If Trump wanted to get rid of Sessions, surely NOW is the time ?

[OnDoutside]

Trump has, up to now, held back from sacking Sessions for fear of Congressional Republicans, but the pushback from Sessions over what he's doing to those kids, may provide Trump with the cover he's looking for. Trump, as he does, could paint a picture that this was all little Jeff's work and he is personally sickened by it, so much so that he had no other choice but to sack him. That opens up the spot for AG Pruitt.

[Achilleaze]

1. #SackingSessions

Who knows what fate awaits the KGOP republican Perjurer General?

[OnDoutside]

2. Well he'd want to tread fairly lightly. The bigger splash he makes,the easier it will be to sack him

[Orsino]

3. Was this a plan?

Set up Sessions as the face of worst PR debacle of the Administration?

[OnDoutside]

4. I don't want to give them credit for something that devious, but I think it certainly provides Trump

with the opportunity to do it.

[Orsino]

6. He's been out there blaming Nancy Pelosi, but he could certainly flip-flop. n/t

[Demsrule86]

5. Trump started the policy so no he can't fire Session for that.

[OnDoutside]

7. The same Trump who is currently blaming the Democrats for the policy ???? Anything is possible !

[wishstar]

8. No since the rightwing base is OK with Sessions' cruel policies

Trump & Co. strategy in this whole debacle is very simple- they know it keeps most of their racist anti-immigrant base happy but to insure they don't lose any of his core supporters, Trump thinks blaming Democrats placates his supporters who don't like the policy.

He knows his base is a combination of racist, anti-immigrant and/or stupid people who are easily duped.

[OnDoutside]

9. That's as of now, but once it blows up in his face, he has a track record of dumping the blame on

others and running. He could say white is black and those fools will believe him. They not going to vary from him now, and photos of crying kids is not a winning strategy.

[MiniMe]

10. But then he would have to admit that he lied when he said it was the Democrats fault

[OnDoutside]

11. Where have you been for the last 2 years ??? ;) Trump doesn't, and doesn't have to, admit anything.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Why would he? Sessions is a resounding success story...

He's destroyed as much of the government as anybody else besides Pruitt.

Pay no attention to what he says. He's fucking thrilled with Sessions' job performance. And his base loves the shit out of Sessions. Why wouldn't they? Sessions is "just a good ole boy" doing Gawd's work.

[OnDoutside]

13. There's a very simple answer to that. If he sacks Sessions and selects Pruitt, or some other loon

like Miller for example, then they wouldn't be recused from the Russia investigation and could set about dismantling/starving the Mueller investigation. People keep on forgetting that his No 1 goal is himself. No 2 is anything else that helps No 1. As much as he's happy for Sessions to inflict misery on the immigrants, if the ratings start going down because of this, he'll happily blame anyone else, including Beauregard.

[Wounded Bear]

14. I suspect Pruitt would not survive another Senate confirmation hearing...

Finding Sessions' replacement would not be that easy.

[OnDoutside]

15. I think we've been considerably surprised who Republicans will vote through.