Readers of the Washington Post may remember that throughout Trump’s first term, the Post ran a steady stream of stories about chaos and alleged scandals at the White House and in his administration.
Great, but I fear Trump will always be Trump. The ship he runs will never be tight; it will always leak. Maybe he welcomes it. FDR allegedly welcomed warring factions in his administration so his power wouldn't be diluted by unified advisors. I doubt Trump is that subtle. He is likely to have the factions and the leaks because of who he is, not because he wants to pit factions within his administration against each other as a matter of policy. The consequences of that will play out over time. Jim Dueholm
FDR was a very skillful political operator and was able to control the tension in his administration by playing one faction against the other. Others have failed horribly at this and that includes among others Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Trump is most certainly not going to be able to synthesize feeding factions. I hope his chief of staff can gain and keep control.
Great. So we're right back where we started. Did the Biden administration even happen? Is this one of those movies where you wake up and find it's all a dream?
Great, but I fear Trump will always be Trump. The ship he runs will never be tight; it will always leak. Maybe he welcomes it. FDR allegedly welcomed warring factions in his administration so his power wouldn't be diluted by unified advisors. I doubt Trump is that subtle. He is likely to have the factions and the leaks because of who he is, not because he wants to pit factions within his administration against each other as a matter of policy. The consequences of that will play out over time. Jim Dueholm
FDR was a very skillful political operator and was able to control the tension in his administration by playing one faction against the other. Others have failed horribly at this and that includes among others Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Trump is most certainly not going to be able to synthesize feeding factions. I hope his chief of staff can gain and keep control.
As Trump inevitably declines over the next four years my biggest fear is that his idiot son is going to gain control of the agenda.
Great. So we're right back where we started. Did the Biden administration even happen? Is this one of those movies where you wake up and find it's all a dream?