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With One Tweet, Trump Dismisses Anyone Who Ever Helped Him Get Where He Is Today

posted onJuly 31, 2017
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Article snippet: Posted at 9:00 am on July 30, 2017 by Susan Wright Well, well. Who might the Tweeter-in-Chief have been talking about? We can speculate, but after a tumultuous week, with resignations, firings, and a shuffling of personnel in the White House, President Trump sent out this very Trump-y tweet: The opinions of who the tweet was directed to, and who the “geniuses” referenced may be tend to be split between recently ousted Reince Priebus, who many have said was instrumental in delivering the GOP into Trump’s hands, as then-party chairman, and Steve Bannon. As for Priebus, he was the same weasel who eagerly thwarted the efforts of delegates to unbind and vote anyone but Trump at the RNC Convention in Cleveland. Priebus manipulated the Rules Committee, along with several really concerning anecdotes coming from the convention last year, and was overheard celebrating their “win” over those delegates who wanted to be unbound to vote their conscience. In fact, it can be said that Priebus’ later position as chief of staff was a reward for loyalty to Trump over loyalty to or concern for the nation’s well-being. His humiliating dismissal was a fitting end to that relationship, indeed. There are others, however, who feel the tweet may have been directed at the current chief strategist, Steve Bannon. From the Washington Examiner: There was also recent news that a miniseries, based on the life and rise of Bannon is in the works. Bannon is about to get big publicity as the h... Link to the full article to read more

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