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

[Bill USA]

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/?utm_term=.6a66923f21ab

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 regards 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.

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[madaboutharry]

1. Even people working in the White House

are frightened of this madman.

[vi5]

2. Good thing we have the leaks to tell us that....

...I mean it would have been impossible for us to tell that otherwise.

[Bill USA]

4. LOL!!! Well, it's nice to see people in the media discovering it. lol

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Appears the leaks are

becoming more acrimonious as the days go by. Imagine what world Leaders are thinking and telling their respective advisors. This is way beyond the laughing matter jokes.

[Lotusflower70]

5. Wait what?

We needed leaks to know that he is a clueless child.

[ffr]

6. I know he's a clueless child. What I want to know is when is the IC shoe going to drop?

These fools need to be stopped cold in their tracks for the election they stole.