Chris Whipple: Trump Team ‘Essentially a Cult,’ ‘Worthy of Jonestown’

BALDWIN I mean isn ░░░░░░░░ this Chris it s ░░░░░░░░ interesting you and all ░░░░░░░░ studying and writing about ░░░░░░░░ these chiefs of staff ░░░░░░░░ of all just the ░░░░░░░░ message from John Kelly ░░░░░░░░ that the President was ░░░░░░░░ re unfit for office ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it was a ░░░░░░░░ good shot by Kelly ░░░░░░░░ Mulvaney And to some ░░░░░░░░ he has a point ░░░░░░░░ is a White House ░░░░░░░░ the leadership of Mick ░░░░░░░░ that has essentially become ░░░░░░░░ cult They cannot tell ░░░░░░░░ President no they cannot ░░░░░░░░ the emperor that he ░░░░░░░░ no clothes All of ░░░░░░░░ is true On the ░░░░░░░░ hand the notion that ░░░░░░░░ Kelly is some kind ░░░░░░░░ fearless truth teller who ░░░░░░░░ barge into the Oval ░░░░░░░░ and tell the President ░░░░░░░░ he didn t want ░░░░░░░░ hear I think is ░░░░░░░░ by what happened on ░░░░░░░░ s watch everything from ░░░░░░░░ to separating families at ░░░░░░░░ border all the stuff ░░░░░░░░ happened makes you wonder ░░░░░░░░ I think the onus ░░░░░░░░ really on Kelly and ░░░░░░░░ on people like Jim ░░░░░░░░ too Tell us what ░░░░░░░░ behind closed doors If ░░░░░░░░ want to be regarded ░░░░░░░░ the grown up in ░░░░░░░░ room you got to ░░░░░░░░ clean You can t ░░░░░░░░ it both ways BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ Chris s point BORGER ░░░░░░░░ agree with him and ░░░░░░░░ Kelly has promised the ░░░░░░░░ that he wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ a book until the ░░░░░░░░ left office but that ░░░░░░░░ t stop him from ░░░░░░░░ together with Mattis or ░░░░░░░░ or McMaster and coming ░░░░░░░░ and telling the American ░░░░░░░░ what it is like ░░░░░░░░ work in that White ░░░░░░░░ And you know he ░░░░░░░░ described it as wrestling ░░░░░░░░ a bear every day ░░░░░░░░ it may be a ░░░░░░░░ worse than that particularly ░░░░░░░░ you have a president ░░░░░░░░ believes he s his ░░░░░░░░ best Chief of Staff ░░░░░░░░ doesn t much take ░░░░░░░░ anyway and you have ░░░░░░░░ there now who just ░░░░░░░░ of gets out of ░░░░░░░░ way apparently So I ░░░░░░░░ it s a difficult ░░░░░░░░ and when he s ░░░░░░░░ as Chris is saying ░░░░░░░░ can really be problematic ░░░░░░░░ these people are not ░░░░░░░░ up You know we ░░░░░░░░ going to have a ░░░░░░░░ by anonymous coming out ░░░░░░░░ but that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ anybody any good BALDWIN ░░░░░░░░ absolutely Chris take your ░░░░░░░░ While he was in ░░░░░░░░ look what he allowed ░░░░░░░░ And it does also ░░░░░░░░ the question what did ░░░░░░░░ say no to that ░░░░░░░░ never knew about but ░░░░░░░░ goodness he was there ░░░░░░░░ said no I do ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ Grisham s tweet because ░░░░░░░░ word genius Again the ░░░░░░░░ from the Press Secretary ░░░░░░░░ worked with John Kelly ░░░░░░░░ he was totally unequipped ░░░░░░░░ handle the genius of ░░░░░░░░ great President Isn t ░░░░░░░░ proving your point that ░░░░░░░░ group is a cabal ░░░░░░░░ the President is all ░░░░░░░░ Yeah sadly it really ░░░░░░░░ almost a cult worthy ░░░░░░░░ Jonestown I mean that ░░░░░░░░ what that kind of ░░░░░░░░ that s where it ░░░░░░░░ from It s almost ░░░░░░░░ belief It s reminiscent ░░░░░░░░ course of that surreal ░░░░░░░░ in the cabinet room ░░░░░░░░ back when when Priebus ░░░░░░░░ the Chief of Staff ░░░░░░░░ everybody tried to compete ░░░░░░░░ see who could be ░░░░░░░░ obsequious than the other ░░░░░░░░ this takes it to ░░░░░░░░ new level I think ░░░░░░░░ the fundamental problem at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ not who the Chief ░░░░░░░░ Staff is I don ░░░░░░░░ care if it s ░░░░░░░░ Baker or Leon Panetta ░░░░░░░░ Reince Priebus or Mick ░░░░░░░░ As Gloria says no ░░░░░░░░ of Staff can really ░░░░░░░░ if the President doesn ░░░░░░░░ want a Chief of ░░░░░░░░ to tell him hard ░░░░░░░░ It just can t ░░░░░░░░ BALDWIN So none of ░░░░░░░░ he just you can ░░░░░░░░ contain him because of ░░░░░░░░ he is Is that ░░░░░░░░ you re saying WHIPPLE ░░░░░░░░ wrote the book on ░░░░░░░░ White House chiefs and ░░░░░░░░ subtitle was how the ░░░░░░░░ House chiefs define every ░░░░░░░░ except this one I ░░░░░░░░ wrong about this one ░░░░░░░░ this is a president ░░░░░░░░ is determined to be ░░░░░░░░ who doesn t take ░░░░░░░░ and we ve now ░░░░░░░░ the results of letting ░░░░░░░░ be Trump.”