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Donald Trump is considering removing Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, over a Justice Department conclusion that problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool stemmed from a flawed renovation rather than vandalism, two people familiar with his thinking told CNN.

The president is “furious” with Pirro, one of the sources said, telling CNN that he fumed about her all weekend. They added that based on his criticisms of her, they find it “highly likely she’s removed from her job.”

The other source, a senior administration official, said Trump was “blindsided” by Pirro’s court filing: “The president did not know beforehand that she was going to do that.”

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[–] Sibilantjoe@lemmy.world 44 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

Oh look, it's happening again.

  1. Trump spouts bullshit
  2. Trump demands toadies act on his bullshit
  3. Reality fails to comform to said bullshit
  4. Trump throws a tantrum and blames the toady
  5. Trump fires toady and brings in an even toadier toady
[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 hour ago

This only works for the women btw, the men get at least one pass, or in Kegsbreath's case, I've lost count.

[–] wuffah@lemmy.world 16 points 2 hours ago

Classic narcissistic abuse cycle.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

All of that happened today!?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 hours ago

Today we're at step 4. 5 may be coming soon.

[–] Kronusdark@lemmy.world 16 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Hmmm so another woman.

I won’t cry for her but why TF is Kash and Pete still around?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 hours ago (2 children)
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 20 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

So he's going to remove Boxwine Jeanine because of hiring his own pool guy to do a rush job and then he drove his car on it?

She's a terrible person and a fucking moron besides, but...how is this her fault?

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 hours ago

She has the "wrong" genitals. Only the women are seeing their careers burned alive. He's a narcissistic, misogynistic, cowardly bully. And a blithering dumbass.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 25 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

How odd, trump is going to turn on a devoted sycophant.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 22 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Not just a devoted sycophant, but a woman no less. Doubly odd

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 6 points 40 minutes ago

It's just so unlike him and the party.

[–] DrakeAlbrecht@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago

“I was disappointed in Jeanine Pirro. Really disappointed in Jeanine Pirro,” he added. “She folded like an umbrella.”

This from someone who doesn't know how to fold an umbrella.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It was a loyalty test (like everything else) and she failed.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Working for him in any capacity appears to be a prolonged loyalty test.

[–] Promethiel@lemmy.world 1 points 15 minutes ago

Working? Narcissistic tendencies don't limit themselves like that. The specimen experiences reality assuming everything its eyes see should be loyally beholden to it: Person, Woman, Man, Camera, or TV.

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 4 points 3 hours ago

Hey, whatever gets her out of there.