This Sunday at Trump International Golf w. @realdonaldtrump and @fredfleitz. President in great mood, looking forward to G20 this week! pic.twitter.com/kB3Y8FjIkJ— Christopher Ruddy (@ChrisRuddyNMX) November 25, 2018
Christopher Ruddy is the CEO of Newsmax and I disagree with his caption. Donald is almost certainly not in a great mood; in fact he looks as if he's aged 20 years. My bet is that Donald is seriously worried that he's about to see his reputation, his business and his presidency go up in flames. As I've said before, we don't know every illicit, unethical, immoral and illegal thing Donald has done in his 72 years on earth, but he knows, and by now, to some degree or other, Robert Mueller knows. Starting in January, the Democrats are going to start knowing stuff too. Can you imagine what's going on in Donald's head right now?
On a related note, Jonathan Bernstein thinks we may be hearing from another group with unflattering tales to tell about Donald, i.e., former members of Congress, cabinet officials and White House staffers:
What has to be a little scary for the president is that there are an awful lot of Mia Loves around all of a sudden. More than 75 Republican representatives from the 115th Congress won’t be there in the 116th, along with a handful of senators. Trump has lost quite a few White House staffers, cabinet members and other executive-branch officials. It’s a safe bet that very few of these people have warm feelings for the president. Virtually all of those who personally interacted with him will have stories that put him in a bad light, whether it’s his ignorance of public policy, his inclination to do hugely unacceptable things, or his tendency to insult his supporters behind closed doors. We know this because a lot of these folks (and others who are still there) have already proved willing to disclose damaging information about the president, in some cases on the record.
Of course, some of these Formers will keep their mouths shut and quite a few won’t speak openly, whether it’s out of loyalty to the party or concern about their future careers. But one of the striking things about the Trump administration from the beginning has been the willingness of insiders to tell devastating stories about the president despite strong incentives not to do so. All of this turnover creates a growing group with much weaker incentives to keep quiet. (Read the column here.)
Update on Wednesday morning. Trump returns to the White House yesterday after his trip to Mississippi, looking wretched--aging, tired to the point of almost vacant and with a growing double chin. The Carefully Constructed Coiffure is deteriorating too. This picture accompanies a Washington Post article about how Donald's lies are catching up with him, read it here.
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