The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Roll Call website January 18, 2018:
Undermines party, contradicts staff before campaign-style rally
Donald Trump is no longer on “The Apprentice,” but on days like Thursday, the president of the United States produces, writes and stars in a White House-based reality show, “The Trump Show,” complete with a boss who undermines his senior staff and congressional allies, prompting them to explain away the antics or ignore them.
The commander in chief started the day by torpedoing with a tweet a key GOP talking point and saying, on his way into the Pentagon for a briefing, that a government shutdown “could very well be.”
That turbulence came as the White House communications shop and legislative affairs teams were helping congressional Republican leaders search for votes in each chamber to pass a stopgap spending measure that must be signed into law by 11:59 p.m. Friday night to avert a government shutdown. Continue reading “Analysis: On This Episode of The Trump Show …”