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He doesnt like this sh*t: Trump reportedly hates his job and his staff after less than a month [View all]

Source: Rawstory

After just three weeks on the job, President Donald Trump is reportedly frustrated with the realities of trying to run the U.S. government the way he manages his family-owned business.

Politico interviewed nearly two dozen people who have spent time with the former real estate developer and reality TV star since his inauguration — and they said Trump’s “mood has careened between surprise and anger as he’s faced the predictable realities of governing,” according to the report.

“The interviews paint a picture of a powder-keg of a workplace where job duties are unclear, morale among some is low, factionalism is rampant and exhaustion is running high,” Politico reported. “Two visitors to the White House last week said they were struck by how tired the staff looks.”

Trump would like to shake up his White House staff less than a month into the job but knows it’s too soon, the website reported, and aides joke that the president would like to spend even more time golfing at his Mar-A-Lago resort.

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He doesnt like this sh*t: Trump reportedly hates his job and his staff after less than a month [View all] demmiblue Feb 2017 OP

And yet Obama True Dough Feb 2017 #1

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #91

President Barack Hussein Obama heaven05 Feb 2017 #100

Fuckface Von Pussygrabber knows nothing about anything, according to his Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #154

I miss our True President every single day. spiderpig Feb 2017 #155

Obama didnt take office expecting to be king. Amaryllis Feb 2017 #167

Trump was not expecting to be king either rpannier Feb 2017 #239

I am convinced because #ComradeTrump doesn't read Capn Sunshine Feb 2017 #207

You may very well be right about that True Dough Feb 2017 #220

I hope Obama is tweeting his fun vacation photos at 45! forgotmylogin Feb 2017 #215

Trump is a chump. C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #2

You could randomly pick someone out of the phone book and they'd do a better job. alarimer Feb 2017 #26

Since his entire cabinet are people who are AGAINST... Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #235

I just said to my daughter that I thought I could do beveeheart Feb 2017 #97

I might qualify. I've read the Constitution and I've worked for a living. sarge43 Feb 2017 #114

I tried to start a Union here in Florida. I had people actually ask what is a Union? classykaren Feb 2017 #205

Yeah, I know. sarge43 Feb 2017 #212

That is what is really missing in our schools Civics classes. classykaren Feb 2017 #204

So how's that a "business man" DK504 Feb 2017 #123

Big Dump's only knowledge of civics is buying off building inspectors Kolesar Feb 2017 #130

Oh, yes. ChazInAz Feb 2017 #142

Didn't Napoleon miss one battle because he had dysentery? eom lol Kolesar Feb 2017 #158

What I read is that he was ineffective at Waterloo because of . . . hatrack Feb 2017 #219

Hemorrhoids are what I heard. diane in sf Feb 2017 #221

He never wanted to be President. Dulcinea Feb 2017 #171

Sounds like he is drowning, so safeinOhio Feb 2017 #3

LOL! kwassa Feb 2017 #12

The BIGGEST! Daemonaquila Feb 2017 #27

YUGE Rollo Feb 2017 #83

Oh that's mean. johnp3907 Feb 2017 #51

Trump-branded water? spiderpig Feb 2017 #159

Water from Flint, MI. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #179

Don't give Ivanka any ideas, Auntie! spiderpig Feb 2017 #183

Or she might give to all of us. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #186

I think a big Rosie ODonnell Rock, playing the white supremacist Bannon PatrickforO Feb 2017 #62

Oh yes! I hope it's her playing Bannon and portrays Bannon manipulating NCjack Feb 2017 #98

Yes! The damn thing zentrum Feb 2017 #143

Seriously, that might be what sends him over the edge. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #175

A bigly rock. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2017 #122

It's shows, stupid.. we hate you Cha Feb 2017 #4

I think that makes him crazy. Cracklin Charlie Feb 2017 #24

Wait no - cilla4progress Feb 2017 #104

There are ways, but they are extremely illegal. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #202

Tired of winning already? Zoonart Feb 2017 #5

so much winning Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #110

Another promise kept. DTs did say we'd have so much winning we'd get tired of winning... Hekate Feb 2017 #113

I think everyone just misunderstood; he was trying to say "whining" - n/t anarch Feb 2017 #151

That too Hekate Feb 2017 #157

Looser than what? louis-t Feb 2017 #127

HAHAHAHAHA Zoonart Feb 2017 #129

Just resign then. MoonRiver Feb 2017 #6

At his age Freddie Feb 2017 #13

Ex-presidents get huge yearly "stipends." MoonRiver Feb 2017 #22

Least surprising story of the month. Given this daughterfucker has never held a real job. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2017 #7

