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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:06 AM Nov 2019

Trump threatening to fire Mulvaney

Source: The Hill

President Trump has reportedly been threatening to fire acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for weeks over recent missteps amid the House’s impeachment investigation.

Three people familiar with the discussions told The Washington Post that the president has griped about Mulvaney’s appearance at an Oct. 17 press conference in which he admitted military aid to Ukraine was withheld to pressure Kyiv to launch investigations into 2016 election meddling and former Vice President Joe Biden, a chief political rival of Trump’s. He later backtracked, clarifying that there was “absolutely no quid pro quo.”

Senior aides have reportedly advised that firing Mulvaney at such a pivotal moment during the House’s impeachment inquiry could be risky, particularly given Mulvaney’s role in the decision to temporarily freeze the aid and the chaos that would ensue in trying to find a replacement for him.

“I don’t think you’ll see him going anywhere until after December,” one Trump adviser told The Post. “But the president was very unhappy with that press conference. That was a very bad day for the president.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/470200-trump-threatening-to-fire-mulvaney-report?__twitter_impression=true

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Trump threatening to fire Mulvaney (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Nov 2019 OP
which is how he keeps everyone's attention (and 'devotion,') elleng Nov 2019 #1
Didn't you know? NanceGreggs Nov 2019 #5
ehh... dweller Nov 2019 #2
I think tRump will live to Scarsdale Nov 2019 #3
I hope Trump lives to see himself and his name vilified and mocked captain queeg Nov 2019 #6
The Urban Dictionary says... RainCaster Nov 2019 #7
Ah, just so captain queeg Nov 2019 #11
OK Trumper Captain Zero Nov 2019 #21
He owed too much money quakerboy Nov 2019 #15
Melania is a fraud too Skittles Nov 2019 #17
She likely knows how to Scarsdale Nov 2019 #22
There's something about Melania ... I just can't place it FakeNoose Nov 2019 #24
She needs a red dress. lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #25
good gawd!! riversedge Nov 2019 #26
she was creepy even back then Skittles Nov 2019 #30
Trump's Fatal Flaw BlueIdaho Nov 2019 #4
Mulvaney accidentally told the truth. Dump is allergic to truth. onecaliberal Nov 2019 #8
On Deadline:WH, they discussed a WaPo DeminPennswoods Nov 2019 #9
Like a good mob boss...unhappy with his goons... pbmus Nov 2019 #10
John Cazale was amazing Skittles Nov 2019 #18
I advise trump to fire Mulvaney. Please do, then make sure to say vile things about the guy Perseus Nov 2019 #12
One more fired, one more flipped. DO IT !!! nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #13
Trump borrowing a line from The Godfather. edbermac Nov 2019 #14
Who's he gonna hire next...Pee Wee Herman? pecosbob Nov 2019 #16
Do you really have to insult Pee Wee like that? Canoe52 Nov 2019 #19
I did have momentary regrets, but only monentary pecosbob Nov 2019 #20
Slick Mick's been the evil accounting genius behind many a GOP radical policy bucolic_frolic Nov 2019 #23
tRump intimidating a witness. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #27
Please, please, please fire Mulvaney! We need him to testify. Nitram Nov 2019 #28
Mulvaney's been running around saying "He can't fire me! I know too much!" lagomorph777 Nov 2019 #29
And what ever you do, don't get jailed. You might get the Epstein treatment. Nitram Nov 2019 #31

elleng

(130,156 posts)
1. which is how he keeps everyone's attention (and 'devotion,')
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:08 AM
Nov 2019

as if no one can live without 'his' jobs.

BUNCH of CHICKENS

NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
5. Didn't you know?
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:20 AM
Nov 2019

Everyone who speaks out against Trump does so because they 'begged' him for a job in his administration, and he refused.

No wonder Trump - ever on lookout for corruption - never noticed the corruption among his own staff. Apparently he was too busy hearing the on-the-knees pleas from the thousands of people who were begging to be part of his shit-show.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
3. I think tRump will live to
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:16 AM
Nov 2019

rue the day he even thought of running for the presidency. He had his scams going, pretending to be a millionaire, etc. Now, he has been exposed for the fraud that he is and has been his whole life. His "kids" have been shown to be really not too bright. His marriage is a sham. Nothing about him is genuine. He is a total failure. Unfortunately, these people protecting him are not doing this country any favors.

captain queeg

(10,036 posts)
6. I hope Trump lives to see himself and his name vilified and mocked
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:27 AM
Nov 2019

His name ought to enter into the common speech to mean all the things that obviously apply to him; liar, cheater, phony, and on and on. Hopefully there will be additional meaning associated with his name to be synonymous with a spectacular, public failure. And it should last for years so that his spawn are ashamed to use it in public.

Can’t leave this to check my thesaurus, but I think that refers to the vernacular? Or maybe there’s a better definition for when that happens.

RainCaster

(10,691 posts)
7. The Urban Dictionary says...
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:35 AM
Nov 2019
trumped

Defrauded, duped - fooled to believe a person when in fact they are using the person for their own personal gain
The American people were trumped in the 2016 election


https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trumped

This was the top definition, there are six more that are even worse.

quakerboy

(13,901 posts)
15. He owed too much money
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 04:04 AM
Nov 2019

To not take the shot, and now he's there hes between a rock and a hardplace. Does secret service protection continue for a president who has been impeached, convicted, and removed from office? Or if they are later jailed?

Skittles

(152,967 posts)
17. Melania is a fraud too
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 05:15 AM
Nov 2019

remember when people thought she was a highly educated and spoke five languages? What a crock.

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
4. Trump's Fatal Flaw
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:18 AM
Nov 2019

Demanding absolute loyalty from others and giving none in return. No matter how much his minions sacrifice their morals, their self respect, and their honesty - Fatso will throw them under the bus to save his skin. “How about a Presidential pardon?” “Sorry, the Don is on the golf course but I’m sure he’ll give you a call when he’s done...” “Hello - New York Times? I have a story to tell you...”

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
9. On Deadline:WH, they discussed a WaPo
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:42 AM
Nov 2019

story about WH infighting. The two camps are Mulvaney and Cippolone. Cippolone reportedly blames Mulvaney for holding that presser against Cippolone's advice. This story, then, has Cippolone's fingerprints all over it.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
12. I advise trump to fire Mulvaney. Please do, then make sure to say vile things about the guy
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 01:17 AM
Nov 2019

he not only deserves it, but it would be nice if that helps him make up his mind to go ahead and testify.

I really hope he fires him. Time for Mulvaney to find out he is not special, that he too has a future under the bus.

bucolic_frolic

(42,681 posts)
23. Slick Mick's been the evil accounting genius behind many a GOP radical policy
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 07:41 AM
Nov 2019

Hope for more than a decade of legal problems for him and some serious jail time

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
29. Mulvaney's been running around saying "He can't fire me! I know too much!"
Wed Nov 13, 2019, 06:00 PM
Nov 2019

I'm not making that up; saw it on teevee last night.

Hey, Muck: dead men tell no tales, know what I mean? Stay away from balconies and perfume bottles.

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