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West Wing leaker goes dark after pulling back the curtain: Trump “irrational”, staff “demoralized”
An honest man may or may not still work in the West Wing.
On Wednesday, a twitter account was briefly active before being shut down. The tweeter, @WhiteHouseLeak, is an anonymous mid-level staffer in the West Wing of the White House, who described a chaotic atmosphere, a demoralized staff, and an unfocused and irrational President incapable of processing information. The staffer is a Republican who apparently worked on the Trump campaign, but is now thoroughly disillusioned by what has been going on. During his brief presence he was tweeting to real reporters, including Fox News and the New York Daily News.
It is impossible to know if the leaker shuttered the account himself or was outed. The tweets have all been deleted, but thanks to screencaps by MC Rantz Hoseley (@MysteryCr8tve) and an imgur by vapensiero they were preserved before vanishing. The presentation here is, I believe, in strict chronological order. I have omitted a few irrelevancies, but most of the 37 total tweets from the account are shown below.
The thread referred to here, from NYT reporter Maggie Haberman, is very likely the one I will recap below.
The Maggie Haberman thread, which @WhiteHouseLeak described as “correct” and “completely solid” is below:
A few final thoughts on the weekend/first few days. Trump had less than 4 hours sleep on Saturday, when he woke up and, at about 7 am., 1/
… started calling advisers and aides angry about the @BCAppelbaum RT by parks, accusing media of being out to get him. Trump’s worst 2/
…impulse control is when he’s tired or overstretched, or in an uncertain situation. All three took place Saturday. Trump is unable 3/
…to let go of any grievance or perceived slight. And he is genuinely transfixed by people thinking his election isn’t legit. He is 4/
…as his advisers say often, at his most self-destructive when the stakes are high (see post-primary, post-convention, debates) and 5/
…has historically been the one who most undercuts himself. He is also driven by desire to be treated seriously/with respect. For the WH 6/
…the idea was that people would be around him who knew him or knew DC or could calm him. The more time ppl spend w Trump, the more they 7/
…tend to adopt his mindset about how he is treated. Not all aides thought Spicer jeremiad was a bad idea. But all shared view POTUS 8/
…tend to adopt his mindset about how he is treated. Not all aides thought Spicer jeremiad was a bad idea. But all shared view POTUS 8/
…was being treated poorly. by press. None could get him to move past the feeling of injury, to focus on the enormity at hand. 9/9
Portportrait of a man on the edge. Of what, we do not yet know.
Disgruntled progressive throwback left from the previous Administration abomination. Deport yourself and be done with it. I’m sure you’d feel more comfortable in a Hugo Chavez Administration anyway.
total bullshit–anybody could have been saying that shit–moron,idiot reaper–your a fool,commie shithead-