White House press secretary Sean Spicer is the latest to resign from the crew of the SS Trump, after the president selected one of his Wall Street buddies to be communications director.
This follows news that the president's personal attorney has stepped aside, and the government's ethics chief resigned because his warnings were not being heeded.
Meanwhile, hundreds of positions that require Senate approval remain unfilled, largely because the captain of the current ship of state has not nominated people to take the jobs. It could also be that few are willing to get on board a vessel that's likely to run aground.
The president, it seems, insists on being captain, navigator, pilot, chief engineer and communications director all in one.
So the current administration, just six months after launch, not only does not have a full crew but others are going ashore before the ship of state sinks.
Meanwhile, the next story to watch for could well be titled Ivanka's Choice, as the president's daughter faces a choice of loyalty to her father the president or to her husband, Jared Kushner. As it is, reports are that she was opposed to the choice of Anthony Scaramucci as the new communications director That selection was also part of the reason for Spicer's resignation.
Kushner has been an advisor to the president, but will soon meet with congressional investigators looking into various issues about the president's Russia contacts and financial dealings.
How cooperative and forthcoming Kushner will be to those following the money trail is an open question. But it's possible he might provide information damaging to the president in order to protect himself. In which case, Ivanka Trump will have to choose: Her husband or her father.
No comments:
Post a Comment