Donald and Ivanka? keithbvadu2 Feb 2017 #90

. Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2017 #131

"Daughterfucker" I love it! maddiemom Feb 2017 #117

As I started typing motherf.... I went: "Hey wait a minute.....". nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2017 #132

Ha 47of74 Feb 2017 #211

He imagined that the Presidency would make him the unquestioned top-dog of everything. DetlefK Feb 2017 #8

Any job in government is stressful Caliman73 Feb 2017 #118

We all knew how badly he would suck as President. He can't sit there and watch himself on TV all day livetohike Feb 2017 #9

Here is the Politico write-up: demmiblue Feb 2017 #10

That photo! That Photo. eom LittleGirl Feb 2017 #57

Checks and Balances. The reason why America hasn't had a dictator. nt Blue_true Feb 2017 #58

Most elementary school students NewJeffCT Feb 2017 #64

*sings* I'm just a bill.. yes I'm only a bill.. Amimnoch Feb 2017 #107

Thanks- was going to post this REAL story Ripstory stole from snooper2 Feb 2017 #75

He didn't realize . . . peggysue2 Feb 2017 #96

That's why the acting AG refused to defend it. It's indefensible bigbrother05 Feb 2017 #121

Presidenting is hard work! AnnieBW Feb 2017 #102

Hey, Don. There's an easy solution to this problem. Vinca Feb 2017 #11

Aw... the poor sot. He's not getting to be King yet! Eyeball_Kid Feb 2017 #14

Utterly predictable. (nt) Paladin Feb 2017 #15

Well, he's never had a real job before, let alone MineralMan Feb 2017 #16

I believe the actual quote was IdiotsforPalin Feb 2017 #23

I corrected his awful grammar. MineralMan Feb 2017 #25

Tee hee! fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 #168

Exactly! AFAIK he's never been someone else's employee before. Dale Neiburg Feb 2017 #38

Yeah, This RobinA Feb 2017 #144

He really didn't want the actual job BeyondGeography Feb 2017 #17

As Howard Stern said a week or so ago "He's miserable" underpants Feb 2017 #85

Irony abounds BeyondGeography Feb 2017 #95

stern has some great insight on donnie. unblock Feb 2017 #112

Trump Is The One RobinA Feb 2017 #145

I would very much prefer to have Stern as president... anarch Feb 2017 #153

I bet he would actually enjoy an impeachment loyalsister Feb 2017 #244

He will resign and Takket Feb 2017 #18

#45 should draft a new letter of resignation ... and stick to it. In_The_Wind Feb 2017 #19

Look at that signature. murielm99 Feb 2017 #152

Well, since he can't read, it will be possible to shove another document, one of resignation, in Doitnow Feb 2017 #209

Ooh, now... 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #217

HaHaHa! StarryNite Feb 2017 #243

Why is it that the GOP Leadership finds this work too "hard"? Deb Feb 2017 #20

Because it requires intelligence and a heart, logosoco Feb 2017 #48

Daddy's money get the red out Feb 2017 #49

It is hard. Lucky Luciano Feb 2017 #59

Because the world is complicated - hell, reality is complicated . . . hatrack Feb 2017 #69

And because The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #115

Well, That And RobinA Feb 2017 #147

You have to answer to America . . . not "the shareholders". HughBeaumont Feb 2017 #21

tRump doesn't have shareholders; he has creditors (Russian oligarchs?); he is a debtor. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #32

Exactly. nt SunSeeker Feb 2017 #43

maybe not---he's giving Russians something---money laundering services wordpix Feb 2017 #166

He never answered to shareholders exboyfil Feb 2017 #40

None of his businesses are public, so he doesn't really have to answer The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #194

He was involved in at least one corporation exboyfil Feb 2017 #195

Let's factor in here too that he is doing maybe 20% of the job underpants Feb 2017 #55

It will take weeks to fumigate the place tavernier Feb 2017 #63

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2017 #93

Speaking of Mark Burnett, klook Feb 2017 #189

You mean we're not great yet? alarimer Feb 2017 #28

Fucking loser malaise Feb 2017 #29

Suck it Trump mindfulNJ Feb 2017 #30

I hope it's beingg televised when his head explodes. Nitram Feb 2017 #44

As pretty much everybody predicted Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #31

yep... and did he once think about actually doing something DECENT???? Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #109

+1 AgadorSparticus Feb 2017 #238

He never wanted the job in the first place. All he wanted was the attention from running. Arkansas Granny Feb 2017 #33

He doesn't have the discipline. It is as simple as that. Trust Buster Feb 2017 #34

He never thought he would actually WIN. Now he doesnt know what to do. nt 7962 Feb 2017 #35

