Trump family members met with GOP leaders to discuss strategy

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Robert Costa May 27 at 12:57 PM

Amid mounting questions at the White House about Russia, three prominent members of President Trump’s family — his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., and Eric’s wife, Lara — have ramped up their engagement with the Republican Party’s national political operation, having met privately with GOP leaders to share their concerns and outlook.

Their most recent effort came Thursday, when the president’s eldest sons and Lara Trump visited the Republican National Committee’s headquarters in Washington. Those three family members, who were invited by the RNC, stayed for about two hours, according to four people who were not authorized to speak publicly.

Their appearance at the RNC irked at least two prominent Republicans who were briefed on the session, who wondered whether it was appropriate for the president’s sons, who run the Trump family real estate business, to be highly involved in discussing the party’s strategy and resources. But two other people familiar with the meeting said it was appropriate for the president’s sons and daughter-in-law, who all volunteered for Trump’s campaign, to huddle with Republican leaders and offer their perspective on what would be most helpful to President Trump ahead of the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 presidential race.

Eric and Donald Jr. run the Trump Organization and manage its numerous properties and branding projects. Lara Trump is now a political operative, following her hire earlier this year as a consultant for a Trump-affiliated digital company.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/27/trump-family-members-met-with-gop-leaders-to-discuss-strategy/

[enough]

1. He just doesn't understand constitutional government. He thinks he's a king, and his

family members are royals.

[LOL Lib]

3. And the GOP goes right along...

Fucking traitors the lot of them!

[Honeycombe8]

32. He doesn't do it alone. The RNC had to go along, and Congress goes along w/other things. nt

[MedusaX]

2. Just a friendly meeting of co-conspirators devising their defensive strategy...

[underpants]

4. He didn't send his best people

As much as we like to rag on Jared, it's a pretty steep decline in talent and basic mental functions from him to Donnie Jr.

[Marthe48]

5. A meeting of traitors

This is like a bad tv show that the network won't cancel.

[furtheradu]

6. "..invited by the rnc..."

to figure out "..what would be most helpful to.." trump.
Not what is best for the US ..but for trump & traitors.

Goood to know.

[bettyellen]

7. He said his sons would never be involved in politics because they're handling his business?

[perdita9]

13. At this point...

Trump NOT telling a lie about something would be worthy of news coverage.

[Achilleaze]

15. Bingo bettyellen!

that was just another big stinking republican lie to the American people.

[global1]

8. Probably Sent There By Their Father To.....

warn the Party that if they don't circle the wagons and protect Trump that if Trump goes down - he'll take the Party with him.

[red dog 1]

20. + 1

[Leghorn21]

9. So many traitors, so little time.

FUG dis noise.

I better get off the 'net now, cause I can't deal

[OldHippieChick]

18. Right behind you

My mind is blown

[Kleveland]

10. I just get so pissed!

Watching, and reading about these mentally challenged, greedy bunch of grifters being involved in our government at all.
They all act as if it is all part of their personal empire.
A more corrupt bunch of corporate criminal elements than the world has often seen.

The only people I may dislike more than them, are their soulless lawyers, who aid and abet their actions, and help them skirt the laws that the rest of us must obey.

When is our hypocritical, spineless, self interested congress going to man up and restore true law and order in our Government?

No one is above the law!

Save our country!!!

Nothing lasts forever!

[red dog 1]

21. Congress will not "restore true law & order in out government"

until the Democrats take back both houses of Congress, which, hopefully, will happen after the 2018 elections.

As long as the cowardly, traitorous Repukes control Congress, nothing good will come out of Congress.

("It's Animal Farm & the pigs are in charge&quot

[Scarsdale]

24. The gop

is in this mess up to their necks. They took Russian $$$ too. So right now, their strategy is to protect themselves.

[perdita9]

11. How does this NOT involve Trump's businesses?

Which the kids and the daughter-in-law are running?

[oberliner]

12. Is Tiffany in on these meetings?

Perhaps she has some insights.

[Achilleaze]

14. party of freaking traitors

pissing all over America, America's security, and America's future.

Deplorable.

[TomCADem]

16. Trump Wants To Establish a Hereditary Empire and the GOP...

...happily plays along so long as they get their tax cuts to the rich, environmental regulation rollbacks, and restrictions on reproductive rights. It is a deal with the devil.

[no_hypocrisy]

17. Reminder: Jr. and Eric and Lara are not the sharpest knives in the drawer.

OTH if Tiffany were involved, I'd maybe hesitate before not being concerned.

The next generation of Trumps can collude with RNC all they want. They can't get out of the morass they all created.

[OldHippieChick]

19. Is Baron meeting w/

Paul Ryan?

[WePurrsevere]

25. Barron is still a child but I have a hunch he's the smartest of Trump's kids. nt

[JudyM]

30. Well, he's certainly getting an education.

[WePurrsevere]

31. Yes, but not one I'd wish on a 10 yr child...

no matter who's related to.

[JudyM]

36. Yes. If he's going to have any hope for a decent spirit, it'll be through an exceptional therapist.

[red dog 1]

22. K&R

and the hits just keep on coming!

[dalton99a]

23. Tentacles of the Trump crime family

[SunSeeker]

26. I thought Uday and Qusay were supposed to be running Trump's businesses in a "blind trust."

The whole point was to separate Trump's businesses from Trump politics. The whole "blind trust" set up was a joke anyway, but now they are not even trying to pretend there is an ethical wall between business and politics.

[Solly Mack]

27. Everyone getting the story straight.

[matt819]

28. Aka

Co-conspirators

[Chemisse]

29. What if they are strategizing Trump's resignation?

Why else would they pull in the 2 sons who have been relatively uninvolved since the election?

Is it time to 'take Dad home and take care of him'?

[NBachers]

33. The two male runts always remind me of home invaders that pull stockings down over their heads.

[Xipe Totec]

34. They're circling the wankers nt

[mr_lebowski]

35. A photo of the get-together has apparently emerged ...