With Priebus out, Trump moves still further away from the Republican establishment
With every staff move, Trump seems to be moving ever further away from the Republican establishment and building a much more insular team that fits his narrow worldview. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Priebus-Kelly switch.
.. He’s a retired Marine Corps general who has expressed no nuance about the war on terrorism. He has described terrorists as a “savage” enemy and publicly clashed with former president Barack Obama on whether to close Guantanamo Bay.
.. Priebus, along with Vice President Pence, was Trump’s connection to Capitol Hill insiders.
.. “It’s almost as if Trump has managed to combine the two — inexperience and lack of knowledge about Washington from Clinton with the palace intrigue of early LBJ,” he said.
.. He’s tried to play nice with the Republican Party establishment and appears to have concluded that is what has plagued his presidency.