‘Why Are We Doing This?’: Trump Aides Don’t Understand McCain, Conway Attacks

LIMA, OH - MARCH 20: US President Donald J. Trump speaks at the Joint Systems Manufacturer on March 20, 2019 in Lima, Ohio. Trump visited the northeastern Ohio defense manufacturing plant to discuss his successes in the economy, job growth, John McCain and ISIS. (Photo by Andrew Spear/Getty Images)*** Local Caption *** Donald Trump
LIMA, OH - MARCH 20: U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks at the Joint Systems Manufacturer on March 20, 2019 in Lima, Ohio. Trump visited the northeastern Ohio defense manufacturing plant to discuss his successes i... LIMA, OH - MARCH 20: U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks at the Joint Systems Manufacturer on March 20, 2019 in Lima, Ohio. Trump visited the northeastern Ohio defense manufacturing plant to discuss his successes in the economy, job growth, John McCain, and ISIS. (Photo by Andrew Spear/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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President Trump’s aides are befuddled by his latest choice in nemeses.

According to a Wednesday Politico report, some close to Trump believe the President is hitting the late-Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and the husband of one of his most loyal aides to distract from criticism over his lukewarm response to the massacre in New Zealand and the controversy surrounding the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max jets.

Others are at a loss.

“It does not appear to be a great use of our time to talk about George Conway or dead John McCain. … Why are we doing this?” A White House official told Politico.

In the last 48 hours, Trump has publicly bashed White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s husband George Conway twice for criticizing him on Twitter. Out of seemingly nowhere, Trump has also reignited his feud with McCain, who passed away nearly seven months ago from brain cancer.

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  1. The aides believe he’s using his vile personal awfulness to distract from his inability to address any crisis without highlighting his vile personal awfulness?

    My head hurts.

  2. Avatar for eglot eglot says:

    Why are we doing this? If you haven’t figured out how this president runs things since January 2017, then you obviously haven’t been paying attention. Like a spoiled brat who cries and screams when he doesn’t get his way, he cannot let it go. He still talks about Clinton, Comey, McCabe, Mueller… he’d probably still talk about Rosie if he had more time.

  3. For the same reason “crowd size” and “biggest win anybody has every seen” are back in heavy rotation: same old diversion schtick and controlling the news cycle on replay. He has nothing else now that “little rocket man” has left the building. It really had gotten boring and I can’t believe the press is even covering these bleats of a dying goat. Guess it pushes up Miller Time for the reporters and copy writers who just have to pull the past copy out of the drawer and call it a day.
    Now that I am thinking of it, he must be so pissed that the NZ shooter took him out of the headlines. And now he has to compete with the UK debacle, he is going to have to do something like wet his pants climbing up onto AF1 just to get back on top.

  4. "Why are we doing this?”

    "I know, I know. Call on me!

    “Because the president is a fucking loony.”

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