The Donald J. Trump Presidency

Nick wrote:Kelly is a piece of shit. Just like anyone that is associated with this administration. They are all garbage and no offense to Ned, but even those with a military background that speak for Trump are shit bags.

Jennifer Willoughby - Rob Porter's second ex-wife wrote:'I want to be very clear when I say this,' Willoughby said. 'I don't want to be married to him. I would not recommend anyone to date him or marry him. But I definitely want him in the White House and the position he is in. I think his integrity and ability to do his job is impeccable. And the majority of the issues he suffers from are very personal and intimate.'  

She told how Porter, 40, once dragged her wet and naked out of the shower and was verbally abusive, calling her a f***ing b***h' on their honeymoon.

In 2010, Jennifer Willoughby – Porter's second ex-wife – filed a protective order against him after he violated their separation agreement and refused to leave their apartment. According to a complaint filed with the police, he punched the glass on the door to their home, cutting his hand in the process.

The public speaker and writer claims that on December 22, 2010, Porter pulled her naked from the shower by the shoulders and yelled at her. She refused to join his family on a vacation after that.

I had a friend's daughter over to carve pumpkins for Halloween and he sulked and pouted and didn't join us. And of course after she left, he was angry – 'why would I have someone over, why would you help her [my friend] out when she could be doing this herself?' There was no rational explanation as to why that would make him angry at that particular moment.'

'Over the course of the years of our marriage, I can think of several times where I was collapsing on the ground in tears and saying, ''just leave me alone, just stop'' because the anger and the insults were too much."

chrondog wrote:this is one of the most incredible things i've read in awhile:

Jennifer Willoughby - Rob Porter's second ex-wife wrote:'I want to be very clear when I say this,' Willoughby said. 'I don't want to be married to him. I would not recommend anyone to date him or marry him. But I definitely want him in the White House and the position he is in. I think his integrity and ability to do his job is impeccable. And the majority of the issues he suffers from are very personal and intimate.'  

undo wrote:I'd get arrested if I posted my true feelings itt

But then Hicks — working with Porter’s superior, White House chief of staff John Kelly — created a secondary scandal, as they labored to protect Porter. Ahead of publication, the Daily Mail contacted the White House with what’s known as a “no surprises” letter, listing the allegations they intended to publish and asking for comment. John Kelly “let it be known,” according to Vanity Fair, that “he wanted to defend Porter publicly.” The resulting statement, in which Kelly called Porter a “man of integrity,” was written by Hicks, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Kushner’s spokesperson Josh Raffel.

Trump looks at Hicks, much as he looks at Ivanka, and sees the kind of woman who would serve the classy, respected man he believes himself to be. In this way, Hicks provides the greatest PR service of all: She doesn’t just refashion his image for the public, she does so for the president himself. “To the public, she remains in the background,” Conway explained. “To the president, she is front and center.”

Duff... wrote: three dozen people who can't get a security clearance handling classified information?

chrondog wrote:the President doesn't have to follow the law and it was only the "norms" of American government that checked his power. that's why Constitutionalists on both sides, under W. Bush and Obama, were concerned about the expansion of executive authority under those two Presidents. ultimately, the rise in Presidential power can be directly tracked next to the weakening of Congress due to partisan gridlock

Trump Attends Mar-a-Lago Disco Party After Meeting with Florida Shooting Survivors https://t.co/RLtMrBkhTA pic.twitter.com/AVZA8Rn8JZ

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Duff... wrote:I initially underestimated how big a deal this is last week.

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chrondog wrote:the President doesn't have to follow the law and it was only the "norms" of American government that checked his power. that's why Constitutionalists on both sides, under W. Bush and Obama, were concerned about the expansion of executive authority under those two Presidents. ultimately, the rise in Presidential power can be directly tracked next to the weakening of Congress due to partisan gridlock

Donald Trump should be the last American President. The office needs to be dissolved. I'm very, very serious about this.