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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInsiders: Donald Trumps crazy National Security Advisor Michael Flynn already self destructing
http://www.palmerreport.com/politics/michael-flynn-crazy-donald-trump-national-security-advisor/1290/If youve lost track of just who Michael T. Flynn is in the midst of the other higher profile extremists dominating the Donald Trump administration, hes the crazy former military guy who likes chanting Lock Her Up and was once disciplined because he leaked classified information and hes deeply tied to Russia. Hes since taken on the role of Trumps National Security Advisor. But just ten days into the administration, Trumps other top advisors are leaking that Flynn is already on the outs.
In a lengthy insider piece published by the New York Times this week which details just how much power Steve Bannon has assumed over the White House, the consistent focus of the piece is that Michael Flynn has quickly talked himself into being on the outs with Trump. The profile paints Flynn as being more or less unable to stop talking, to the point that his rambling answer during Trumps meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May left Trump embarrassed.
Trump also fired Flynns son for spreading the false information which led to a near-shooting at a Brooklyn pizzeria. And various members of Trumps brand new cabinet have grown so concerned with Flynns behavior that theyve called meetings just to discuss Flynns behavior. Meanwhile, Flynn has supposedly been complaining that he no longer gets one on one face time with Trump since the inauguration.
There are two equally important aspects of these revelations. One is that Donald Trump assembled a team largely consisting of corrupt, unqualified and unstable people because those were the only kind of people who wanted to be involved with his campaign to begin with and now that these bad actors have job responsibilities, theyre flailing.
The other key item of note here is that one or more individuals within Trumps team are so adamant about finishing off the already-wounded Flynn that theyve made a point of leaking all of these embarrassing details to the New York Times. By revealing that Flynn already has one foot out the door, theyre helping to finish him of all the more quickly. It paints a picture of the Trump administration already operating along the lines of a metaphorical Game of Thrones.
nycbos
(6,038 posts)underpants
(182,879 posts)From what I've read.
JustAnotherGen
(31,893 posts)What if Flynn is being bad mouthed by his 'team' - because he's the only one who understands that they have to rein it in?
atreides1
(16,093 posts)He's an arrogant, self serving, twat! The man loves to believe that he knows more then everyone else...while at DIA he kept trying to push analysts to come to his way of thinking, regardless of what the actual intel uncovered!!!
hlthe2b
(102,360 posts)it did give me pause to see that McCain (yeah, I know...) had pretty much called out all of Trump's inner circle, yet stiill praised Flynn.
Not sure what to make of that...
JustAnotherGen
(31,893 posts)Maybe he knows these guys are all going down and is trying to save his own neck?
Maybe he's the leaker on Trump's behavior?
vlyons
(10,252 posts)would be back-stabbing each other from the git-go?
frazzled
(18,402 posts)Mass firings or resignations happen (as has already begun). What kind of incompetent lunatics will be put in to replace them?
As long as they are "loyal" he won't care.
radical noodle
(8,013 posts)of Trump advisors.
malaise
(269,157 posts)One is that Donald Trump assembled a team largely consisting of corrupt, unqualified and unstable people because those were the only kind of people who wanted to be involved with his campaign to begin with and now that these bad actors have job responsibilities, theyre flailing.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)is missing and not firing on all cylinders, so I don't care about the flynn trumpster flailing...I worry more about the so called boy potus and the real power behind him...but I am hoping for an extreme meltdown of this whole administration of nazis and flynn gives me hope the insanity is contagious....or maybe it's the other way around?????? HMMMM........geez...I'm so confused...
Jim__
(14,083 posts)Why? Because Trump considered himself the king of the rambling answer?
unblock
(52,319 posts)maybe donnie didn't notice or care or won't do anything about it -- until he hears it on foxnews that flynn is embarrassing him.
2naSalit
(86,780 posts)One down...
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Pot, Kettle, etc.
Dump should be able to understand Flynn quite well:
"unable to stop talking" Check.
"rambling" Check.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Sad!
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)He is a key person, an alt-right activist, advises on how to implement the new duginist global order. He has close ties with Putin and likely his advisor, Surkov.
One of the key elements is for the government to declare Islam a political ideology. That means it will no longer have constitutional religous protections because it will no longer be considered a religion by the government. This is a necessary step to successfully implement muslim registry that is being activey developed by a company in Palo Alto.
Jim Crow on steroids is coming.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Each other's throats, I am game to donate for the purchase of really high quality shives.