# Who in the Trump inner circle will be the first to jump ship/be fired? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 1, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726 "2017-02-01T03:46:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/21 "2017-02-03T02:20:31Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > I feel like Melania has kinda-sorta already bailed by choosing to remain in NY. Yeah, although I think Trump prefers it that way. It’s one thing to have her at Trump’s side for the cameras, but he sure as Hell doesn’t want her off doing her own thing in the public eye. Her minders can’t keep her on script all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/22 "2017-02-03T02:31:57Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Spicer. He does an awful job during his press conferences I think he’s already doing the best he can. You couldn’t ask for a tougher assignment as a White House spokesman, being Trump’s spokesman. You don’t even know what Trump will say or do day to day, or Trump’s rationale behind decisions, and what Trump might do or say that you’ll have a hard time defending, and the media is baying for blood. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/23 "2017-02-07T18:03:03Z")
Melissa McCarthy did a great impersonation of Sean Spicer on SNL this weekend: Could it spell trouble for Spicer? [White House rattled by McCarthy’s spoof of Spicer](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/melissa-mccarthy-sean-spicer-234715) “Trump ‘doesn’t like his people to look weak,’ a top Trump donor said.” ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/24 "2017-02-07T18:29:00Z")
Priebus is the only “traditional” Republican in the group, and hence he will be the first to either be unable to stomach it any longer or get crossways with Trump. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/25 "2017-02-07T18:55:28Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I think he’s already doing the best he can. You couldn’t ask for a tougher assignment as a White House spokesman, being Trump’s spokesman. You don’t even know what Trump will say or do day to day, or Trump’s rationale behind decisions, and what Trump might do or say that you’ll have a hard time defending, and the media is baying for blood. About the only thing Spicer can do is a variation of “He said it. I believe it. And that settles it.” That seems to sell pretty well with the 40-something percent of America who think this whole fiasco is a good idea. As to the rest, why should Spicer care? The hard part about being a spokesperson is remembering that you’re not there to answer the media’s questions. You’re there to push your version of your story; the questions are just interruptions between you getting back on your script. Not their script. And yes, sometimes that does take near superhuman (or psychopathic) levels of self-control. Which Spicer may or may not be up to. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/26 "2017-02-07T18:57:47Z")
I’ve been hearing for a year and a half about how Republicans are going to abandon Trump, and they keep not abandoning him. Priebus is the #1 “Let’s Support Trump” guy in the party. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/27 "2017-02-07T19:59:27Z")
His wife ! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/28 "2017-02-07T21:56:08Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Melissa McCarthy did a great impersonation of Sean Spicer on SNL this weekend: > > Could it spell trouble for Spicer? > > [White House rattled by McCarthy’s spoof of Spicer](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/melissa-mccarthy-sean-spicer-234715) > “Trump ‘doesn’t like his people to look weak,’ a top Trump donor said.” Between what’s been previously posted and the hit he’s taking over the SNL sketch, it’s time for Spicer to start looking for a new job. Trump is volatile and illogical. He likes to fire people to show he’s in charge. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/29 "2017-02-07T22:23:28Z")
Keep doing that long enough and we may see a truly amazing sight: What if they gave an administration and nobody came? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/30 "2017-02-07T22:56:18Z")
> **[CNN: Trump regrets hiring Spicer, blames Priebus](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318385-report-trump-regrets-hiring-spicer-blames-priebus/)** > > President Trump regrets choosing Sean Spicer to serve as White House press secretary, according to a new report from CNN.The president is disappointed in Spicer’s performance thus far, the ne… \*The CNN report saying Trump was unhappy with Spicer said the president blames Priebus for pushing for Spicer for the job. “Priebus vouched for Spicer and against Trump’s instincts,” a source told CNN. The president “regrets it every day and blames Priebus,” the source added.\* and of course, just above that in the article; \*Numerous stories, apparently leaked by various people working at the White House, have circulated in the last few weeks, prompting speculation about feuding in the new administration. Many of the stories have suggested tensions between White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and staffers loyal to him, and people in the general orbit of White House adviser Steve Bannon. \* ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/31 "2017-02-07T23:01:17Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I’ve been hearing for a year and a half about how Republicans are going to abandon Trump, and they keep not abandoning him. Priebus is the #1 “Let’s Support Trump” guy in the party. It’s not that hard to be #1 out of a crowd of 1. