It's been reported that Trump's unhappy with his new chief of staff-designate, Mick Mulvaney, ever since he saw that footage of him saying that he's a terrible human being.
"Donald Trump says, build a wall. Deport all illegal immigrants. Rules are rules. You either play and stay or you cheat and you get deported. What challenges does this plan pose?" Patti Mercer asked in the August 25, 2015, interview on WRHI radio in South Carolina.
"A bunch," Mulvaney responded.
"The fence doesn't solve the problem. Is it necessary to have one, sure? Would it help? Sure. But to just say build the darn fence and have that be the end of an immigration discussion is absurd and almost childish for someone running for president to take that simplistic of [a] view."
The White House said that the "terrible human being" comment happened before Mulvaney got to know Trump. One imagines they may also say that he's changed his mind about the wall.
But they can't make Trump unhear these words from his new chief of staff. He will never fully trust him. Mulvaney should withdraw and just let Javanka take the job. We are rapidly coming to the point where will be the only ones who will take it anyway.
You have to admit, however, that Mulvaney's sycophantic bootlicking as a member of the administration is a perfect illustration of the moral and ethical bankruptcy of 95% of the Republican congress. It's stunning how willing they are to sell out themselves and the country for purely artisan purposes.
They are unabashed cowards.
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