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Prairie Gates

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7. Who can trust anything Access Journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman report?

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Fri Mar 7, 2025, 08:15 PM

Mar 2025

They are handfed stories by the Trumpies and MAGA Chief of Staff that provides a preferred narrative.

In this case, they use the gossipy device of the supposed "fight" between Rubio and Musk to make the whole DOGE and reorganization activities seem above-board. What we take from it in the usual toadyesque Swan-Haberman way is that the people in charge are IN FACT very serious about efficiency and limited government, very serious indeed.

This story also has the "benefit" for Trump of making him seem to be in charge and handling his quarrelsome "children." Daddy Trump, a Swan-Haberman special.

This is a garbage story fed to two garbage fake journalists by the White House Chief of Staff.

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Maggie Haberman spills the tea: Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk [View all] CatWoman Mar 2025 OP

My guess: the felon couldn't follow what was going on. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #1

Thinks he's filming another season of The Apprentice. tanyev Mar 2025 #12

Loadin' the diapee... rubbersole Mar 2025 #15

More eating their own..... Lovie777 Mar 2025 #2

ew food poisoning et tu Mar 2025 #18

All these creeps deserve what's going on Hassler Mar 2025 #3

So Marco's been in the dumper for weeks. Wondered why he looked so sullen allegorical oracle Mar 2025 #9

Smells like bullshit Bok_Tukalo Mar 2025 #4

This comes straight from the White House Chief of Staff Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #8

+1 leftstreet Mar 2025 #14

"Weak" and "Mewling" are what Lil' Marco named his... rubbersole Mar 2025 #19

sometimes a rose is just a rose CatWoman Mar 2025 #24

It's like a fight to the death to see how unlikeable senseandsensibility Mar 2025 #5

Poor little Marco. He thought Secretary of State would be fun. Looks to me like nobody in this administration is having Walleye Mar 2025 #6

Who can trust anything Access Journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman report? Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #7

I wouldn't believe Maggie Haberman Johnny2X2X Mar 2025 #10

classic bully strategy, surround your self with worms nt msongs Mar 2025 #11

Thank you for this. Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #13

true or not, i hope they all kill each other. they should get started on that right away. nt orleans Mar 2025 #16

Why don't they bring all their guns and knives and have a fight to the death for each one of them? NBachers Mar 2025 #17

Hunger Games - Spacey X edition. rubbersole Mar 2025 #20

This sums it up... djacq Mar 2025 #21

Haberman is Trump's unofficial PR flack LilyBelle Mar 2025 #22

What a fucking mess of morons. spanone Mar 2025 #23