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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRuh roh, Reince Priebus lied to the orange one to get him to cancel NYT meeting
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/business/media/donald-trump-new-york-times.html(snip)
Three people with knowledge of Mr. Trumps initial decision to cancel the meeting said that Reince Priebus, the incoming White House chief of staff, had been among those urging the president-elect to cancel it, because he would face questions he might not be prepared to answer. It was Mr. Priebus who relayed to Mr. Trump, erroneously, that The Times had changed the conditions of the meeting, believing it would result in a cancellation, these people said.
A spokesman for Mr. Trump declined to comment on Mr. Priebuss role.
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Reince can manipulate the Dictator?
global1
(25,253 posts)blame any negative effects on Trump. They are going to be playing him as a sucker.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)ANYONE who knows how to flatter, and gets close enough to be heard can manipulate this tabula rasa . . .
Siwsan
(26,271 posts)He doesn't have a clue about what to do or how to do it. He's not even in office yet, and he is already FUBAR.
Solly Mack
(90,773 posts)Or is the whole story just bullshit so others can take the blame for Trump's refusal?
WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)Nevernose
(13,081 posts)Enough to know that he's been lied to. Of course, that might make him feel weak, so he'll just pretend like he wasn't lied to. The good news about Trump being batshit crazy is that at this point he's becoming very predictable.
nolabels
(13,133 posts)for legitimacy that has left them all. Secondly, NYT giving coverage about how they might not be getting a piece of the pie only proves the fact there is no bar too low.
rurallib
(62,426 posts)But what can you expect from Repubs? Cover your own ass first!
bigtree
(85,998 posts)...instead of receiving them at his mansion.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Wow. No wonder Donald drags his kids everywhere. How can he trust any of these sharks around him? His whole campaign has been a series of bolstered clusterfucks. And yet, here we are...
One thing is clear...it is going to suck the next 4 years for Donald too.