25 PM
Aug 2017

Wait until they can't/won't pass an increase in the debt ceiling or a FY18 budget by next month.

Coupled with impending national and international crises and the upcoming 9/11 anniversary, I'm concerned that this September will be an epic political and economic shitstorm for this country.

J_William_Ryan

(1,749 posts)
23. Why?
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 10:17 PM
Aug 2017

"Aides hope to have a better blueprint for how the president wants to proceed on a series of thorny issues..."

One fails to see the point.

Trump will just shred the ‘blueprint’ by saying and doing stupid, reckless, irresponsible things.

The biggest problem with the Trump ‘administration’ is Trump.

PatrickforO

(14,569 posts)
24. On course???????????????
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:20 AM
Aug 2017

To where? Prison?

Because that's where he and the other treasonous nazi-sympathizers in the White House need to be.

Prison.

For treason.

True Dough

(17,296 posts)
26. "Complicated issues"???
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:59 AM
Aug 2017

Start preparing the simplistic sketches and tweet-length explanations so Donny can keep up!

Paladin

(28,246 posts)
29. I want a full-scale trainwreck for this administration. ASAP.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 11:04 AM
Aug 2017

I want my country back from trump and the shitheads who support him.

NHDEMFORLIFE

(489 posts)
31. Impossible
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:48 PM
Aug 2017

If he stumbles upon something good happening in his deranged White House, he'll more than offset it by tweeting something incredibly stupid an hour later.

Vinca

(50,255 posts)
32. Wait until the debt ceiling comes up again. Trump's MO is to stiff people so he's apt to tell
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 05:26 PM
Aug 2017

the GOP not to raise the ceiling and default on the bills.

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