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octoberlib

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Wed Nov 11, 2020, 10:07 AM Nov 2020

"This is unsustainable"- senior WH official [View all]


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Frustration is building within the White House at President Trump’s refusal to concede defeat. A senior White House officials tells
@PeterAlexander
, “This is unsustainable,” referring to Trump’s unwillingness to accept the election’s result.



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This official says the president will keep amplifying his unsubstantiated claims of fraud and says they “do not expect him to concede.” More likely, this top aide says, “He’ll say something like, ‘We can’t trust the results, but I’m not contesting them.’” - via
@PeterAlexander



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Reacting to the Biden senior counsel Bob Bauer’s comments that Trump’s longshot lawsuits are “theatrics,” this officials admitted, “It’s not wrong for the Biden team to call it theater.”

This official says many members of the White House staff are actively looking for new work.
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They all look more ridiculous every day. C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #1
Thinner? getagrip_already Nov 2020 #7
We'll soon see. You may be right. C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #21
What would they list on their resume????? DENVERPOPS Nov 2020 #16
Lickspittle extraordinaire C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #19
He'll say something like, 'We can't trust the results, but I'm not contesting them.'" patricia92243 Nov 2020 #2
and EVERY #MAGAt will say, "Look how gracious he's being! Why are Dems so mean?" Roland99 Nov 2020 #8
They should all walk out. marble falls Nov 2020 #3
Setting up the narrative for an eventual resignation, followed by bullwinkle428 Nov 2020 #4
It will not happen, but it sure would be nice if EVERY staff member would just Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #5
by staff I assume you mean.... getagrip_already Nov 2020 #11
Do we have ANY loud Democrats RussBLib Nov 2020 #6
They see him sitting in a puddle of his own ooky Nov 2020 #10
He will never admit he lost. honest.abe Nov 2020 #12
Michael Cohen suggested he'll likely go to Mar-a-tRumpo for Xmas and not return groundloop Nov 2020 #13
Maybe he will bump that up a holiday.. go for Thanksgiving and not come back. honest.abe Nov 2020 #14
"He will never return, and he will never return...and his fate will be unlearned...." Stuart G Nov 2020 #15
Get poor charlie off the MTA! skamaria Nov 2020 #18
LOL FormerOstrich Nov 2020 #20
I heard that too bdamomma Nov 2020 #29
Implying this was ever "sustainable" flibbitygiblets Nov 2020 #17
I'm not much of a weatherman bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #22
Tired of being told one set of "behind the scenes" stories from senior WH officials BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #23
My thought as well. n/t intheflow Nov 2020 #27
Theater? Or prelude? matt819 Nov 2020 #24
I'm going with prelude. intheflow Nov 2020 #28
Honestly... agtcovert Nov 2020 #25
Of course it's unsustainable. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #26
These fucking losers could put a stop to it. D23MIURG23 Nov 2020 #30
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