It's a fucking coup d'etat...are you watching Lawrence?

[cynatnite]

That's what he's describing.

tRump is not in charge. General Kelly is as COS!

Fuck!

[tavernier]

1. What is COS? n/t

[Agschmid]

2. Chief of Staff

[tavernier]

14. Thanks -

Our flight was cancelled so we are driving from NYC to Indy and my mind is pretty fried from airports and rental car agents.

[Agschmid]

21. No worries... safe travels!

[Iggo]

15. Chief Of Staff, I suppose.

Never seen it expressed as COS, though.

[doc03]

3. If Trump is not in charge that is good nt

[cilla4progress]

4. Yes,

With all the generals moved into position.

Wow.

[cynatnite]

5. Yep, McMasters fired Ezra Cohen-Watnick...

tRump is going to be their puppet.

This is some freak show!

[Skittles]

6. Trump will not willingly go along with them running the show

scary thinking of what is going to happen

[renegade000]

7. Well, I wouldn't really call it a coup unless

they actively try to subvert the Constitution. Frankly, I think that is less likely if we have some high-ranking officers basically playing regent to the idiot-in-chief. Beats him getting marching orders from Putin, who does want to destroy America. As far as I know, this is basically an attempt to mitigate the effects of having a Russian asset as the chief executive.

[cynatnite]

10. Well, Lawrence's description was an eye opener...

I hope you're right.

Hopefully, we can keep them in check.

[Ilsa]

25. It's definitely scary, and

while I respect Gen. Kelly, I don't like his immigration politics.

Let's see how far they go, and if trump will fire any of them.

[Alice11111]

39. Agree completely. They are getting Plan B in place.

Lordy, I hope so.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

9. Can I be a jerk? it's coup d'etat. finally get to use my 5 yrs

of french (that I couldn't even direct the cabbie in Quebec with)

[cynatnite]

11. I wish I could rec this!

Thanks for the correction.

[Sanity Claws]

12. You forgot the accent circonflexe

Thanks for giving me this chance to use my limited French.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. Yikes don't remember that - I remember accent "aaguuue" backslash I think :)

[IphengeniaBlumgarten]

19. Yes, acute accent on the e nt

[Mme. Defarge]

30. Accent marks don't work on DU.

Zut alors!

[SoCalDem]

44. yes they do

coup d'état

[Mme. Defarge]

45. Coup d'tat, sacr bleu, a marche, etc.

That's what happens when I try it in a headline.

Coup d'état, sacré bleu, ça marche ...

Apparently it works in the text, so I gave up too soon. Merci!

[SoCalDem]

46. I cheated..

used google..then copy/pasted...but then I am a grammar-fanatic..I always do this when I need a foreign word..

[Mme. Defarge]

47. I tried that and it didn't work.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

13. Or not.

[Iggo]

16. Maybe it's one of them juntas they used to have back when I was a kid.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

17. Kelly will last only so long as Trump

decides to tolerate him.

I make no predictions as to how long he will last, but I will go out on a limb and predict continued turmoil in the Trump White House and his entire administration.

I saw earlier today that he's supposedly thinking of moving Rick Perry to Homeland Security -- at least I think that's what I saw. If Trump thinks that he can just move people around like that and have anything operate effectively, well, we already know he hasn't a clue how government works, and probably hasn't a clue about how successful businesses are actually run.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. I think Rick Perry would be good in charge

Of the Easter Egg hunt. You are so right. And for DHS...I want an intellectual powerhouse expert.

[Ilsa]

26. I wouldn't put Rick in charge of the

entire Easter Egg hunt. After all, he might forget and bring real guns.

Just put him in charge of the bunny costumes.

[spooky3]

38. Isn't there a White House Bowling Alley? Rick could

Hand out the colorful bowling shoes.

[Alice11111]

40. I think we have hard evidence to support that.

[scheming daemons]

20. I'm ok with it. We need grownups in charge when Trump is taken down.....

....to operate the government until we can have an election.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

23. "As of now, I am in control here, in the White House."

[Pachamama]

34. Channeling Al Haig?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

35. The Point: Kelly's as much in charge as Haig was.

[Quixote1818]

24. This article says the complete opposit

John Kelly Follows Orders. That’s Exactly What Trump Critics Are Afraid Of.
The former secretary of Homeland Security has defended and carried out some of the president’s most controversial policies.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-kelly-trump_us_5982209de4b09d24e994e2a2?fbk&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

[adigal]

28. Yes, this doesnt ring true

Kelly went along with all sorts of Trump's crazy ideas, including the 3 million illegals voting, use a sword on the press.
So what is Lawrence implying? That the Generals are in cahoots, and are taking over formtheir own benefit? Or to protect us from the crazy?
The only one I trust in that whole crazy bunch is Mattis.

[Pachamama]

32. It doesn't feel comforting to think that the one person to trust is nick named "Mad Dog"....

[adigal]

36. True, but from all acounts, he hates that name and is a very educated,

Very knowledgeable and responsible man. Not like Kelly, who I think is nuts, too.

[Alice11111]

41. Mattis is alert. I assume the generals are planning to protect

Us from DT, if necessary. Of course, just because it would be an obvious and patriotic thing to do, doesn't mean it is real. I expect some years in the future, we will be told.

[lpbk2713]

27. "Seven Days in May" ver 2017

TCM plays that every so often. It might be time for them to run it again.

[RKP5637]

29. You know, I was going to say this morning the military is now running the country, but I thought

I was getting way out.

[FM123]

31. Generals Kelly and Mattis made a pact - one of them would always remain in the country.

Obviously, they are worried about the White House under Trumpy.
There was an article about this in Business Insider (February 24 article) I am having trouble linking it, sorry.

[Hieronymus]

33. I wish.

[RussBLib]

37. Lawrence is taunting and trolling Trump

Methinks Lawrence is rather enjoying it.

[Alice11111]

42. Anything to keep him occupied is good, like an ADHD toddler

[Lostnote]

43. Collin Powell...

If recalled correctly, Powell's dissertation referenced societal desperation reaching a point at which a military junta would be welcomed.... The phoenix being a disciplined bird of sorts...

[lostnfound]

48. And there's a general being put in charge of prisons, too...