Trump Fears His Jilted Ex-Advisers Will Come Back to Haunt Him

[babylonsister]

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Trump Fears His Jilted Ex-Advisers Will Come Back to Haunt Him
A number of top Trump officials have become critics in exile. That could pose a major problem in the re-election campaign.
Sam Stein, Asawin Suebsaeng
01.02.19 9:29 AM ET

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As the 2020 campaign rapidly approaches, Trump is surrounded by ex-officials and former friends eager, willing, or motivated to air dirty laundry. The list includes jilted advisers, former senior officials, ex-Cabinet members, once-loyal lawyers, and chiefs of staff. Some have already spoken out against the president, others have signaled their plans to do so, and even more are regarded as potential trouble down the road.

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But privately there is a healthy degree of consternation within the ranks. A source close to Trump says that he becomes noticeably “terrified” and irate whenever he hears of a negative book on him about to drop, whether authored by a former associate or an established journalist. The president often obsesses over the media coverage of these published works, and directs his lieutenants to wage war on the writers and the credibility of the work itself.

White House spokespeople did not comment on the record for this story. But with 2020 looming, it’s not just books that Team Trump has to worry about. Two of Trump’s political advisers say they view the growing list of allies-turned-foes as a political liability, and predict some will be “seeking revenge” against Trump come campaign season.

Already, the list is quite vast.

Former FBI Director James Comey has described Trump as amoral and a threat to the rule of law. Former top economic adviser Gary Cohn was widely regarded as a key source of highly unflattering information for Bob Woodward’s book Fear, which portrayed the president as a dunce on economic and world affairs. Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster has a book coming out in 2020, after leaving the administration on acrimonious terms. Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin described Trump administration chaos and efforts by the White House to privatize VA hospitals. Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former Trump friend who also worked as a senior official in his administration, secretly recorded audio of the president, wrote a highly unflattering book, Unhinged, and has since waged a public campaign against Trump, labeling him a mentally unstable racist who is unfit for office. Trump’s one-time lawyer, Michael Cohen, is cooperating with federal officials looking into Trump’s business dealings and campaign conduct and has called Trump untrustworthy, unethical, and a race-baiting crank. Trump’s former secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, recently revealed that he had to stop the president from breaking the law. In his resignation letter, Defense Secretary James Mattis made it clear he had sharp disagreements with Trump’s worldview, including his policy in Syria. And over the weekend, it was conspicuously reported that departing Chief of Staff John Kelly did not think Trump was capable of handling the job.

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[underpants]

1. It doesn't cost anything to be nice to people

He learned exactly the opposite from his father.

[babylonsister]

4. Yep, luckily I've never

met anyone so lacking in humor, compassion, empathy, ad nauseum, thank god. He has no good human traits that we can see. None!

[trueblue2007]

2. I hope all his EX - ADVISORS nail him to ...... THE WALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jarqui]

3. I don't see Trump running again

It's just taking a while for the stupid oaf to catch on.

When the time is right, McConnell et al will cut his political throat ... if he survives Mueller that long.

The GOP know they can get a much cleaner slate if they dump Trump. I think they've known since he was stealing the 2016 election. He's a 'hold-their-nose' President of convenience for them. When he gets too politically inconvenient, they will replace him.