"I know one of the Sources"..."I am told that what the President did is actually far worse"

[brooklynite]

Erick Erickson:

I tend to take these stories about the President with a grain of salt. We have seen key details of a number of salacious stories retracted within 48 hours. The media hates the President so much that they’ll run a negative story about him without very much provocation. Anti-Trump sources embedded within the administration in the career civil service, etc. will leak to the press and confirmation bias sets in.

What sets this story apart for me, at least, is that I know one of the sources. And the source is solidly supportive of President Trump, or at least has been and was during Campaign 2016. But the President will not take any internal criticism, no matter how politely it is given. He does not want advice, cannot be corrected, and is too insecure to see any constructive feedback as anything other than an attack.

So some of the sources are left with no other option but to go to the media, leak the story, and hope that the intense blowback gives the President a swift kick in the butt. Perhaps then he will recognize he screwed up. The President cares vastly more about what the press says than what his advisers say. That is a real problem and one his advisers are having to recognize and use, even if it causes messy stories to get outside the White House perimeter.

I am told that what the President did is actually far worse than what is being reported. The President does not seem to realize or appreciate that his bragging can undermine relationships with our allies and with human intelligence sources. He also does not seem to appreciate that his loose lips can get valuable assets in the field killed.

Erick Erickson is a well-know conservative blogger and former Editor of RED STATE.

[ehrnst]

1. The inability to learn, to admit error, and to dig in and say "I'm right, and anyone that

disagrees with me is suspect," is not someone we need in the White House.

[ginnyinWI]

2. this is the screw up from Monday he's talking about?

There are so many, I can't keep track!!

[LAS14]

11. That's part of their strategy, and it's working.

Or, it's not a strategy. It's just as dumb as it looks. But it's still working. His foes can't keep up long enough to mount a really effective push back.

[GusBob]

17. Yep operation total chaos

dictators thrive on chaos

[C_U_L8R]

3. Wow. Is Trump losing the Red State folks?

Who's next, InfoWars?
(nevermind Breitbart, they're on the payroll)

[yardwork]

4. They think Donald can learn and control his behavior. He can't.

[not fooled]

8. And, for the record,

David Cay Johnston and several NY journalists who have covered dump for decades were all saying during the campaign that he's completely unsuited temperamentally and psychologically to handling the presidency.

The MSM was too busy fawning over dump to give actual facts and journalism an adequate airing.

[yardwork]

20. I know, and the media is very guilty.

[GeorgeGist]

5. One could hope it's Jarvanka ...

but I doubt either has the ethics or courage.

[L. Coyote]

6. The Russians just tweeted, "Trump better worry that there is no tape recording."

Kidding But you know there MUST be a Russian recording why Russia's top spies meet with someone.

[geek tragedy]

7. It has to be Mike Pompeo or Mike Pence.

Solidly supportive of Trump in 2016 campaign, also described as serious, competent and credible (by a Republican).

And would be in a position to know.

[flamingdem]

10. Pence has the most to gain

If he's deep throat then he's lining up support to be Potus. Yeeech.

[geek tragedy]

12. I think it's Pompeo because Erickson dislikes Pence and is probably not buddies

with him such that Pence would trust him with this kind of information
It would make sense that the CIA head would be desperate to see this mess cleaned up

[flamingdem]

14. hmmmm

good to know

[LAS14]

9. I'm waiting and waiting for this kind of insight to spread to the GOP congress. nt

[benpollard]

13. Serves him right for supporting Trump

I mean, how dumb can you get to support such a buffoon?

[NoMoreRepugs]

15. That El Douche is totally ignorant is somehow NEWS???

not being snarky, just an observer of the last couple of years.....

[VWolf]

16. Erick Erickson

going under the republican bus in 3, 2, 1 .....

[3catwoman3]

18. Anyone who didn't have their...

...heads stuck up their asses has known this for quite some time already -

"But the President will not take any internal criticism, no matter how politely it is given. He does not want advice, cannot be corrected, and is too insecure to see any constructive feedback as anything other than an attack."

The Trumplethinskin appellation is sooooooo searingly apropos.

[kwassa]

19. This is a great explanation of why the White House is so leaky.

and it must drive Donald insane because it is a very tangible sign of disloyalty in his eyes.

but who can be loyal to a crazy man? Very few people.

[Skittles]

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