Trump's Aides Are Begging Him Not to Fire Mulvaney, Says Report

[babylonsister]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-aides-are-begging-him-not-to-fire-mulvaney-says-report?ref=home

THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR THIS
Trump’s Aides Are Begging Him Not to Fire Mulvaney, Says Report
Jamie Ross Reporter
Updated 11.13.19 6:55AM ET /
Published 11.13.19 4:40AM ET

Top advisers to President Trump are begging him not to fire Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney while the impeachment probe rumbles on, The Washington Post reports. The president is reportedly furious with Mulvaney’s repeated blunders, and has been threatening to get rid of him ever since a disastrous news conference last month in which Mulvaney flat out admitted military aid to Ukraine was held back to pressure its government to launch investigations that could help Trump domestically. Mulvaney later retracted those statements, but it seems that wasn’t enough for the president. Advisers have told Trump that removing Mulvaney now could be dangerous because he played a key role in the decision to suspend Ukraine’s aid. They also reportedly fear the inevitable disruption that would be caused by having to replace such a senior member of staff at this time. “I don’t think you’ll see him going anywhere until after December,” one anonymous Trump adviser told the newspaper. “But the president was very unhappy with that press conference. That was a very bad day for the president.”

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Turns out hiring suck-ups, yes-folks, and sycophants might present risks to your Presidency.

You got what you deserved DJT.

[NNadir]

2. All the best people. Mulvaney should...

...try to make his boss happy by attending a Klan rally and burning a cross.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. or spending $30,000 at a TrumPutin hotel

[Phoenix61]

4. So this would be why he decided not to

hire his own lawyer and instead just refuse to testify as Twitler commanded.

[dalton99a]

5. Fire him. Ivanka can do the job.

[gratuitous]

6. "Furious with Mulvaney's repeated blunders"

In fairness to Mulvaney, anytime he's asked a question about the doings of the White House, he has to know that the deathless truth of this second is likely to be completely contradicted within the next five seconds. So he tried his "get over it" gambit, probably with the full endorsement of Needy Amin, and when it blew up in his face like a novelty cigar, Trump got furious that nobody bought it. Rather than being mad at himself, Trump turned his anger on Mulvaney for doing as he was told.

If Trump feels threatened, Mulvaney or someone else (Conway?) is going to get cashiered, because Trump's going to need the diversion. Although some guy on the internet (me) can suss this out, we'll see if the folks making seven figures for reporting on the political scene can grok it.

[Mike 03]

7. Fire him, and let the chips fall.