Sad. truebluegreen Feb 2017 #36

Imagine his voice saying it. It's mocking, sarcastic, cruel, in ways an emoji can't convey. Hekate Feb 2017 #149

No class. randome Feb 2017 #37

priveleged white man hard. mercuryblues Feb 2017 #39

He lacks stamina to be president. sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #41

ROFLMAO!!!! Nitram Feb 2017 #42

Low energy loser! SunSeeker Feb 2017 #45

No law says you can't resign DeminPennswoods Feb 2017 #46

Given the multiple bankruptcies, it's just as well he can't run it that way muriel_volestrangler Feb 2017 #47

Presidenting is hard, the Orange psycho is finding out. nt Blue_true Feb 2017 #50

You mean to tell me that running a nation is difficult?! retrowire Feb 2017 #52

We can break this guy IronLionZion Feb 2017 #53

To what end? Jim Lane Feb 2017 #196

Conservative is easier to deal with than crazy IronLionZion Feb 2017 #200

45 hates democracy. That is patently obvious. onecaliberal Feb 2017 #54

Caveat Emptor! And I mean that *literally*! He bought it (or they bought him) Roland99 Feb 2017 #56

Dear Mr. tRump, not to add more pressure and stress to you as apparently you're frazzled, but manicraven Feb 2017 #60

Could have told him this treestar Feb 2017 #61

He thought he was elected to be a dictator not a president. SamKnause Feb 2017 #65

+1000 Fla Dem Feb 2017 #70

Suck it up, Choir Boy! hamsterjill Feb 2017 #66

Be careful what you ask for... MrScorpio Feb 2017 #67

Looks like President Baby Hands ended up being the one who lacks the stamina to be president Lanius Feb 2017 #68

I've Been Predicting RobinA Feb 2017 #162

Many of us saw this coming BainsBane Feb 2017 #71

Has Trump ever really worked a day in his life? vlyons Feb 2017 #72

As Gail Collins observed, mobeau69 Feb 2017 #86

Trump is use to having a cushy boss position and if something goes wrong he blames UCmeNdc Feb 2017 #73

May he pull a Palin. dae Feb 2017 #74

Hey donnie, make us all proud. mobeau69 Feb 2017 #76

Trump's incompetent? Gee, who'd a thunk it! - n/t Jim__ Feb 2017 #77

Not the electorial college apparently.... LakeArenal Feb 2017 #88

This leaky Whitehouse must be making him furious SHRED Feb 2017 #78

And downstream, the State and Defense Departments leak stuff to forestall his attacks Kolesar Feb 2017 #133

Pullout Quote neeksgeek Feb 2017 #79

You can blame tens of millions of American idiots Mr. Ected Feb 2017 #80

He actually thought it was a reality show. Butterflylady Feb 2017 #81

We don't like him, either. He should not have run for office, and his supporters are inane. LS_Editor Feb 2017 #82

Deluded idiot got the ultimate job. Let's help him conclude that he should resign. nt NCjack Feb 2017 #84

Don't let up. mobeau69 Feb 2017 #89

Oh my goodness, that is really violent............ Jim Beard Feb 2017 #99

It's okay donnie... sheshe2 Feb 2017 #87

Tough shit, crybaby snowflake. GoCubsGo Feb 2017 #92

Trump--The gift that keeps on giving randr Feb 2017 #94

I mean cilla4progress Feb 2017 #101

He could do the right thing and resign. Initech Feb 2017 #103

I'm surprised it's taken this long Nwgirl503 Feb 2017 #105

Champagne on the house when he gives up or is ejected! Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #106

No one could have predicted, blah blah blah Fast Walker 52 Feb 2017 #108

Of course he doesn't. After 70 years of being Mr. Big Shot & nobody ever telling him "no", catbyte Feb 2017 #111

I am ROFLMAO. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2017 #116

LOL. Yeah, that's a problem. mobeau69 Feb 2017 #191

Poor tired rump. Maybe he needs a vacation. notdarkyet Feb 2017 #119

Or a dirt nap. GreenEyedLefty Feb 2017 #201

A dirt nap... 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #218

we are now witness to short attention span kabuki theater of the stupid. Javaman Feb 2017 #120

He's never understood how the government works NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #124

Trump never really wanted the JOB of POTUS; he just wanted to stick it to Obama--the black man mnhtnbb Feb 2017 #125

Much like Caligula elmac Feb 2017 #126

And he already appointed his horse to the NSC underpants Feb 2017 #135

and Caligulas nickname was little boots elmac Feb 2017 #136

Welcome to reality Lotusflower70 Feb 2017 #128

This is what we need to tell any conservative who equates being a CEO with being president Caliman73 Feb 2017 #134

