Trump Log #60: The Shadow Government

Many times Trump has called the New York Times "fake news." If he truly believes this, then why does he care one bit about the anonymous Op Ed that appeared earlier this week. Is calling NYT "fake news" just another one of his lies? Of course it is. Even his opinions are lies to stir up his base of deplorables. I'm not sure there is a person under that pile of lies and affectations. He is more like a ventriloquist dummy with strings being manipulated by his staff, Fox "News" or his, equally disgusting, sons (what are their names Uday and Qusay?).

This happened with Nixon as well. In the final days of his administration, we was having conversations with JFK's portrait and having drunken prayer sessions with Kissinger. Within his own administration, he was circumvented. James Schlesinger, Nixon's Secretary of Defense, told his staff that if they got any orders from the President to check with him first. The president was incapacitated and the public did not know. A shadow government ensued. The difference now is that we do know about it and he has been like this since day one. I am under no delusion that his cabinet will invoke the 25th amendment.  They were hired for their loyalty not their backbones. Unless the Democrats take the Senate, impeachment will do nothing.

If you'd like to be reminded of what a good president looks and sounds like, check out President Obama's recent speech at the University of Illinois and follow his instructions, vote in November.

Trump Log:
Monday 9/3/18 - By being stricter on legal immigration, Trump is really hurting some small businesses. (Source: New York Times)

Tuesday 9/4/18 - If you gave birth to a child and used a mid-wife (as opposed to going to a hospital) and you have brown skin and live in a border state, your child could have difficulty being declared a citizen. (Source: New York Times)

Wednesday 9/5/18 - The American President thinks that protesting should be illegal.  Wrap your head around that!  (Source: Washington Post)

Thursday 9/6/18 - An anonymous Op Ed written by a Trump inside appeared in the NY Times yesterday. It describes a shadow government, one keeping Trump under control because he is unfit for office.  (Source: New York Times)

Friday 9/7/18 - Trump wants his Justice Department to investigate the anonymous Op Ed writer to uncover their identity. Not a great use of American tax payer money. (Source: Washington Post)

Saturday 9/8/18 - Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Kavanaugh, seems to have the same relationship with truth that Trump does. (Source: New York Times)

Sunday 9/9/18 - Bob Woodward is probably America's most trusted journalist. In his latest book, Fear, about the Trump White House, he describes an administration in chaos being run by non-elected underlings who are handling the President. (Source: Washington Post)

Prior Trump Logs:
Issue # 1 - posted November 15th, 2016
Issue # 2 - posted November 22nd, 2016
Issue # 3 - posted November 29th, 2016
Issue # 4 - posted December 6, 2016
Issue # 5 - posted December 12, 2016
Issue # 6 - posted December 19, 2016
Issue # 7 - posted December 26, 2016
Issue # 8 - posted January 3, 2017
Issue # 9 - posted January 10, 2017
Issue #10 - posted January 17, 2017
Issue #11 - posted January 24, 2017
Issue #12 - posted January 31, 2017
Issue #13 - posted February 7, 2017
Issue #14 - posted February 14, 2017
Issue #15 - posted February 21, 2017
Issue #16 - posted February 28, 2017
Issue #17 - posted March 7, 2017
Issue #18 - posted March 14, 2017
Issue #19 - posted March 21, 2017
Issue #20 - posted March 28, 2017
Issue #21 - posted April 5, 2017
Issue #22 - posted April 11, 2017
Issue #23 - posted April 18, 2017
Issue #24 - posted April 25, 2017
Issue #25 - posted May 2, 2017
Issue #26 - posted May 9, 2017
Issue #27 - posted May 16, 2017
Issue #28 - posted May 23, 2017

Issue #29 - posted May 30, 2017

Issue #30 - posted June 6, 2017
Issue #31 - posted June 13, 2017
Issue #32 - posted June 20, 2017

Issue #33 - posted June 27, 2017
Issue #34 - posted March 12, 2018
Issue #35 - posted March 19, 2018
Issue #36 - posted March 26, 2018
Issue #37 - posted April 1, 2018
Issue #38 - posted April 8, 2018
Issue #39 - posted April 15, 2018
Issue #40 - posted April 22, 2018
Issue #41 - posted April 29, 2018
Issue #42 - posted May 6, 2018
Issue #43 - posted May 13, 2018
Issue #44 - posted May 20, 2018
Issue #45 - posted May 27, 2018
Issue #46 - posted June 3, 2018
Issue #47 - posted June 10, 2018
Issue #48 - posted June 17, 2018
Issue #49 - posted June 24, 2018
Issue #50 - posted July 1, 2018
Issue #51 - posted July 8, 2018
Issue #52 - posted July 15, 2018
Issue #53 - posted July 22, 2018
Issue #54 - posted July 29, 2018

Issue #55 - posted August 5, 2018
Issue #56 - posted August 12, 2018
Issue #57 - posted August 19, 2018
Issue #58 - posted August 26, 2018

Issue #59 - posted September 2, 2018