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In reply to the discussion: Trump Goes Into Hiding After Paul Manafort Flips [View all]eleny
(46,166 posts)He's probably the least culpable of the lot. Perhaps it's true that he's the dumbest of this gang of Stooges. Not to push the metaphors too far. But this executive branch reminds me of the Three Stooges more each day. Are you sure you can run a country? Why, soitenly!
As for Ivanka, Jared and Jr. I see Jared and Ivanka plotting for themselves. I'm sure Ivanka has already spoken to her mother and the long knives are out to save themselves. Jared is in so deep. And it seems to me that he can help Mueller expose more international criminality led by Putin and his oligarchs. I believe to my core that Jared and Ivanka will stuff pop under the bus to save themselves.
Don Jr. is on his own. He boxed himself in all by himself. Jared had the common sense to bail out of the 6/16 meeting while Jr. was all about it.
We'll see how it all shakes out. But there's one more movie metaphor that comes to mind. A 1984 Japanese movie called The Crazy Family. The story culminates with all the family members at war with each other inside the family home. Even grandpa skulks around in his old military uniform taking is granddaughter hostage. It's how I see the Trumps. Creeping around the White House and plotting how to save their individual skins.