President Trumps first 100 days;

stumbler · Jun 13, 2017

This was both the strangest and most pathetic thing I think I have ever seen in US politics. It actually looked more like something straight out of North Korea where government officials praise Kim Jong Un so he doesn't have them taken out and shot with artillery guns.

Trump’s Cabinet, With a Prod, Extols the ‘Blessing’ of Serving Him

WASHINGTON — One by one, they praised President Trump, taking turns complimenting his integrity, his message, his strength, his policies. Their leader sat smiling, nodding his approval.

“The greatest privilege of my life is to serve as vice president to the president who’s keeping his word to the American people,” Mike Pence said, starting things off.

“I am privileged to be here — deeply honored — and I want to thank you for your commitment to the American workers,” said Alexander Acosta, the secretary of labor.

Sonny Perdue, the agriculture secretary, had just returned from Mississippi and had a message to deliver. “They love you there,” he offered, grinning across the antique table at Mr. Trump.

Reince Priebus, the chief of staff whose job insecurity has been the subject of endless speculation, outdid them all, telling the president — and the assembled news cameras — “We thank you for the opportunity and the blessing to serve your agenda.”

So it went on Monday in the Cabinet Room of the White House, as Mr. Trump transformed a routine meeting of senior members of his government into a mood-boosting, ego-stroking display of support for himself and his agenda. While the president never explicitly asked to be praised, Mr. Pence set the worshipful tone, and Mr. Trump made it clear he liked what he heard.

“Thank you, Mick,” he told Mick Mulvaney, his budget director. “Good job,” he told Scott Pruitt, his E.P.A. chief. “Very good, Daniel,” he said to Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence.

The commander in chief, who has been known for decades as a fan of flattery and who speaks of himself in superlatives, even indulged in a bit of self-congratulation. He declared himself one of the most productive presidents in American history — perhaps Franklin D. Roosevelt could come close, he conceded — and proclaimed that he had led a “record-setting pace” of accomplishment.

Never mind that Mr. Trump has yet to sign any major legislation, or that his White House has been buffeted by legal and ethical questions surrounding the investigation into his campaign’s possible links to Russia and his firing of the F.B.I. director who had been leading that inquiry.

The highly unusual spectacle before the cabinet meeting got down to business and the TV cameras were banished seemed designed to deflect attention from the president’s faltering agenda and the accusations leveled against him last week by the fired F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, which are threatening to further overshadow his agenda and haunt his presidency.

Days before, Mr. Comey had charged that Mr. Trump had lied about his firing and inappropriately sought to influence the Russia investigation. On Monday, the president said the country was “seeing amazing results” from his leadership.

“I will say that never has there been a president, with few exceptions — in the case of F.D.R. he had a major Depression to handle — who’s passed more legislation, who’s done more things than what we’ve done,” Mr. Trump said. “We’ve been about as active as you can possibly be, and at a just about record-setting pace.”

The tableau in the Cabinet Room drew instant derision from critics. And within hours, Democrats had pounced.

“GREAT meeting today with the best staff in the history of the world!!!” Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, said in a post on Twitter.

In a video posted with the tweet, Mr. Schumer sat at a table with young staff members who, at his prompting, praised his performance on Sunday talk shows and the appearance of his hair. One repeated Mr. Priebus’s quotation word for word, prompting the senator and his aides to erupt into laughter.

Mr. Trump has been struggling with his legislative agenda. His effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act passed the House on a second try, but senators are toiling to put together their own version. And his administration is months away from unveiling either a major tax cut package or the sweeping infrastructure plan he has promised.

The endorsements from the administration’s highest officials may have served as a comforting counterpoint to Mr. Trump’s sinking poll numbers. Fifty-nine percent disapprove of the job he is doing as president, according to a June 11 Gallup tracking survey, with only 36 percent approving.

After his upbeat introductory remarks on Monday, the president went around the table asking for a statement from each cabinet member. One by one, they said their names and — as if working to outdo one another — paid homage to Mr. Trump, describing how honored they were to serve in his administration.

“Thank you for the opportunity to serve at S.B.A.,” said Linda McMahon, the administrator of the Small Business Administration, trumpeting “a new optimism” for small businesses.

Ben Carson, the housing secretary, called it “a great honor” to work for Mr. Trump, while Mr. Perdue offered congratulations for “the men and women you have gathered around this table.”

Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, told Mr. Trump, “It was a great honor traveling with you around the country for the last year, and an even greater honor to be here serving on your cabinet.”

A few cabinet members diverged from the apparent script. Jim Mattis, the secretary of defense — whose reputation for independence has been a comfort to Mr. Trump’s critics — refrained from personally praising the president, instead aiming his comments at American troops fighting and dying for their country.

“Mr. President, it’s an honor to represent the men and women of the Department of Defense, and we are grateful for the sacrifices our people are making in order to strengthen our military so our diplomats always negotiate from a position of strength,” Mr. Mattis said as Mr. Trump sat, stern-faced.

But the meeting still struck White House officials of past administrations as odd.

“I ran 16 Cabinet meetings during Obama’s 1st term,” Chris Lu, former President Barack Obama’s cabinet secretary, wrote on Twitter. “Our Cabinet was never told to sing Obama’s praises. He wanted candid advice not adulation.”

The show of support for the president was in keeping with an intense effort by the White House to boost Mr. Trump’s mood and change the subject from Mr. Comey’s damaging testimony last week.

In a television interview on Monday morning, the president’s daughter Ivanka Trump said her father “felt vindicated” and was eager to move on and talk about the rest of his agenda. Appearing on “Fox & Friends,” she said that “he feels incredibly optimistic.”

