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SEVERAL STORIES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, POLITICO, TALKED TO
DOZENS OF STAFFERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND IN THE ADMINISTRATION,
AND IT TURNS OUT, NOT GOOD NEWS.
DONALD TRUMP, A BIT OF A CHILD.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WARNED YOU ABOUT, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU
SPECIFICS.
THE NEW YORK TIMES EXPLAINS --
OH MY GOD.
OH, THE FATE OF THE FREE WORLD RIDES ON THIS
GUY.
I'VE BEEN THERE, BROTHER.
I WAS THERE IN THIRD GRADE.
I
REMEMBER IN LAW SCHOOL, JUST TRYING TO GET THE HELL OUT OF
THERE, I FILLED IT WITH GRAPHS AND MAPS, 25 PAGES, I HAD 10
PAGES OF MAPS AND GRAPHS.
BUT YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT, THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
EVEN THE THREE TO SIX PAGES OBAMA HAD, I
REMEMBER FUN OF THAT -- IF THEY CAN'T CONTAIN NORTH KOREA POLICY
TO SIX PAGES, LET'S GO SEVEN.
BUT THIS GUY IS DOWN TO ONE PAGE
WITH LOTS OF PICTURES.
A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAID --
OH MY GOD, WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
AND I'M JUST GETTING STARTED.
WE'RE GOING TO POLITICO.
GET A LOAD OF THIS OPENING SENTENCE --
OH, IS IT HARDER THAN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS?
OF COURSE IT'S
HARD!
YOU ARE THE LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
OH MY GOD, WHAT A CHILD, WHAT A CHILD.
AGAIN, THIS
IS ACCORDING TO NOT US, THEM.
INSIDERS.
HERE --
GUYS, THIS IS WHY I TOLD YOU DURING THE PRIMARIES WHEN HE
LOST IOWA AND HE SAID IT TURNS OUT THERE IS A THING CALLED A
GROUND GAME, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, YOU HAVE TO GET OUT THE VOTE,
HUH?
FORGET THAT HE LOST IOWA, FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE, EXCEPT
FOR JESUS, WHO GOES INTO A PRESIDENTIAL RACE, IT'S THE
FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT CONTEST, AND YOU DON'T KNOW YOU
HAVE TO GET OUT THE VOTE?
THAT'S A GUY WHO NEVER DOES HIS
HOMEWORK.
THAT'S A SPOILED BRAT.
NOW WHEN YOU HAVE THAT GUY
INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE AND HE'S LIKE, HUH, TURNS OUT THERE WILL
BE INFIGHTING AND SOMETIMES COURTS WON'T LET ME DO WHAT I
WANT, I DIDN'T KNOW I WASN'T KING.
HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
IT DOESN'T GET ANY
BETTER --
LET'S PAUSE THERE FOR A SECOND.
YOU GUYS HAVE ALL MET A
GUY LIKE THIS, WHO IS INSECURE AND IF HE GETS CAUGHT
FLAT-FOOTED, WHICH IN TRUMP'S CASE IS ALMOST ALWAYS -- I
DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ANYWAY, GET A LOAD OF TWO PANTS
OVER HERE, WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THAT -- ANYWAY, STEVE, GIVE HIM
THE ANSWER.
SO YES, STEVE BANNON IS THE PRESIDENT.
PAUL RYAN,
DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T EVEN LIKE HIM.
SUPPORTERS WERE TRYING TO
GET RYAN FIRED, BUT NOW THAT HE HIS PRESIDENT, HE DOESN'T WANT
TO BE PRESIDENT.
HE LIKES THE JOB IN THE TITLE, HE LIKES THE
OFFICE, BUT HE IS LIKE, OH, PRESIDENT-ING, THAT IS SO HARD.
PAUL, TAKE IT FROM HERE.
AND --
THEY ARE AFRAID TO TELL HIM STUFF BECAUSE THE CHILD ISN'T
GOING TO UNDERSTAND IT.
HE HAS THE NUCLEAR FOOTBALL.
HE HAS IT.
HE'S IN CHARGE OF THE MOST POWERFUL MILITARY EVER BUILT BY
MAN, AND HIS NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL THINKS YOU CAN'T TALK TO
JOFFREY BECAUSE HE'S AN IDIOT AND DOESN'T UNDERSTAND SIMPLE
STATEMENTS AND INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS AND POLICY ISSUES.
GOD
HELP US ALL.
SOME FOLKS ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DON'T
LIKE THAT HE HAS POLITICIZED THINGS, K.T.
MCFARLAND HAS COME
IN THERE AND DURING WHAT SHOULD BE APOLITICAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
NATIONAL SECURITY, TALKING ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO MAKE AMERICA
GREAT AGAIN -- THIS IS NOT THE CAMPAIGN, FOCUS ON THE ISSUES.
SOME PEOPLE IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AREN'T HAPPY
WITH TRUMP, KEEP IT REAL, THAT'S PART OF THIS PROCESS.
SOME HAVE
A VESTED INTEREST IN MAKING TRUMP LOOK BAD BECAUSE THEY
DON'T AGREE WITH HIM AND THINK HE IS A DANGER TO THE REPUBLIC.
THEY ARE LIKELY RIGHT BUT THE DETAILS ARE CONFIRMED BY DOZENS
OF PEOPLE.
LET'S GO TO ONE OF HIS FRIENDS.
HE HAS EVERY REASON
TO STICK UP FOR TRUMP, IT'S CHRISTOPHER RUDDY, HE'S BEEN ALL
OVER THE MEDIA, NEWSMAX CEO.
