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I do not feel sorry for him. I pity him.
He is vulnerable: Trump feels angry, unprotected amid mounting crises
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/he-is-vulnerable-trump-feels-angry-unprotected-amid-mounting-crises/2018/09/19/e33ca996-bc26-11e8-b7d2-0773aa1e33da_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.57008b2bbe43
President Trump listens to Polish President Andrzej Duda speak during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 18, 2018. (Calla Kessler/The Washington Post)
September 19 at 6:33 PM
President Trumps declaration that I dont have an attorney general was not merely the cry of an executive feeling betrayed by a subordinate.
It was also a raw expression of vulnerability and anger from a president who associates say increasingly believes he is unprotected with the Russia investigation steamrolling ahead, anonymous administration officials seeking to undermine him and a referendum looming in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, the results of which could potentially lead to impeachment proceedings.
I dont have an attorney general, Trump said. Its very sad.
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Behind the scenes, however, Trump is confronting broadsides from every direction legal, political and personal.
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Some of Trumps allies believe he has legitimate cause for worry.
The president should feel vulnerable because he is vulnerable to those that fight him daily on implementing his agenda, Stephen K. Bannon, a former chief White House strategist, wrote in a text message.
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Asked if he was worried about Manaforts cooperation agreement, Trump told reporters Wednesday: No, Im not .?.?. I believe that he will tell the truth. And if he tells the truth, no problem.
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Nonetheless, Trumps screed against Sessions underscored the presidents sense of anger and what he considers to be a betrayal by his attorney general, who, despite executing much of the presidents hard-line, law-and-order agenda, has never been able to recover from what Trump views as an unforgivable sin: his recusal from the Russia investigation for a conflict of interest, which ultimately led to Muellers appointment.
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The presidents attack on Sessions raised concern in the law enforcement community and also prompted reactions ranging from exasperation to outright dismay among Trumps allies.
Trump doesnt just blur the lines, he flat out tries to eradicate those lines, said Joyce Vance, a former U.S. attorney in Alabama nominated by President Barack Obama. He wants a consigliere, not an attorney general. On the one hand, its a pitiful thing to watch, but its also deadly serious, because the attorney general does not protect the president. The attorney general protects the American people. And the fact that we have a president who doesnt understand that is alarming.
A former White House official was similarly disturbed. It is a complete disgrace the way that Trump is acting like a schoolyard bully against Sessions, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to share a critical opinion. I understand his frustration. I understand why he feels the way that he does. But what a child. What an absolute baby. Hes disgracing himself...............................
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Oh I mean hahahaaaaahahaaa
FUCK YEAH
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)wants to be seen as the one being picked on.
It's a ploy. Pure bullshit. He wants his supporters to be angry at Sessions along with him.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)so miserable.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)meadowlander
(4,402 posts)Of the number of times people have explained to him that the attorney general isnt actually his attorney.
Has to be pushing four digits at this point. And yet his base will continue to support this cretin.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)All of his crises are of his own making. He is digging his own grave.
marble falls
(57,204 posts)MotorCityMan
(1,203 posts)May he feel that as soon as possible... Can't burst his "Trump is a god" bubble soon enough.
JI7
(89,264 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)dhill926
(16,355 posts)Eko
(7,351 posts)I pity what he is doing to people all over the world. None for him at all.
Cha
(297,655 posts)brought to the parents and the babies and kids he's torn from their arms for a start.
Eko
(7,351 posts)But in this case I'd stand there and watch it.
Cha
(297,655 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)That'll really suck for him.
Cha
(297,655 posts)hell.
He's trying to destroy America including Canada and the Planet.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It's what you've done all your life whenever the going got tough, Donald. Quit.
ellie
(6,929 posts)I can't stand this shitheel and the rest of the repukes.