I think Brzezinski made a difference in "converting" or softening Scarborough.

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16. here's how it would go down:

donnie would throw his tantrum *before* the game, claiming it was gonna be rigged against him.

but in fact, his aides would have made bibi promise to lose as a condition of contest.

bibi would make several blunders but donnie of course would fail to see the winning moves.

finally, an aide would bring him a bottle of trump water and whisper in his ear the correct move.