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18th August 2017, 11:03 AM | #161 |
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18th August 2017, 11:12 AM | #162 |
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I was certain that Bannon would be one of the last to go.
But now it's obvious that Kelly will be next. |
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18th August 2017, 11:29 AM | #163 |
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Yeah. Resigning, not firing. He won't put up with another off-script rant like we got this week.
When is congress going to be back in session? Increased calls to impeach Trump is the next big drama piece I'd predict. Will it be soon, or are we going to have some filler episodes first? |
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18th August 2017, 12:17 PM | #165 |
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I was certain Bannon would one of the last rats to abandon ship. Rumor has it he is heading back to brietbart and declaring war on the new "democrat" White House.
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18th August 2017, 12:18 PM | #166 |
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Only partly in jest ... I wonder if someone could get into the White House by going up to the gate and saying, "Hi there. I'm the new Secretary of <mumble mumble>. Donald wants to see me ASAP." As fast as things are changing and as obscure as some of the players are becoming it might sound plausible enough to work. |
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18th August 2017, 12:34 PM | #167 |
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18th August 2017, 12:58 PM | #168 |
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18th August 2017, 03:52 PM | #169 |
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18th August 2017, 05:06 PM | #170 |
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I'm changing my next guess to Gorka
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18th August 2017, 05:15 PM | #171 |
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Originally Posted by sir drinks-a-lot
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18th August 2017, 05:16 PM | #172 |
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I'm going to guess he turns to all out war with the GOP and fires Sessions in a redux of the Saturday Night Massacre.
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18th August 2017, 05:26 PM | #173 |
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Could be!
If it is true that the departure of Bannon was amiable and a move to free him to play attack dog on the outside, then the plan probably includes strengthening the position of the other dogs, Miller and Gorka, to the detriment of the "establishment". Sessions, McMaster. BUT: Would Kelly be in on such a scheme, and go along? |
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18th August 2017, 06:23 PM | #174 |
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18th August 2017, 06:59 PM | #175 |
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CNN's Jim Acosta is reporting that Gorka is on thin ice.
https://mobile.twitter.com/oliverdar...87491036893186 Presumably Mango Mussolini has gotten tired of being asked, "What does he do here?" |
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18th August 2017, 09:10 PM | #178 |
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Bannon and Trump were about the only supporters Gorka had. Even the other Bannonites in the White House thought he was an idiot. Rumor has it they tried to get his kicked upstairs to another agency within the State or Defense Department,where he would do less harm, but no other agency wanted him. Apparrenlly every other Intelligence expert had nothing but contempt for him.
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18th August 2017, 10:25 PM | #179 |
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Because when things don't work out for Trump, he seeks the fault in the people around him. At the beginning the White House was a target-rich environment, but now there are only a few left, and many of them are family.
Kelly having gotten his way makes him a threat, not an asset in Trump's mind. |
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19th August 2017, 02:52 AM | #183 |
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I think Gorka will be out by the end of the weekend. What's left of the crew Flynn brought in at the NSC will follow shortly there after.
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19th August 2017, 08:07 PM | #191 |
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Moving my chips to Stephen Miller.
Don't think he has allies left. |
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19th August 2017, 08:24 PM | #192 |
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19th August 2017, 08:33 PM | #193 |
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Evasion noted.
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Gorka is the very heavy favorite for the next to go. Bannon was about the only supporter aside from Trump he had in the White House. Even the other members of the Nationalist wing thought he was an idiot.
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I'd've expected Miller or Gorka to be out by now. Moving my chips to Gary Cohn . . .
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DAMN IT ALL
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25th August 2017, 05:43 PM | #198 |
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2 for 2! (I changed my guess... does it stand? )
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Has anyone explained what, exactly, Gorka did in the White House beside TV hits? Was his role just to say stupid things that stroke President Goldfish's ego?
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