All may not be well in the West Wing. President Trump’s rash method of decision making has his aides and members of the Cabinet worried. Many of them spent Monday anonymously venting their frustration with the President to various news outlets. Throwing fuel on the ever-more public fire, GOP Senator Bob Corker referred to the White House as an “adult day care center.”
The Washington Post interviewed some 18 anonymous officials close to the President. They all sounded alarmed by his recent conduct, in particular his public Twitter lambasting of Senator Corker. “His presidency could be doomed,” said a Trump “loyalist,” according to the Post. Another official compared Trump to a tea kettle, one that needs to blow off steam lest it become a “pressure cooker.” “I think we are in pressure cooker territory,” the person said.
Trump Rouses His Base
Trump has made several attempts to play to his base and returns to the familiarity of “campaign” mode. Last week, Trump asked Vice President Pence to leave an Indianapolis Colts game if players knelt during the National Anthem.
