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peggysue2

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11. Think the Trumpster Had Slim Pickings

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 01:15 PM

Dec 2017

I've read numerous accounts that the Trump Team was unable to attract the Best and the Brightest. The top dogs in the system simply did not want to work with or for this Administration.

That said, I think your estimation of Trump is probably correct--he would never allow his own people to upstage him. Early on it was reported that the Trumpeter found Nicki Haley attracting too much attention at the UN and deliberately reeled her in.

If nothing else, Trump is the original Drama Queen, demanding adulation, not brainpower.

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Based on Attorney Dowd, It Seems Like [View all] MineralMan Dec 2017 OP

Sadly for Trump, everyone he's hired is smarter than he is outside his family members. Johonny Dec 2017 #1

Kinda goes without saying. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #3

The corollary may be that many smart people do not apply to work for him n/t John1956PA Dec 2017 #2

I think they are spouting anything to keep him from firing Mueller until the rzemanfl Dec 2017 #4

It must be a very, very short swearing-in ceremony. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2017 #5

Trump always thinks he's the smartest person in the room. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #6

Trump has never been the smartest person in the room. dchill Dec 2017 #9

Compare to Mueller's team, trump's lawyers are lightweights Gothmog Dec 2017 #7

Dowd Wrote the tweet in the name of Trump and with Trumps permission uponit7771 Dec 2017 #8

My dog understands numbers up to about five. Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #10

Think the Trumpster Had Slim Pickings peggysue2 Dec 2017 #11

He tried to hire Slim Pickens, but discovered MineralMan Dec 2017 #12

LOL! peggysue2 Dec 2017 #13

And here is Slim in his most famous role: MineralMan Dec 2017 #14

Ty Cobb is a real peach too. JHan Dec 2017 #15

Depends on which Ty Cobb... MineralMan Dec 2017 #16

probably rolling in his grave. JHan Dec 2017 #17

No doubt. MineralMan Dec 2017 #18

Cause and effect... Takes someone dumber than Dolt45 to be willing to work for the asshole... Thor_MN Dec 2017 #19