Reporters who witnessed the cabinet meeting’s prelude tried in vain to ask the president about his comments about Mr. Comey — specifically, whether he has tapes of their conversations, as he has hinted.

But Mr. Trump was in no mood to allow such questions to rain on his parade, and he dismissed the news media with a curt “thank you.”

“Finally held our first full @Cabinet meeting today,” he tweeted later, along with a video of the meeting-turned-pep rally. “With this great team, we can restore American prosperity and bring real change to D.C.”
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Jdbfromnj · Jun 13, 2017

You guys know that we are past the first 100 days, right? Maybe it's time to move on? Just sayin'.

Distant Lover · Jun 13, 2017

stumbler said: ↑

This was both the strangest and most pathetic thing I think I have ever seen in US politics. It actually looked more like something straight out of North Korea where government officials praise Kim Jong Un so he doesn't have them taken out and shot with artillery guns.

Trump’s Cabinet, With a Prod, Extols the ‘Blessing’ of Serving Him
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That is hilarious. I look forward to some of them leaking to the press how they were forced to make those statements, and hated doing it.

Jdbfromnj · Jun 13, 2017

None of them were forced to say anything. I didn't see any of the secret service holding a gun to anyone's head before they spoke. I personally tweet the POTUS every morning to let him know that the MSM does not speak for all of us.

Distant Lover · Jun 13, 2017

The Prince
by Nicolo Machiavelli
CHAPTER XXIII
How Flatterers Should Be Avoided

“There is no other way of guarding oneself from flatterers except by letting men understand that you will not be offended if they tell you the truth."

Distant Lover · Jun 13, 2017

Jdbfromnj said: ↑

None of them were forced to say anything. I didn't see any of the secret service holding a gun to anyone's head before they spoke. I personally tweet the POTUS every morning to let him know that the MSM does not speak for all of us.
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Their lives were not in jeopardy. Their jobs were. Trump became famous for saying, "You're fired."

Jdbfromnj · Jun 13, 2017

If they do not do their job, then they should be fired.

Distant Lover · Jun 13, 2017

Jdbfromnj said: ↑

If they do not do their job, then they should be fired.
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What if they tell the Vagina Grabber truths he does not want to hear?

Jdbfromnj · Jun 13, 2017

Well, I look at it this way. I work in a corporate environment. What would happen if I walked into the CEO's office and told him that he was an asshole? Do you think that I would be returning tomorrow?

Distant Lover · Jun 13, 2017

Jdbfromnj said: ↑

Well, I look at it this way. I work in a corporate environment. What would happen if I walked into the CEO's office and told him that he was an asshole? Do you think that I would be returning tomorrow?
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A corporation can be destroyed by a single bad management decision. So can a department within a corporation.

If you believed that the CEO of your corporation was making such a decision, and if you could present a fact based and logical explanation for your belief, he should listen to you.

He should not necessarily agree with you. He should have the self confidence to listen to you. He should have the intelligence and the knowledge to evaluate what you say.

If your CEO refuses to listen to you, and surrounds himself with sycophants who were promoted to their well paying positions by telling him how wonderful he is and how wonderful he is doing, it would probably be a good idea to look for another job.

This is not only true for your CEO, but for your immediate supervisor, and for anyone else who is above you in the job hierarchy.

Of course in a situation like this you had better know what you are talking about. In addition, you should have already established yourself as a competent employee.

What matters is that a boss who surrounds himself with flatterers endangers his career and yours.

Jdbfromnj · Jun 13, 2017

Agreed. The CEO is responsible to the shareholders for the performance of the corporation and ROI. Under the CEO would be his VP's who are accountable to the CEO for the performance of their divisions. I would hope that the CEO would welcome the feedback of his team as they are working towards a common goal.

I believe that the praise of POTUS by his cabinet was in response to the harsh criticism of his critics as a show of solidarity to his administration.

Distant Lover · Jun 13, 2017

Jdbfromnj said: ↑

I believe that the praise of POTUS by his cabinet was in response to the harsh criticism of his critics as a show of solidarity to his administration.
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I believe the praise of Trump was in response to Trump saying that he would welcome such praise.

Distant Lover · Jun 13, 2017

Jdbfromnj said: ↑

The CEO is responsible to the shareholders for the performance of the corporation
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What about the CEO's responsibility to the employees and customers of his corporation?

Jdbfromnj · Jun 13, 2017

The CEO would need to adhere to the same code of conduct as his employees are. As long as he doesn't violate them, the employees only option would be to resign. I've been employed by companies where my boss and I did not get along. As no rules were broken, I resigned. The CEO would be accountable to the shareholders for profit, so it would be in the CEO to make sure his customers were happy as they drive profit.

Distant Lover · Jun 13, 2017

ace's n 8's said: ↑

There isn't an ounce of evidence that Trumps subordiantes [sic] are doing any leaking, however there is evidence that those that do not support the president have done some leaking.

In short...you're talking put your ass again.
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FOX Business Published May 19, 2017

Former George W. Bush Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove said on Friday the White House leaks are originating from career government officials and the lack of consequences is damaging to President Trump...

Rove said outside of the intelligence community, White House staffers are the principal source of the leaks against the Trump administration.

msman · Jun 13, 2017

Dog, I will agree 100%.
Obama holdovers would be another name they go by.
If Trump would have fired every Obama backer the day he came into office we would have seen much less leaking.

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BrigittesCDslut · Jun 13, 2017

It's jackshit to do with Trump.

Quantitative Easing is boosting the economy artificially.

The Fed is giving away billions and billions to the Banks.

Once the Bubble pop, GAME OVER.

A Spanish Bank is crashing now.

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