Thursday, May 25, 2017

TEAM TRUMP HAS ITS STAFFING PRIORITIES STRAIGHT

At Axios, Mike Allen reports:
West Wing officials are prepping for a years-long war with investigators and the bureaucracy, with plans to beef up legal, surrogate, communications and rapid-response teams as part of a "new normal" for President Trump — besieged.

"The White House is embracing the fight, which is going to last as long as Donald Trump is president," said a Trump ally familiar with the preparations. "We're getting street fighters ready to go." ...

* What's next: Proposed war-room org charts have been prepared, and final decisions on the structure will be made after Trump returns this weekend.

* Jonathan Swan hears that comms/rapid response structures are being considered for both inside the White House and on the outside.
This is where the Trumpers think they need to staff up. Meanwhile, in the parts of government where work is actually supposed to get done...





For example:



Well, the Trump presidency is all about Trump, isn't it? Trump cares only about self-aggrandizement, not about any policy goals. So these staffing priorities make perfect sense.



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