“Who’d want to look at that face in Cabinet meetings?” she says. Fiorina attends a meeting with Trump to discuss the Treasury secretary post, only for the purpose of publicly ridiculing him in front of cameras after the meeting is over. A series of high-profile refusals are leaked to the press, making the administration look desperate and unpopular. Worst-case scenario: It’s really hard to find anyone. Crowds rushing through the revolving door from the influence-peddling world to high office will be no smaller than usual. Q: Will anyone agree to be in his Cabinet?īest-case scenario: Of course. (Money losing, third rate lowballs crowd for my Inaugural. Most likely scenario: The Washington Post. a real whack job, compares me to Hitler? No wonder Sonny died.) Q: Who will be the target of his first presidential tweet?īest-case scenario: Twitter account is suspended for duration of the presidency. The Trumps live in the White House off and on-Melania is rarely there-but spend large amounts of time at Mar-a-Lago (the “Southern White House”) and the suite at the new Trump hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. Most likely scenario : The Trumps use the White House largely for ceremonial purposes and meetings-as Mayor Bloomberg apparently did with Gracie Mansion and Arnold Schwarzenegger did with the governor’s mansion in Sacramento. “I mean these guys weren’t geniuses, OK?”Ģ016 That Time Ted Cruz Submitted a Supreme Court Brief Citing … Ted Cruz “Look, I’m told this place didn’t even have indoor plumbing for the first 50 years,” the new president says in his first press conference. Interior renovations are so extensive that there’s talk of adding on a new wing, leading to scathing criticism from those seeking to preserve the White House’s history. Bush (“lied us into war”) are taken down in favor of the Trump children. Portraits of Carter (“total loser”) and George W. For one, the Trump Organization tries to totally overhaul the interior, (“We need at least two more jacuzzi tubs”). Worst-case scenario: Yes, but with no shortage of complaints or serious modifications. Q: Will the Trumps really live in the White House?īest-case scenario: Yes, with modest updates and only the occasional sprinkling of Trump gold. A speech that probably surprises people for its humility and graciousness-since the bar will be so low. It won’t be Shakespearean, and there will be a few awkward asides. Trump will deliver a prepared speech that he has practiced a couple of times, with the advice of capable writers. Most likely scenario: Closer to the best-case than the worst. (“Are we going to make America great again?” “We’re building a wall. It becomes a rambling and repetitive speech for the ages-full of irrelevant asides (“Melania changed her outfit three times, but I think she looks terrific”), a listing of states he won and by what margin (“24 point win in Utah”), and awkward questions to the audience. Money losing, third rate lowballs crowd for my Inaugural. The new president delivers a professional address that reaches out to those who didn’t vote for him and pledges to be a president for all the people. Q: Will Donald Trump really deliver his inaugural address without notes or teleprompter?īest-case scenario: No. Here then are some educated guesses to some of the punditry’s most pressing questions: So the question few in Washington ever thought they’d contemplate is suddenly urgent: What would he do then? What would his first 100 days look like? Trump is likely to win the Republican nomination and, as he challenges Hillary Clinton, he may be only an FBI investigation away from winning the White House. Now, as he’s poised for a substantial win on Super Tuesday, the impossible has become improbable and now all but inevitable. His ability to dominate any conversation. ![]() It can’t really happen, right? He can’t really win the presidency? Well, if you think that by now, then you’re still dreaming.įor the past eight months, since the pugnacious billionaire first toyed with a run for the White House, Washington has been consistent in their efforts to underestimate him. ![]() This is usually the point when Mitch McConnell wakes up screaming, his face drenched in cold sweat. Trump, the 45 th President of the United States, turns to the lectern to offer an inaugural address that for the first time in history is being delivered without any text or, as much as anyone can tell, without any preparation whatsoever. Behind him Dennis Rodman mutters something incomprehensible. ![]() A few rows back Howard Stern gives the new president a thumbs up. Former President Barack Obama, a bewildered look on his face, shakes his hand. After he takes the oath of office, he kisses his wife, Melania.
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