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I could be wrong, but it feels like Acosta had one of the shortest turnarounds from the point where it seems like there's a critical mass to the moment when he actually resigns.
Suggests real fear of where the Epstein story leads.
Suggests real fear of where the Epstein story leads.
It should be understood that at this level, there's almost no distinction between "resigned" and "was fired". Technically if someone really does retire to spend more time with their family, they still resign the post, but it gets reported differently.
When someone at the "serve at the leisure of the president" level hands in their resignation in response to a scandal, it will almost always be with the boss's approval, and more often than not, at the boss's direction.
So this is not Acosta deciding for himself he can no longer be effective or that his presence risks tainting Trump's administration (LOL, as if.) Trump's preferred move is always to double down and weather the storm, defy and deny, dare anyone to stop him.
So Acosta's resignation means that Trump made the very unusual decision for him to burn out a useful minion rather than making his critics fight a long, drawn-out war of attrition to "make" him do it.
Remember that for Trump, firing someone he picked is admitting a mistake, which is showing weakness. This is a big departure for him. He wants to keep Epstein far, far away.
In Trumpland, the article of faith is that Trump banned Epstein from his clubs after he hit on a member's daughter and this proves Trump is virtuous and saw through Epstein's vices.
(I think it shows he doesn't like people dumping where he eats, to whatever extent it's accurate)
(I think it shows he doesn't like people dumping where he eats, to whatever extent it's accurate)
I've been preoccupied of late so I haven't looked into that story as much as I would.
But if it accurately reflects an event that happened, I think it reflects that Trump fears Epstein represents something he can't bluff his way through.
But if it accurately reflects an event that happened, I think it reflects that Trump fears Epstein represents something he can't bluff his way through.
Yep. And this is what I mean about it being head-spinningly fast. It's not unusual for Trump to contradict himself within 24 hours (or 24 seconds), but in the specific area of firing staff, I think this might be a record.
All of this is to say... I think Trump and/or the most influential people close to him are deeply worried.
Acosta's ouster is rightly being attributed to journalists who dug and pushed, who followed leads and followed up with sources.
More of that, please.
Acosta's ouster is rightly being attributed to journalists who dug and pushed, who followed leads and followed up with sources.
More of that, please.
The coordinated social media response from the rightwing has been that we should be afraid of where chasing the Epstein story leads, that we should turn back before it's too late.
And there would be some of that anyway, without anyone pushing, without anyone planting whispers and planning ops.
But I said coordinated and I do think there's coordination, instigation.
But I said coordinated and I do think there's coordination, instigation.
They really want us to be afraid of any potential revelations as they are, in the hopes that we will call off the dogs.
I have just two words to say that, and you probably already know what they are:
CRY.
HAVOC.
I have just two words to say that, and you probably already know what they are:
CRY.
HAVOC.
Cry havoc, and assume frictionless dogs in a vacuum.
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