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Since when does the WH Chief of Staff give speeches? I wonder who is really calling the shots here? Maybe the President's brain is pudding after all.
Maybe we should all start calling him "President Miller". That might overload Trump's fragile ego, though.
That was the nice thing about Susie; you maybe saw her sitting in a corner during a briefing or something, but otherwise she was not heard.
Eh, I don’t know if that was a nice thing about her. I prefer my fascists out and proud. Posting online about how they're planning on breaking the law or giving speeches where they say their exact plans. Makes it easier to prosecute them when the time comes. Not that she doesn't also deserve it, but it's not quite the same if she's not publicly lying about being a lawyer or openly admitting to war crimes and the like. We must shine a light on evil and it really helps when they are the ones stepping into the spotlight.
Hanging in a gas station forecourt, ideally.
I mean, there's basically no president, just a bribe-taking nonsense babbling demented old man. So his people can do what they want really.
Miller has been calling the shots for a while now
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-gatekeepers-how-the-white-house-chiefs-of-staff-define-every-presidency-chris-whipple/f74045fddefd2e25
Actually a really good book about the people who have had the job of Chief Of Staff for the different Presidents.
One thing the book explains is that each Chief has had a slightly different role, because each President was his own man.
So, if Donnie says his Cheif gives speeches, it's his choice.
My point, though, is that this job works best if it is done under the radar. A Chief of Staff has no authority at all unless the President gives it to them to make decisions on his behalf. So the job needs to be out of public view, otherwise people will question who is actually making the decisions.
I mean, no one is going to point to Donnie as an example of great leadership.
I just thought that the political geeks here [like myself] might enjoy knowing about a good book.
Except Miller. 💀
He knows it's BS, but he runs a simple algorithm of "whatever gets us closer to being the Fourth Reich".