Morning Jolt: President Ingrate

A quick observation about President Trump's criticism of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. While we had heard reports of tensions between them about the recusal in the spring, this latest bit of public criticism seemed to flare up without any warning, didn't it? Perhaps it's just exasperation over television coverage of the Russia investigation. And technically, someone else brought it up; when Trump declared in his interview with New York Times reporters that a special counsel should never have been named, they asked, "Was that [Attorney General Jeff] Sessions's mistake or [Deputy Attorney General Rod] Rosenstein's mistake?"

But Trump certainly seemed intent upon beating this drum for the past few days. What if it's something else? Wouldn't it make more sense if there had been some particular trigger for Trump suddenly focusing so much of his ire on Sessions publicly?

Is there some other disagreement between the two men that we haven't heard about yet? Or is it as simple as Trump really wants to fire Mueller, but he doesn't want to ...

July 26 2017

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President Ingrate Jim Geraghty A quick observation about President Trump's criticism of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. While we had heard reports of tensions between them about the recusal in the spring, this latest bit of public criticism seemed to flare up without any warning, didn't it? Perhaps it's just exasperation over television coverage of the Russia investigation. And technically, someone else brought it up; when Trump declared in his interview with New York Times reporters that a special counsel should never have been named, they asked, "Was that [Attorney General Jeff] Sessions's mistake or [Deputy Attorney General Rod] Rosenstein's mistake?" But Trump certainly seemed intent upon beating this drum for the past few days. What if it's something else? Wouldn't it make more sense if there had been some particular trigger for Trump suddenly focusing so much of his ire on Sessions publicly? Is there some other disagreement between the two men that we haven't heard about yet? Or is it as simple as Trump really wants to fire Mueller, but he doesn't want to ... READ MORE Don't Resign, Jeff Sessions David French At this moment the attorney general of the United States is at the eye of a presidential storm. Donald Trump is very angry that Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russian... Illinois College Threatens 'Disciplinary Proceedings' for 'Offensive Language' Katherine Timpf Illinois College Threatens 'Disciplinary Proceedings' for 'Offensive Language' ADVERTISEMENT There's No Shakeup That Can Fix the Trump White House Jonah Goldberg Let's review a few recent developments. Last week, Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned. This was part of a "White House shakeup" to get the Trump administration back on... Women Don't Need Protection from Gender Stereotypes in Advertising Amelia Irvine In the name of protecting women from potentially offensive advertising, the United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Authority recently announced that it will develop new rules to ban certain... 'The Mooch' Could Be Exactly What We Need Tiana Lowe Following Anthony Scaramucci's smooth debut on Friday as the new White House communications director, the media quickly pivoted from his current performance to his liberal past, scouring through... A 'Better Deal' or Just More of the Same from Democrats? Alexandra DeSanctis Democrats are still desperately casting about for an answer to the Trump phenomenon, hoping to end the GOP's recent string of victories in 2018. Unfortunately for left-leaning Americans, the... ADVERTISEMENT The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain Darío Fernández-Morera 'An exhilarating and unput-downable read...debunks the fashionable myth that Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived together (convivencia) under 'tolerant' Muslim rule.' - Standpoint LEARN MORE Top Shots Apollo 15 ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.