Does President Trump have a staff infection? ANOTHER UPDATE

[Machiavelli]

President Trump needs to fire some of his staff. They are doing him and the country a disservice.

President Trump has made excellent appointments for his cabinet and Supreme Court.

However, the same cannot be said about his staff. He has a staff infection. Some of his staff members need to be fired. They are incompetent and / or yes men. They undermine him. They make him look bad. They don't represent him well.

Suggestions on those who should be canned:

• Reince Priebus
• Sean Spicer
• Kellyanne Conway
• Steve Bannon
• Anthony Scaramucci
• Who else?

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Would be great if he fired himself.

[Sanguine]

As unpopular as this opinion might be, I think he should listen to Bannon more.  He tends to temper Trump's NE liberal ideas a bit.

[mystery-ak]

Considering that NO ONE foresaw the reaction the Dems had on the firing of Comey...yes, I would say a few need to go..they are supposedly seasoned politicos...and should have foreseen this..

[Applewood]

Would be great if he fired himself.

Exactly.  The problems in the Oval Office begin and end with Trump.

[Oceander]

Considering that NO ONE foresaw the reaction the Dems had on the firing of Comey...yes, I would say a few need to go..they are supposedly seasoned politicos...and should have foreseen this..

Exactly. 

[ABX]

Add John Barron to the list.

[Cripplecreek]

Would be great if he fired himself.

The buck stops somewhere short of the Oval Office. 

[Rivergirl]

Blaming his staff are we???????????

[Machiavelli]

Blaming his staff are we???????????

Somewhat, but he hired them so where does the blame lie?

[Wingnut]

Personally, the way Trump has acted lately I think he is suffering from a yeast infection.

[Machiavelli]

Trump Weighs Shake-Up of Press Team: President blames team for failing to contain Comey controversy, and hasn’t ruled out replacing Spicer

[Gefn]

It's 4 am

My first thought was he had a cold when I saw your headline.

 

[DB]

Trump Weighs Shake-Up of Press Team: President blames team for failing to contain Comey controversy, and hasn’t ruled out replacing Spicer

What's he going to do when no one will take the job? Because its an impossible job cleaning up after Trump.

[Wingnut]

What's he going to do when no one will take the job? Because its an impossible job cleaning up after Trump.

Even Charmin refused the job!

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

It's amazing that one person disagreed with the poll... who could be that stupid?

[Applewood]

I don't care who is on Trump's staff - it has to be nearly impossible to do a good job when the boss undermines you and everything you try to do. 

For example -- the Comey firing. I would have thought that Trump's staff would have met, or athe least someone would have prepared a memo -- discussing what the official story should be. Instead, we have staffers saying one thing and Trump another. As a boss in the corporate world, Trump should have made sure that he and his underlings were all in the same page.  Looks like he didn't do that.  Says something about Trump's management skills - or lack thereof.  I get the feeling that Trump doesn't really manage at all.  He lets his employees flail about; then he contradicts and sabotage them. 

Frankly, I'd say anyone who works for Trump and is canned ought to consider it a good thing.  It has to be hell working for an incompetent, perhaps mentally ill, employer. 

[Sanguine]

I don't care who is on Trump's staff - it has to be nearly impossible to do a good job when the boss undermines you and everything you try to do. 

For example -- the Comey firing. I would have thought that Trump's staff would have met, or athe least someone would have prepared a memo -- discussing what the official story should be. Instead, we have staffers saying one thing and Trump another. As a boss in the corporate world, Trump should have made sure that he and his underlings were all in the same page.  Looks like he didn't do that.  Says something about Trump's management skills - or lack thereof.  I get the feeling that Trump doesn't really manage at all.  He lets his employees flail about; then he contradicts and sabotage them. 

Frankly, I'd say anyone who works for Trump and is canned ought to consider it a good thing.  It has to be hell working for an incompetent, perhaps mentally ill, employer.

I have a similar boss - if you do good, you're golden, if things don't turn out well, don't expect him to have your back.  I don't always like it, but it does produce results.  And, he's the opposite of incompetent or mentally ill.

[Applewood]

I have a similar boss - if you do good, you're golden, if things don't turn out well, don't expect him to have your back.  I don't always like it, but it does produce results.  And, he's the opposite of incompetent or mentally ill.

And if Trump was like your boss, then that would be ok.  But I'm inclined to believe that Trump derives some perverse pleasure out of deliberately wrecking his employees' careers and pitting them against each other.    He constantly changes his mind and his strategy.  I'm not even sure he has a strategy.  How does an employee keep up?  And what really is accomplished?  I can't see what benefit to the presidency and to the good of the nation is derived by this behavior?  Seems to me if you are going to make your employees' jobs even harder, you aren't going to get much done.

[Cripplecreek]

And if Trump was like your boss, then that would be ok.  But I'm inclined to believe that Trump derives some perverse pleasure out of deliberately wrecking his employees' careers and pitting them against each other.    He constantly changes his mind and his strategy.  I'm not even sure he has a strategy.  How does an employee keep up?  And what really is accomplished?  I can't see what benefit to the presidency and to the good of the nation is derived by this behavior?  Seems to me if you are going to make your employees' jobs even harder, you aren't going to get much done.

I would never degrade myself by working for someone like Trump. He seems to take some kind of perverse joy in destroying the people who work for him.

I once worked for a guy who was developing some of those insulting "I'm rich and I'm the boss" tendencies. One day somebody secretly recorded him in a meeting while he was talking about the company policy against employees dating. There were only 5 of us who were regular full time employees with about 40 temps and the boss was caught saying "I don't care if you guys want to F*** the temps. They're a dime a dozen and if you mess around with one and she becomes a problem I can replace her in under an hour."

That led to another meeting with the boss apologizing to the temps but the best part was when somebody spoke up and asked "So how old were you when you realized that you were rich enough that you could treat people like that and not get beat down with a tire iron?" The guy pointed out that there were a lot of angry boyfriends and husbands out there and the boss should be vigilant walking to his car at night.

The look of fear that spread across the boss's face was precious.

[bigheadfred]

Personally, the way Trump has acted lately I think he is suffering from a yeast infection.

You are right. Ivanka needs to go.

[Rivergirl]

You are right. Ivanka needs to go.

snicker snort............ooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[libertybele]

snicker snort............ooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

On a more serious note ... Ivanka needs to go along with her corrupt husband; I believe Kushner is one of the leakers.

[bigheadfred]

On a more serious note ... Ivanka needs to go along with her corrupt husband; I believe Kushner is one of the leakers.

Looks like he is in the firing line now.

[Rivergirl]

Interesting side note in a story in the Guardian today  Ivank and Jared at dinner in Italy and among their meal included a shrimp dish.
Need I say more..........about those devout Jews