# Will Trump survive his treatment of Khizr and Ghazala Khan? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 1, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463 "2016-08-01T13:37:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463/221 "2016-08-03T23:16:55Z")
> [@tim314](#): > > …What part of the job did you not understand? Pretty much every part. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463/222 "2016-08-03T23:18:47Z")
Great article on the turmoil behind the scenes in the Trump campaign: > **[Runaway Trump Train Picks Up Speed As Aides Can't Grab The Controls](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/runaway-trump-unmanageable_n_57a15f8de4b08a8e8b600c89)** > > Paul Manafort isn’t quitting, but is said to be “frustrated.” The RNC is distancing itself. Even Trump's kids seem powerless. > [@](#): > > In all, the world of Republican operatives, insiders and elected officials has concluded ― rather too late in the game ― that Trump is an unmanageable mess who can only win the presidency if Julian Assange, Vladimir Putin or a prosecutor somewhere destroys Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. > > … > > But Manafort’s friends and allies confirmed that he is “frustrated” by Trump’s refusal to seek advice ― or listen to it if offered ― as he sends out cascades of disastrous tweets and Facebook posts. > > “The problem is that Trump watches TV every minute that he isn’t actually on his phone, either talking or tweeting,” said one adviser. “And then he gets angry at what he sees on TV and reacts. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463/223 "2016-08-03T23:28:02Z")
> **[Donald Trump's Campaign Chair Insists Everything Is Fine](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-manafort-trump-turmoil_n_57a218cfe4b0104052a0a203)** > > “The candidate is in control of his campaign," Paul Manafort said. > [@](#): > > Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort says the campaign is going well. > > WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, pushed back against reports of turmoil within the Republican nominee’s campaign on Wednesday, accusing Hillary Clinton’s campaign of spreading a false narrative. > > **“The candidate is in control of his campaign.** (bold added) :dubious: Somehow I don’t think THAT was supposed to be reassuring for many Republicans. ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463/224 "2016-08-04T01:41:57Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > Great article on the turmoil behind the scenes in the Trump campaign: > > [Runaway Trump Train Picks Up Speed As Aides Can't Grab The Controls | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/runaway-trump-unmanageable_us_57a15f8de4b08a8e8b600c89) “Runaway Trump Train Picks Up Speed As Aides Can’t Grab The Controls” This headline is hilarious since “no brakes on the Trump train” is one of the moronic memes that people on The\_Donald keep chanting. Guess you should have installed some brakes huh? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463/225 "2016-08-04T05:45:42Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > Great article on the turmoil behind the scenes in the Trump campaign: > > [Runaway Trump Train Picks Up Speed As Aides Can't Grab The Controls | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/runaway-trump-unmanageable_us_57a15f8de4b08a8e8b600c89) This is hilarious (in a non-Louis CK sense): > [@](#): > > Trump does not take well to criticism, one official said, so any critique has to be prefaced with lavish praise ― as if dealing with a child. > > One RNC member told HuffPost on condition of anonymity that Priebus routinely tells members that he frequently must “talk Trump down from a ledge,” and that the campaign would be in even worse shape if he didn’t. > > Another RNC member could only offer: “What do you want us to say?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463.md?page=11)