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/32 "2017-02-07T23:01:58Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318385-report-trump-regrets-hiring-spicer-blames-priebus](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318385-report-trump-regrets-hiring-spicer-blames-priebus) > > \*The CNN report saying Trump was unhappy with Spicer said the president blames Priebus for pushing for Spicer for the job. > > “Priebus vouched for Spicer and against Trump’s instincts,” a source told CNN. > > The president “regrets it every day and blames Priebus,” the source added.\* > > and of course, just above that in the article; > > \*Numerous stories, apparently leaked by various people working at the White House, have circulated in the last few weeks, prompting speculation about feuding in the new administration. > Many of the stories have suggested tensions between White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and staffers loyal to him, and people in the general orbit of White House adviser Steve Bannon. \* So much for hiring only the best people. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/33 "2017-02-07T23:28:28Z")
That Spicer is losing support because he was impersonated by Melissa McCarthy reminds me of how some leading Republicans lost support for their Presidential campaigns for being seen as cozying up to Obama. (Chris Christie, for one, who hugged Obama after Superstorm Sandy.) So at the time, I had this crazy idea that Obama should travel the country to hug, or at least touch, all of the leading Republicans so the Obama cooties would damage their campaigns. Similarly, I think SNL and others should mercilessly impersonate Trump’s entire inner circle so as to weaken their standing with Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/34 "2017-02-07T23:59:52Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Similarly, I think SNL and others should mercilessly impersonate Trump’s entire inner circle so as to weaken their standing with Trump. I agree, with the caveat that every damned impersonator should be a woman. If we can get good comic muslim or Mexican women doing it, even better. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/35 "2017-02-08T00:04:24Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I agree, with the caveat that every damned impersonator should be a woman. Except they should get some Dolph Lundgren type of guy type to play Ivanka. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/36 "2017-02-08T00:16:57Z")
I’d like to change my vote to Spicer. He’s bound to anger Bannon at some point for being ineffective and then Trump will fire him on Bannon’s says so. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/37 "2017-02-08T00:30:32Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I agree, with the caveat that every damned impersonator should be a woman. If we can get good comic muslim or Mexican women doing it, even better. 🆒 Well, Rosie O’Donnell has said she’s up for playing Bannon on SNL if they are: > **[Rosie O’Donnell open to playing Steve Bannon on TV | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/entertainment/rosie-odonnell-steve-bannon-trnd/)** > > Rosie O’Donnell, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump, says she’d be up for playing his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, on “Saturday Night Live.” I think it’s interesting to note that they’ve at least managed to [pour him into a suit](http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/23/23-steve-bannon-2.w710.h473.2x.jpg)recently. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Quatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/38 "2017-02-08T01:09:18Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Conway is basically a political mercenary. If she gets a good offer to help someone win an election, she’ll go. Campaign management is her job. > > Of course she could leave, help with another campaign, and come back, but that’s still jumping ship at least for a time, so it counts. My pick is Kellyanne Conway, but if Trump fires her instead of the she wants more room to explore her future … it could cause a blood bath in the aftermath. But still don’t people like her have staff people to see the same mistakes over and over? ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/39 "2017-02-08T10:19:56Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Good thing it wasn’t tan. > > What’s with the fetish for dark suits? Because that’s what the [80s power-dressing style mavens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_dressing) said were the thing to wear. And Trump loved the 80s. I’m only half joking. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726/40 "2017-02-08T14:26:51Z")
[del]Spicer. Not a poll choice.[/del]Missed it because of the cute nicknames quoted in. Trump will sacrifice him because SNL made fun of him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-trump-inner-circle-will-be-the-first-to-jump-ship-be-fired/778726.md?page=3)