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Meadows is a Tea Party sycophant. This item should be the nail in the coffin

When the WH top domestic policy job came open in recent weeks COS Mark Meadows was quick to suggest a surprising name: Stephen Miller.

politico.com/news/2020/05/1…

But Jared Kushner intervened. He suggested others he had worked with at the White House. Eventually Derek Lyons, who is viewed as close to Kushner, became the new acting director of the Domestic Policy Council.

Between Trump cronies and Kush cronies, the WH is the Trump Org

Six weeks into his tenure as chief of staff, Meadows is adjusting to the ways of a White House, where the president often announces policy changes with little discussion and many decisions become opportunities for various factions to advance their agendas.

The slumlord

“Those are the realities,” said a Republican who speaks to the president. “If Jared’s role has changed, it has only increased. His portfolio has grown. The president trusts him implicitly.”

Where is he now?

Kushner’s power has been growing since midway through Trump’s term when Meadows’ predecessor, Mick Mulvaney, became acting chief of staff with a vow to let Trump be Trump.

Meadows had been expected to take a more hands-on approach than Mulvaney, but some people in and around the White House say his attempts to assert himself have run into Kushner

“You’ve got to tiptoe around the White House to make sure you’re not only … not offending the president, but not offending somebody who is close to the president,” “You could wind up having both of them blame you for things that go wrong.

A conserv close to the WH encouraged Meadows to be more assertive in Kushner’s areas, arguing Kushner’s policies are not in line with the conserv base that propelled Trump to the WH. If the administration proceeds with Kushner’s policies Trump’s reelection bid could fall short.

Because people, Kushner is a life long Democrat, and an elite New Yorker