Trump Names Mark Meadows Chief of Staff, Ousting Mick Mulvaney

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: New York Times

President Trump said Friday that Representative Mark Meadows, Republican of North Carolina and a stalwart conservative ally, will become White House chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney, who has served as the acting chief for more than a year.

Mr. Trump announced the change on Twitter. He said that Mr. Mulvaney, a former Republican lawmaker, will become the United States special envoy for Northern Ireland, shaking up his battle-weary team as he leaves impeachment behind him and faces a high-octane election campaign that will test whether he can defy the odds once again to win a second term.

Link to tweet

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/us/politics/trump-mark-meadows-mick-mulvaney.html

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Short article.

[machoneman]

1. Bwahahaha! Mick gets the shiv!

Dumbshit! And he knew it would happen! Why do these morons keep taking the job, knowing Trump will fire them?

[DeminPennswoods]

28. Mulvaney wanted to return to OMB

where he could implement the tea party agenda. That's why he insisted on being "temporary" chief of staff. Trump sure fooled him sending him off to Ireland instead.

I wonder how Stephen Miller will like having to report to Meadows knowing about his mixed-race family?

[Leghorn21]

2. Oh good

Sup Mickey

Byeeeeee

[SunSeeker]

3. So is he giving up his House seat, or will he be doing both?

In otherwords, half time half ass.

[stillcool]

9. yeah, how does that work?

you'd think he'd wait until his term was up. Guess no one will miss him.

Mark Meadows accused of timing retirement to help elect wife’s friend
Republicans in Western North Carolina are grumbling about his last-minute announcement, which boxed out a number of elected officials.


By ALLY MUTNICK
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/30/mark-meadows-retirement-elect-wife-friend-090838
12/30/2019 05:03 AM EST

Rep. Mark Meadows' shock retirement — revealed just 30 hours before the filing deadline in North Carolina — has roiled some Republicans in the state who suspect he timed his announcement to benefit a friend of his wife.

The four-term congressman will depart the House for an as-yet-undefined role with President Donald Trump, a decision he disclosed in an interview with POLITICO Playbook that published around 5:30 a.m. on Dec. 19, ahead of the filing deadline at noon on Dec. 20.
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Online records revealed her campaign website domain had been registered on Oct. 28 by a Scott Meadows, who appears to be the brother of the congressman. The campaign's Facebook page was created on Dec. 18, a day before the retirement. And shortly after midnight on Dec. 19 — about five hours before Meadows announced — Bennett posted photos of herself with the congressman and his wife at local GOP events in the state.

[certainot]

23. they'e all fucking dittoheads, and the ones from NC depend heavily on 4 NC universities of

stupidly broadcasting sports on 16 limbaugh stations

NORTH CAROLINA 16 $1,200,000 North Carolina 8, North Carolina State 3, Duke 3, East Carolina 2 (from fakenewsradio.org)

all NC dems have to do is complain and advertisers will flee, and NC GOP will falll apart without their invisible talk radio advantage

[MissMillie]

36. Well, not that laws mean anything to this bunch, but

I'm pretty sure you it's not legal to work for 2 different branches of government at the same time.

Any chance his seat is win-able?

[C_U_L8R]

4. Mulvaney needs to come clean.

He was up to his ears in the Ukraine conspiracy

[GemDigger]

5. Nothing but the best...

[Calista241]

6. I think they're reading more into this than there is.

Mulvaney is still the director of the OMB and the CFPB. He basically had three jobs

[RockRaven]

7. One less GOP incumbent running for re-election in November.

Every little bit helps.

[Moderateguy]

8. Trump just made many a Rep. weekend

They no longer have to hear the blowhard in the House

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

10. "Mulvaney...will become the United States special envoy for Northern Ireland."

WTF is a special envoy? Is it like the "special advisor to the president" position that Ivanka holds?

Actually, Mulvaney probably considers anything that gets him far away from the Mad King a promotion.

[bluedigger]

20. Northern Ireland doesn't get an ambassador because it's not independent.

So we send a special envoy.

[MissMillie]

37. I was going to say...

...that the administration probably doesn't know either.

lol

[bucolic_frolic]

11. Those two will make a loud fighting match /nt

[djacq]

12. Traded one Bootlicker for another.

[Evolve Dammit]

18. Yep. One that hasn't incriminated Drumpf yet, as Mulvaney did on camera.

[question everything]

13. About time. But he still holds some other "acting' positions, right?

[BumRushDaShow]

15. He was Director of OMB

and there is an Acting in there at the moment, so who knows what will happen? At some point, a new OMB person needs to be confirmed by the Senate I expect, since there was no suggestion that he would be returning to that position.

[UpInArms]

14. And poor little Mickey

With two ... count them ... two ... titles

Thinking he was so indispensable... has been thrown to the curb

[mahina]

16. How can the editors of the NYT use the word 'conservative'

When describing these people? The last thing they are is conservative.

Was Genghis Kan a conservative?

[BlueIdaho]

17. Mick being shipped off to Northern Ireland...

Not exactly a dream posting...

[at140]

26. He can kiss the Blarney stone there.

[KWR65]

19. Any one that works for Trump is a fool. He is going to be fired & ruined within 6 months.

[mtngirl47]

21. I say good riddance to Mark Meadows

Don't let the door hit you in the ass as you leave Western NC--you weren't from around here anyway!

Funny for you...this stupid job you just took will only last about 10 months---you just jumped on a sinking ship! But chin up, maybe Trump will give you a job at Trump University or Trump Steaks or Trump Vodka after he leaves the White House!

Good news---We've got an excellent Democratic candidate--Moe Davis (retired Air Force Lawyer) who has a real chance since the redistricting. Not to mention the Republicans have a run-off after the primary.

[yardwork]

38. If it sinks Meadows' career that's a good result for NC.

[NBachers]

22. Great- Now he can do a million-dollar Sondland renovation of the Northern Ireland envoy's mansion.

After all, a guy's gotta have standards befitting his position in life, you know?

[still_one]

24. Mark Meadows is a f**king racist asshole

[GusBob]

39. He's a fucking creationist

Believes the Earth is 6000 years old and evolution is a hoax

Just what this country needs right now an anti science guy

[PJMcK]

25. The chaos continues

Trump has no idea what he's doing.

We're fucked as a country if Trump is re-elected.

[at140]

27. There is zero chance he gets re-elected

after 4 years every one know the @realdonaldtrump.

[Canoe52]

29. Mark Meadows, scraping the bottom of the barrel there!

[Recursion]

30. So what happens to OMB now? (nt)

[BumRushDaShow]

31. There's an Acting in there since Mulvaney became "Acting CoS"

and I guess the Acting will continue in the role, although any replacement will need Senate confirmation.

[Recursion]

32. Is it weird that I miss competent evil? (nt)

[BumRushDaShow]

33. LOL

It just underscores how far this country has fallen.

[brooklynite]

34. Mulvaney was the epitome of a suck-up; what went wrong?

[BumRushDaShow]

35. This--