[quote=SK in CV][quote=poorgradstudent]Since Trump got rid of Bannon I think his odds of surviving his whole term have improved greatly. He’s pivoting to more of a mainstream Republican, and end of the day he will only be removed if the Republicans want him gone.[/quote]
Exactly where was his pivot? Certainly not in his Phoenix speech last week. EO banning transgender people from the military in opposition to the recommendation of the Pentagon? Pardoning someone convicted of violating the constitution? Is there a mainstream Republican here that agrees with those two moves?
Trump is who he is. He has no policy. None. There will be no pivot. Ever.[/quote]
Yeah I don’t think he’s pivoted.
But I do think there is more stability in the Trump Administration now – I think that happened when Kelly became Chief of Staff, not when Bannon left. Bannon leaving is a result of Kelly.
I agree with dude that the odds are still much greater that Trump stays 4 years that he’s out before then. And actually the odds of him leaving dropped further when Kelly came aboard as CoS. I’m just not convinced that a man of Kelly’s caliber will be able to tolerate Trump for long and therefore the odds of Trump getting into a serious bind and leaving will increase yet again after Kelly leaves. Probably after the start of the year.