Been saying this myself for a while, though not with your detail... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #141

No it is not. Caliman73 Feb 2017 #146

He doesn't have the "STAMINA".. lol JHan Feb 2017 #137

LOL onetexan Feb 2017 #161

Assuming this is true awesomerwb Feb 2017 #138

Spectacular Thread! northoftheborder Feb 2017 #139

Well we don't like this shit either. milestogo Feb 2017 #140

I could size up a crowd, tell them what they want to hear, and make them love me Miles Archer Feb 2017 #148

Good I hope he's just a miserable and he is making all of us. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #150

Caught between Schadenfreude and terror here. This is exactly what we predicted based on... Hekate Feb 2017 #156

And that's actually Good News!!!!! KPN Feb 2017 #160

I also hate his job--at least, I hate the job he's doing. If he's miserable, he's earned it fishwax Feb 2017 #163

Well let US relieve you of your burdens. democratisphere Feb 2017 #164

poor widdle Trumpy looks like he's crying in the pic---priceless wordpix Feb 2017 #165

Did he think it was going to be fun? MountCleaners Feb 2017 #169

You've only scratched the surface shithead. lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #170

Dumpster thought he could rule like Hitler workinclasszero Feb 2017 #172

Amazing he didn't realize what the job was. Honeycombe8 Feb 2017 #173

Remember Rick Perry exboyfil Feb 2017 #197

Unfit! Mickju Feb 2017 #174

Just shows how intellectually lazy he is. Not to study and learn what a job is - what the Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2017 #176

Good... DemKittyNC Feb 2017 #177

Oh, no... mindem Feb 2017 #178

A lot of people, including me, didn't think he really wanted this job. LisaM Feb 2017 #180

Poor little orange little baby...Let's drive him crazy...n/t asuhornets Feb 2017 #181

I had predicted this. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2017 #182

He'll be happier going back to bossing everyone who works for him. I hope Doitnow Feb 2017 #184

I hate your staff & how you are doing your job too. nt irisblue Feb 2017 #185

What a friggen snowflake! llmart Feb 2017 #187

He looks like a lab rat in this pic JDC Feb 2017 #188

Caption - "Constipation: Our Nation's Silent Killer" klook Feb 2017 #190

The psychopath got his first real job Progressive dog Feb 2017 #192

Isn't quite as fabulous as he thought it would be, is it? ailsagirl Feb 2017 #193

Well, we do not like him or his shit either. TNNurse Feb 2017 #198

Meanwhile ICE Jackboots are busily terrorizing communities. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2017 #199

I read on another post they're following school buses. lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #206

if the intention is to terrorize, they're succeeding. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2017 #213

The 'shock and awe' plan is not going well. wildeyed Feb 2017 #203

He owes so many people and 'entities' that he can't resign. Get ready though. YOHABLO Feb 2017 #208

Awwwwwwww. What a delicate flower. 47of74 Feb 2017 #210

The very first thought that I had when... 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #214

I expected this would happen even before he took office. He was born into luxury, given napi21 Feb 2017 #216

Maybe THAT explains why he always looks to be painfully constipated! Siwsan Feb 2017 #222

Nah, that isnt caused by stress its just that blockage of a head he has shoved up his ass cstanleytech Feb 2017 #225

That makes MUCH more sense Siwsan Feb 2017 #227

I can believe this as I suspect he thought that the President secretly had unlimited powers cstanleytech Feb 2017 #223

I've got a great solution! Sucha NastyWoman Feb 2017 #224

Hell Bush jr would be a better president and I honestly thought the Repugnants could cstanleytech Feb 2017 #226

I can see how the zentrum Feb 2017 #228

Resign. Eom uppityperson Feb 2017 #229

The damned fool thought he would get elected President, Volaris Feb 2017 #230

It shows... Mike Nelson Feb 2017 #231

Cue the itty bitty violin... calimary Feb 2017 #232

"he threw his hair in the ring" More_Cowbell Feb 2017 #233

Maybe like his best Buddy, Sarah Palin yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #234

Heh heh. POTUS ain't as easy as it looks, right, Donnie? DinahMoeHum Feb 2017 #236

Well, this is what happens when someone just wants to be the Max Headroom of Presidents. 4lbs Feb 2017 #237

Power with a few Turbineguy Feb 2017 #240

his view out the window bora13 Feb 2017 #241

This should be part of our goal: cab67 Feb 2017 #242

Just saw this......and this could be incredibly good news. Stuart G Feb 2017 #245

But DownriverDem Feb 2017 #247

Would love to know DownriverDem Feb 2017 #246