'Frustrated' Trump staffers 'rolled their eyes' when he shared political advice from Fox

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According to a report from the Washington Post, not only was former president Donald Trump in constant contact with Fox News hosts for political advice, but he continually shared their opinions with White House staffers who grew frustrated with abrupt changes in direction. The Post is reporting that Trump was making decisions based on the advice of Hannity as well as host Jeanine Pirro, among others.

"There were times the president would come down the next morning and say, ‘Well, Sean thinks we should do this,’ or, ‘Judge Jeanine thinks we should do this'” former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham noted. "West Wing staffers would simply roll their eyes in frustration as they scrambled to respond to the influence of the network’s hosts, who weighed in on everything from personnel to messaging strategy."

According to the report, the former president also allowed Fox hosts to participate in policy discussions with his staff, with Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker writing, "A former senior administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share candid details of private discussions, said
Trump would sometimes dial Hannity and Lou Dobbs into Oval Office staff meetings."
(and have them participate by phone in the White House meetings)

The report adds that Trump's staff coordinated with Fox personalities to push their own initiatives, with the Post stating, "the relationship was also symbiotic, with White House aides actively trying to influence the network, especially on issues such as spending deals and averting government shutdowns. They knew if they could get Fox hosts to echo their goals on air, that would help sway the president."

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-fox-news-2656323863/

[czarjak]

1. Smarter than the Generals but not the foxes guarding the henhouse.

[gratuitous]

2. Yeah, sure, anything you say

All those frustrated staffers, rolling their eyes and clucking their tongues. Real effective. None of them should ever hold a position of trust in the government again. If some political front group wants to hire a former high level Trump administration official, there's no stopping that. But no respectable employer should hire any of these gutless wonders ever.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. Trump's cable cabinet: New texts reveal the influence of Fox hosts on previous White House

TFG relied on the idiots from Fox News. This is truly sad

Link to tweet

Stephanie Grisham, former press secretary to President Donald Trump, remembers the challenges that came from so many Fox News hosts having the direct number to reach Trump in the White House residence.

“There were times the president would come down the next morning and say, ‘Well, Sean thinks we should do this,’ or, ‘Judge Jeanine thinks we should do this,’?” said Grisham, referring to Sean Hannity and Jeanine Pirro, both of whom host prime-time Fox News shows.

Grisham — who resigned from the White House amid the Jan. 6 attacks and has since written a book critical of Trump — said West Wing staffers would simply roll their eyes in frustration as they scrambled to respond to the influence of the network’s hosts, who weighed in on everything from personnel to messaging strategy.

Trump’s staff, allies and even adversaries were long accustomed to playing to an “Audience of One” — a commander in chief with a twitchy TiVo finger and obsessed with cable news.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. Yet FG didn't blame them for his loss. Oh ya he didn't

Lose so no one to blame.

[Achilleaze]

5. Frustrated Americans rolled their eyes

When Republicans sold out on honor, truth, and integrity.