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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumInside the Failing Mission to Save Donald Trump From Himself
The New York TimesDonald J. Trump was in a state of shock: He had just fired his campaign manager and was watching the man discuss his dismissal at length on CNN. The rattled candidates advisers and family seized the moment for an intervention.
Joined by his daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, a cluster of Mr. Trumps confidants pleaded with him to make that day June 20 a turning point.
He would have to stick to a teleprompter and end his freestyle digressions and insults, like his repeated attacks on a Hispanic federal judge. Paul Manafort, Mr. Trumps campaign chairman, and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey argued that Mr. Trump had an effective message, if only he would deliver it. For now, the campaigns polling showed, too many voters described him in two words: unqualified and racist.
Mr. Trump bowed to his teams entreaties, according to four people with detailed knowledge of the meeting, who described it on the condition of anonymity. It was time, he agreed, to get on track.
Nearly two months later, the effort to save Mr. Trump from himself has plainly failed. He has repeatedly signaled to his advisers and allies his willingness to change and adapt, but has grown only more volatile and prone to provocation since then, clashing with a Gold Star family, making comments that have been seen as inciting violence and linking his political opponents to terrorism.
Joined by his daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, a cluster of Mr. Trumps confidants pleaded with him to make that day June 20 a turning point.
He would have to stick to a teleprompter and end his freestyle digressions and insults, like his repeated attacks on a Hispanic federal judge. Paul Manafort, Mr. Trumps campaign chairman, and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey argued that Mr. Trump had an effective message, if only he would deliver it. For now, the campaigns polling showed, too many voters described him in two words: unqualified and racist.
Mr. Trump bowed to his teams entreaties, according to four people with detailed knowledge of the meeting, who described it on the condition of anonymity. It was time, he agreed, to get on track.
Nearly two months later, the effort to save Mr. Trump from himself has plainly failed. He has repeatedly signaled to his advisers and allies his willingness to change and adapt, but has grown only more volatile and prone to provocation since then, clashing with a Gold Star family, making comments that have been seen as inciting violence and linking his political opponents to terrorism.
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Inside the Failing Mission to Save Donald Trump From Himself (Original Post)
brooklynite
Aug 2016
OP
Useless efforts, he can't save him from himself. A lifetime of his actions without
Thinkingabout
Aug 2016
#1
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)1. Useless efforts, he can't save him from himself. A lifetime of his actions without
Correcting his methods of mental abuse of others results in Trump being Trump.
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)4. Exactly Right!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)2. Trump is already having a twitter fit over this
Donald J. Trump Verified account
?@realDonaldTrump
The failing @nytimes has become a newspaper of fiction. Their stories about me always quote non-existent unnamed sources. Very dishonest!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/764529295901528064?lang=en
?@realDonaldTrump
The failing @nytimes has become a newspaper of fiction. Their stories about me always quote non-existent unnamed sources. Very dishonest!
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/764529295901528064?lang=en
CNN media critic Brian Selter pointed out that the story used 20 sources. And having worked for the NYT, he said, he knows that they do not allow use of anonymous sources unless the reporter has identified the sources to the editors.
OnDoutside
(19,970 posts)3. Sad!
caquillo
(521 posts)5. That's just Trump trying to delegitimize the press...
... so that when they call the election for Hillary, his supporters won't believe it.