Ever since Donald Trump appeared on the scene as the likely GOP candidate for president in 2016, the mainstream media has run periodic campaigns to describe one or another thing with which Trump is involved as filled with chaos. We were told that Trump's preparations for the GOP convention were chaotic; then the convention went fine. We next heard how the fall campaign was in total chaos; then Trump won, and he did so while spending something like 25% of what Hillary and the Democrats did. Next came the transition team of the President Elect. There were multiple stories about how the team was in chaos; there would never be an administration in place when Trump was sworn in. Of course, after the inauguration, Trump began fulfilling his campaign promises quickly. There were missteps, as is the case with any new administration, but there was certainly no chaos. Not according to the media, however; they saw chaos all the time. The White House was chaos, chaos and more chaos, or so we were told repeatedly. Somehow, though, Trump managed to get a major tax cut, get rid of an enormous numbers of harmful regulations, remake the Consumer Protection bureau, appoint a new Supreme Court justice and about an eighth of all the federal appeals court judges, move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, defeat ISIS, bring North Korea to the negotiating table, and more. It's hardly been chaos, except in the endless media stories which usually come from undisclosed "sources".
Well now things are changing. Today, the New York Times is rolling out its new narrative. Chaos has failed. The Times and its hit squad of reporters are moving on to "burnout". Here's how one reporter put it today:
But back home [after leaving for Singapore], [Trump} left behind a West Wing where burned-out aides are eyeing the exits, as the mood in the White House is one of numbness and resignation that the president is growing only more emboldened to act on instinct alone.
That's right. According to supposed "sources", the people who work in the White House just can't keep up with the demands of working for President Trump and they are looking to leave in the near future. No longer is the White House disorganized in this narrative. Now, it is just too demanding, and the people are getting burned out.
It's worth noting that the Times does say that the President is not burned out. No, the Times reporters describe him as energized by what is happening. These reporters still try to paint Trump as some sort of moron, but they should know by now that the effort in that regard will fail. Obama was supposed to be the smartest person in any room he entered. Under his leadership, America had a stagnant economy, sagging incomes, and a string of international failures. So far, Trump has brought all sorts of successes for the USA from a soaring economy to major breakthroughs in foreign relations. There's just no way that the Times and these reporters can convince Americans that Trump is dumb while Obama was smart no matter what they write. People have caught on to that lie.
My guess is that this new burnout line will not last long. Unless there are mass resignations from the White House in the next month (which there won't be), the reporters will realize that they look silly with these articles. No doubt, at that point the story line will return to "chaos" the old favorite.
Well now things are changing. Today, the New York Times is rolling out its new narrative. Chaos has failed. The Times and its hit squad of reporters are moving on to "burnout". Here's how one reporter put it today:
But back home [after leaving for Singapore], [Trump} left behind a West Wing where burned-out aides are eyeing the exits, as the mood in the White House is one of numbness and resignation that the president is growing only more emboldened to act on instinct alone.
That's right. According to supposed "sources", the people who work in the White House just can't keep up with the demands of working for President Trump and they are looking to leave in the near future. No longer is the White House disorganized in this narrative. Now, it is just too demanding, and the people are getting burned out.
It's worth noting that the Times does say that the President is not burned out. No, the Times reporters describe him as energized by what is happening. These reporters still try to paint Trump as some sort of moron, but they should know by now that the effort in that regard will fail. Obama was supposed to be the smartest person in any room he entered. Under his leadership, America had a stagnant economy, sagging incomes, and a string of international failures. So far, Trump has brought all sorts of successes for the USA from a soaring economy to major breakthroughs in foreign relations. There's just no way that the Times and these reporters can convince Americans that Trump is dumb while Obama was smart no matter what they write. People have caught on to that lie.
My guess is that this new burnout line will not last long. Unless there are mass resignations from the White House in the next month (which there won't be), the reporters will realize that they look silly with these articles. No doubt, at that point the story line will return to "chaos" the old favorite.
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