HE IS SUPER RIGHT WING, RUNS A
RIGHT WING WEBSITE, HE'S BEEN FRIENDS WITH TRUMP FOR A WHILE.
HE SAYS --
HE WENT IN KNOWING A DAMN THING.
OF COURSE RUNNING THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NEW TO HIM, IT'S NEW TO EVERYBODY.
THAT
IS WHY YOU STUDY AND GET READY.
HERE IS ONE OF HIS BEST FRIENDS
SAYING OF COURSE HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING.
HE'LL PICK IT UP, HE'S
ALREADY PRESIDENT, PROBABLY AT SOME POINT HE WILL PICK IT UP
BEFORE WE ALL DIE, BUT GOOD LUCK.
FAST LEARNER.
BESIDES
WHICH, HE LIKES MAPS.
MORE FROM POLITICO --
OH GOD, OH GOD.
THIS CHILD IS WALKING AROUND LIKE, THAT IS
SHINY, I LIKE THAT.
THEY EXPLAIN IN THE REST OF THE ARTICLE TOO
PAINFUL TO QUOTE, HOW HE BRINGS PEOPLE INTO THE OVAL OFFICE AND
SHOWS AROUND -- I KNOW EVERY PRESIDENT SHOWS OFF THE OVAL
OFFICE, BUT IN THE CONTEXT OF EVERYTHING ELSE, HE IS SHOWING
PEOPLE SHINY OBJECTS BECAUSE HE CAN'T FOCUS ON PAST ONE PAGE.
WE HAVE A REAL ISSUE IN AMERICA --
SPOILED BRAT BULLY.
HA HA, SEAH, THEY HAD A GIRL PLAY YOU.
SHINY OBJECT!
MAPS!
MOST POWERFUL MAN
ON EARTH.
AND --
PART OF THE REASON WHY HE IS NOW THINKING OF FIRING MIKE
FLYNN, FOR GOOD REASON, REINCE PRIEBUS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LIKE
THE WAY THINGS STARTED -- THAT'S YOU, KNUCKLEHEAD.
SEAN IS
BEING PLAYED BY A GIRL, THINKING OF FIRING HIM.
EVERYONE IS ON
EDGE AND THERE ARE POWER STRUGGLES.
THAT HAPPENS WHEN
THERE IS NO ONE IN CHARGE.
AN EFFECTIVE MANAGER WOULD SET THE
TONE AND BE CLEAR, SAY REINCE PRIEBUS IS MY CHIEF OF STAFF,
THINGS WILL FLOW THROUGH HIM, I WON'T UNDERMINE HIM THREE WEEKS
IN, I'LL LET HIM DO HIS JOB AND HERE IS THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND
HEAR HIS REPORT TO.
INSTEAD TRUMP IS LIKE, WHO WAS IN THE
ROOM LAST?
SQUIRREL!
YOU CHILD, YOU JOFFREY.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
OKAY --
I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS OUT THERE.
COME
ON, GUYS.
HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THE COURT CAN STOP THE PRESIDENT
FROM DOING SOME THINGS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO CHECK IF IT IS
LEGAL OR CONSTITUTIONAL.
I DON'T CARE HOW ALT RIGHT YOU ARE, YOU
KNOW THAT.
YOU TOOK CIVICS AND EIGHTH GRADE, YOU KNOW THE
JUDICIARY GETS TO DECIDE WHAT IS LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL, THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS CHECKED BY THE OTHER BRANCHES, YOU KNOW
THAT.
THIS CHILD DOESN'T KNOW IT AND HE'S THE PRESIDENT.
AND HE
WENT IN THAT UNPREPARED.
HE HAS PUT ALL OF US IN GRAVE DANGER.
FINALLY, POLITICO REPORTS --
HAS IT?
HAS IT BEEN TOUGH ON THE BABY?
MY GOD, MAN.
YOU HAVE
A HEAVY, HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY.
AND IF YOU AS A MANCHILD CANNOT
BEAR IT, STEP ASIDE BEFORE YOU GET ALL OF US IN A WORLD OF
TROUBLE.
IN YOUR CASE, LITERALLY.
I DON'T CARE IF YOUR
FEELINGS ARE BRUISED, I DON'T CARE IF YOU'VE BEEN CRYING ALL
NIGHT AND YOU JUST LIKE PICTURES AND YOU DON'T LIKE WORDS -- BUT
FOR GOD'S SAKE, THIS IS A SERIOUS JOB.
REMEMBER, HE'S
NEVER HAD A BOSS, HE'S NEVER HAD A REAL JOB.
HIS DADDY GAVE HIM
$200 MILLION TO PLAY WITH AND EVERY TIME HE SCREWED IT UP HIS
DAD CAME AND RESCUED HIM. $3 MILLION IN ATLANTIC CITY, $7
MILLION IN ANOTHER PROJECT, HE BAILED HIM OUT, HE WENT BANKRUPT
SIX TIMES.
I TOLD YOU THIS, IT'S NOT PARTISAN, IT'S BECAUSE THIS
GUY IS DANGEROUSLY INCOMPETENT, A SPOILED BRAT WHO NEVER HAD TO
WORK FOR A LIVING.
HE GOES INTO THE WHITE HOUSE AND HE'S
WANDERING AROUND IN A BATHROBE AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO, AND
DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO LEARN.
WE'RE ALL IN A WORLD OF
DANGER HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE MANCHILD LEAVES, BUT EVERY
DAY HE'S IN THERE IS A DANGER TO THE REPUBLIC.
AND UNFORTUNATELY
TO THE ENTIRE WORLD.