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Karma13612

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18. Is it possible that
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 01:43 PM
Dec 29

Trump has been told in no uncertain terms that he can’t fire the people he has now because they are all he has. The only ones left who are willing to work with him? And that fit the bill in terms of acceptable internal Trump administration metrics.

For example, No one is going to take My Pillow guy on board. There are probably others as well.

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Probably mostly the few career civil servants left... Hugin Dec 29 #1
Do we really think that Susie Wiles is truly insulated? SSJVegeta Dec 29 #2
Where would he get another General to serve as CoS? Mawspam2 Dec 29 #3
He doesnt think like that. His ego is too fragile to actually care about self preservation over the sake of coddling it SSJVegeta Dec 29 #4
Miller knows she's valuable and he's basically running the show underpants Dec 29 #7
I read a couple articles about her and her time with him rpannier Dec 29 #8
Interesting. Thanks! SSJVegeta Dec 29 #17
Interesting... was this in the recent article / interview with her? fujiyamasan Dec 30 #24
Ah! I didn't know about the Summerall piece - explains a lot Iris Dec 30 #26
Send in more clowns BaronChocula Dec 29 #5
I heard that satan himself was considered for a cabinet job Javaman Dec 29 #6
Miller needs the Little Nicky treatment. cstanleytech Dec 29 #15
Swapping the Bling will not change neither the foundation nor the credibility bucolic_frolic Dec 29 #9
He's going to have trouble finding anyone to replace them that could be any more ignorant BComplex Dec 29 #10
The real surprise is that he hasn't fired anyone yet ... except Elon Musk FakeNoose Dec 29 #11
Is it possible that Karma13612 Dec 29 #18
Good point ... Chump has very few friends left FakeNoose Dec 29 #19
Exactly.. Karma13612 Dec 29 #20
If General John Kelly (former Chief of Staff) had talked to him that way back in 2017 FakeNoose Dec 29 #22
The problem is he found a small but very loyal group of henchmen like Miller fujiyamasan Dec 30 #25
"main pack" of advisers--Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Press Secretary Leavitt" chouchou Dec 29 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author COL Mustard Dec 29 #14
Leave now, or be impeached after the midterms. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 29 #13
I'm looking forward to this! Replacing a gang of morons with a gang of idiots. Pass the popcorn. Martin68 Dec 29 #16
Pammy-O, Noem and Patel duckworth969 Dec 29 #21
We'll know who knows where the bodies are buried. BurnDoubt Dec 30 #23
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