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riversedge

(70,077 posts)
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:42 PM Feb 2020

Trump just put a 29-year-old fired for his alleged financial crimes in charge of all personnel decis

Source: msn.com









Trump just put a 29-year-old fired for his alleged financial crimes in charge of all personnel decisions
1 hr ago


John McEntee, President Donald Trump's former body man who was fired in 2018 amid an investigation into his alleged financial crimes, will lead the Presidential Personnel Office, multiple news outlets reported Thursday.


John McEntee, President Donald Trump's former body man who was fired in 2018 amid an investigation into his alleged financial crimes, will lead the Presidential Personnel Office, multiple news outlets reported Thursday.

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly forced McEntee out over issues with the young aide's security clearance. The issues were related to online gambling problems and mishandling of his taxes, the Wall Street Journal reported.

McEntee was also the subject of a financial-crimes investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.

McEntee was reportedly escorted out of the White House in March 2018 without being allowed to collect his belongings, including his jacket. ..........................................................

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-just-put-a-29-year-old-fired-for-his-alleged-financial-crimes-in-charge-of-all-personnel-decisions/ar-BBZYb1o



what the hell is going on?? besides the WH falling into #trumpswamp.

hicks, Recies pieces. sean and now this guy who got marched out of the WH a while ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Former White House chief of staff John Kelly forced McEntee out over issues with the young aide's security clearance.
McEntee was also the subject of a financial-crimes investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.
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Trump just put a 29-year-old fired for his alleged financial crimes in charge of all personnel decis (Original Post) riversedge Feb 2020 OP
He can't get any halfway competent or honest people to work for him any more. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #1
Looks like anyone who has had dealings with John Kelly may be coming back to the WH?? secondwind Feb 2020 #2
You want to know what the hell is going on?? Simple: TygrBright Feb 2020 #3
It's all very simple, tRump wants people he can trust (i.e. not rat him out) groundloop Feb 2020 #4
Draining the swamp... lonely bird Feb 2020 #5
He routed outlet drain hose all the way around blugbox Feb 2020 #13
When he drained the swamp IronLionZion Feb 2020 #6
and Trump picks it up again. it is useful to me he says. riversedge Feb 2020 #12
Forget it, Jake; it's Chinatown. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #7
Perfect. Turbineguy Feb 2020 #8
It's just the mob way of doing things. The mob is not the most efficient organizations but the do LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #9
Isnt it obvious by now? a mob boss WANTS people capable of breaking laws & doing questionable Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2020 #10
Maybe he is the reincarnation of Boss Tweed LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #11
More like Boss Hogg ... nt Blue_playwright Feb 2020 #16
I think it's funny that all these people blugbox Feb 2020 #14
The cupboard of people wanting to work in the WH DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #15
This guy: dalton99a Feb 2020 #17

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,586 posts)
1. He can't get any halfway competent or honest people to work for him any more.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:46 PM
Feb 2020

The bottom of the personnel barrel is being scraped.

TygrBright

(20,755 posts)
3. You want to know what the hell is going on?? Simple:
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:46 PM
Feb 2020
Inferring from A to B--this sequence of events:

A: John Kelly, former White House CoS, decides that the interests of the nation take precedence over the well-established and generally honorable obligation of discretion as a former WH official. This is obvs not a decision Kelly takes lightly, but the interests of the nation are paramount to him. He begins talking.

B: Within 24 hours, Hope Hicks, Reince Priebus, and Sean Spicer are suddenly back on the WH payroll, where presumably, legal obligations will assure they do not have the option to make such a decision.

Dude, could you BE any more transparent? Well, translucent orange, anyway.


And now McEntee.

He thinks he's being "Machiavellian" or something...

incredulously,
Bright

groundloop

(11,513 posts)
4. It's all very simple, tRump wants people he can trust (i.e. not rat him out)
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:47 PM
Feb 2020

He's turning our government into an extension of his mob organization, and Billy Barr is his top enforcer and enabler.

lonely bird

(1,676 posts)
5. Draining the swamp...
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 03:48 PM
Feb 2020

of anyone who might be disloyal and putting people only loyal to him with out care as to suitability of service in government.

blugbox

(951 posts)
13. He routed outlet drain hose all the way around
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 06:21 PM
Feb 2020

and back into the intake system. Closed-loop full recirculating perfection.

It's like the human centipede, but in ouroboros configuration, looping in on itself...

LiberalArkie

(15,703 posts)
9. It's just the mob way of doing things. The mob is not the most efficient organizations but the do
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 04:51 PM
Feb 2020

make money

Kashkakat v.2.0

(1,752 posts)
10. Isnt it obvious by now? a mob boss WANTS people capable of breaking laws & doing questionable
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 05:01 PM
Feb 2020

deeds without argument or complaint.

THOSE are the qualifications of the job Yall are being naive to write it off as incompetence or no one wanting to work for him.

blugbox

(951 posts)
14. I think it's funny that all these people
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 06:23 PM
Feb 2020

Just so happened to be available for hiring again in the first place...

None of them managed to get a cushy job in that time? All of them ready and willing to head back to where they left in shame?

DeminPennswoods

(15,265 posts)
15. The cupboard of people wanting to work in the WH
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 07:41 PM
Feb 2020

must be down to crumbs so small even a mouse would ignore them.

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