Article snippet: Posted at 4:00 am on June 13, 2017 by Jay Caruso It was supposed to be a regular cabinet meeting. Instead, it turned into one of the most bizarre spectacles some have ever witnessed during their time in Washington DC. Cabinet meetings are a fixture in DC, and typically they start off with the President making a few remarks, and then some images get captured for press reports, and that’s it. The media leaves and the President conduct his meeting with his cabinet and staff. After Donald Trump extolled the virtue of his administration through the first five months, laughably claiming he’s gotten more accomplished than any president since Franklin D. Roosevelt (he hasn’t) and as the press readied themselves to leave, Trump asked everybody around the table to introduce themselves and say something about the “administration.” Of course what Trump meant is, “Speak nicely about me.” His underlings didn’t disappoint: I had a conversation with a friend who said that Trump going around the table is not any different than what exists in the corporate world. Normally, that might be a plausible explanation. Based on the slobbering replies given by those around the table, that reason doesn’t hold water. I’ve been in plenty of those corporate meetings and what happens is you tell people your name and role in the company. Never once did I lavish praise on the boss in front of other people. Make no mistake, that’s precisely what Trump wanted. As absurd as they sound and taking... Link to the full article to read more