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Watergate legend Carl Bernstein reveals GOP Congress has lost confidence in Trumps fitness for office
What there is a sense of, people I talk to in the White House and Republicans on Capitol Hill, is that the wheels are coming off this presidency
In the White House, there is an attempt by those closest to the President especially [Chief of Staff John] Kelly, especially the military leaders to try to constrain the President from his own inclinations to say wild things, to act irresponsibly.
Hes constantly complaining, going into rages about the investigation, about disloyalty among his aides
Republican members of congress and military leaders and the intelligence community, many of them have lost confidence in this president.
They doubt his fitness to be president, they doubt his competence, theyre worried that he has to be restrained and constrained by these military leaders, Bernstein explained.
Bernstein was also alarmed by the degree of control the military holds over the weak president.
Remember, George Washington resigned his commission so we could have civilian control of the military, and now we have military control of the presidency, Bernstein suggested.
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https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/watergate-legend-carl-bernstein-reveals-gop-congress-has-lost-confidence-in-trumps-fitness-for-office/
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Turbineguy
(37,422 posts)doesn't that smack of.... "governing"?
BigmanPigman
(51,674 posts)evidence of impeachable crimes they still won't impeach him.
It will be up to the people to stage a coup of sorts I suppose.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)If they sit on their hands when big crimes come out in the open.
Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)They have the electronic voting machines rigged so they win just about every stinking time. They are not going anywhere so they don't have to do anything. The only way they will act is if he takes something away from them.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,088 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,180 posts)Using every RW media outlet to do it. Faux News along with Breitbart, Drudge , Alex Jones etc and every daytime radio hate shock Jock. They will push it to the limit. Because they know that any other establishment Republican, including Pence, would not be near as popular with their base of deplorables.
hibbing
(10,116 posts)uponit7771
(90,377 posts)Stallion
(6,476 posts)just restrain the Orange Lunatic until we can get a competent President
lapfog_1
(29,244 posts)all on their own.
Think about it for a minute.
Kaleva
(36,406 posts)Congress has no direct authority over them. Their boss is the Fucking Moran himself. Pence isn't in the chain of command.
eShirl
(18,510 posts)in theory
enough
(13,270 posts)at the moment, but this is the antithesis of democratic governance. We should not be depending on the military to save us from chaos. The serious people in the military understand this in their bones.
marlakay
(11,542 posts)My son n law is a Lt Colonel for Air Force so I hear military stuff for many years. He worked at Pentagon for 3 years with a lot of the top brass.
I think its more likely they will have to stop Trump from wanting to start a war just to cover up the Russia investigation.
enough
(13,270 posts)up to the military to prevent the President from using his war powers for political reasons.
I agree with you that in this current situation the military may be a very important check on Trump. We can all hope so.
marlakay
(11,542 posts)but if the choice is them or Trump I have to say them as I think he is crazy!!!!!
Sgent
(5,857 posts)is that Pence and Cabinet invoke 25th amendment, and Congress supports them.
marlakay
(11,542 posts)To do that. Pulling their own party down like that would have repercussions.
Since when have republicans in many years done things for the good of the country?
MyOwnPeace
(16,955 posts)Come on - really?
Just NOW they're losing confidence?
W! T! F!
Where have they been for the past 2 years?
Did you never listen to him when he held a rally?
Did you even WATCH the debates?
Have you never watched ANY of his "news conferences?"
Have you never seen any of his public appearances?
DO YOU LIVE IN A CAVE?
HE IS YOURS - YOU CAN ALL GO TO HELL!
babylonsister
(171,112 posts)that would make them cave. We shall see, but yea. WTF is taking them so long?
bdamomma
(63,975 posts)I think the 25th is the best way to go now.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Hekate
(91,055 posts)...the GOP being the party in the majority and all that.
Morons.
NanceGreggs
(27,821 posts)... ever thought, even for a second, that Trump was fit for office speaks for itself.
Obviously Trump isn't the only "fuckin' moron" in the GOP.
LuvLoogie
(7,080 posts)The GOP knew, too. They just can no longer keep lying to their spouses and kids. The wives are going, "You need to cut yourself loose from this shit show if we're going to get re-elected."
May they all get sucked down and sent packing back to their racist hamlets and high-rises.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,088 posts)spanone
(135,951 posts)Kaleva
(36,406 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)And every day, they go to work and do . . . nothing. They could end this tomorrow if they're so concerned. But they don't.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)Doesnt say much for them.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)bdamomma
(63,975 posts)wonder if Congress did the right thing and invoke the 25th, the repigs would redeem themselves with that one great act, but we know they for themselves and not the American people.
Also it's his freaking base they are worried about, that 34% (is that the correct percentage?) too bad for them, again there are more of us than them.
bdamomma
(63,975 posts)Merlot
(9,696 posts)They've got enough chaos going on to distract from their worst legislation and undoing of regulations. They've got people in the cabinet who want nothing more than to totally undo government from the inside (a repub dream), and drumptf is turning people off in the idea that gov't can be functional.
So they may make a few noises, and be slightly annoyed, but for them it's a win-win. Oh and I forgot to add putting their racist addenda front and center. win-win-win!