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BumRushDaShow

(165,660 posts)
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:18 AM Dec 29

Trump's Inner Circle Braces for a New Year's Shakeup

Source: Daily Beast

Updated Dec. 28 2025 3:45PM EST
Published Dec. 28 2025 2:29PM EST


President Donald Trump may be plotting a radical purge of top advisers as his administration staggers into the second year of his second stint at the White House. “I think we will see some senior advisers in the West Wing leave,” CBS News’ senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs told the network Sunday.

Jacobs clarified that Trump’s “main pack” of inner circle advisers—Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt—are likely to remain insulated from any cull—but said she believed other departures may be possible.

As of Sunday, Trump has been back in office for exactly 341 days, with his administration engulfed in near-constant controversies and crises from almost the moment he retook the Oval Office. The president has fueled many of the scandals in his second stint in the White House himself. Still, many of his Cabinet members have also found themselves in the eyes of MAGA’s seemingly unending succession of firestorms.

The past eleven months have featured a parade of blunders and controversies, from accidentally adding journalists to government group chats and bungling manhunts for suspected assassins to spearheading politicized prosecutions and overseeing manic redactions to long-awaited investigative documents on one of the most notorious sex trafficking conspiracies in history.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-donald-trumps-maga-cabinet-might-get-a-new-years-shakeup/

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Trump's Inner Circle Braces for a New Year's Shakeup (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 29 OP
Probably mostly the few career civil servants left... Hugin Dec 29 #1
Do we really think that Susie Wiles is truly insulated? SSJVegeta Dec 29 #2
Where would he get another General to serve as CoS? Mawspam2 Dec 29 #3
He doesnt think like that. His ego is too fragile to actually care about self preservation over the sake of coddling it SSJVegeta Dec 29 #4
Miller knows she's valuable and he's basically running the show underpants Dec 29 #7
I read a couple articles about her and her time with him rpannier Dec 29 #8
Interesting. Thanks! SSJVegeta Dec 29 #17
Interesting... was this in the recent article / interview with her? fujiyamasan Dec 30 #24
Ah! I didn't know about the Summerall piece - explains a lot Iris Dec 30 #26
Send in more clowns BaronChocula Dec 29 #5
I heard that satan himself was considered for a cabinet job Javaman Dec 29 #6
Miller needs the Little Nicky treatment. cstanleytech Dec 29 #15
Swapping the Bling will not change neither the foundation nor the credibility bucolic_frolic Dec 29 #9
He's going to have trouble finding anyone to replace them that could be any more ignorant BComplex Dec 29 #10
The real surprise is that he hasn't fired anyone yet ... except Elon Musk FakeNoose Dec 29 #11
Is it possible that Karma13612 Dec 29 #18
Good point ... Chump has very few friends left FakeNoose Dec 29 #19
Exactly.. Karma13612 Dec 29 #20
If General John Kelly (former Chief of Staff) had talked to him that way back in 2017 FakeNoose Dec 29 #22
The problem is he found a small but very loyal group of henchmen like Miller fujiyamasan Dec 30 #25
"main pack" of advisers--Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Press Secretary Leavitt" chouchou Dec 29 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author COL Mustard Dec 29 #14
Leave now, or be impeached after the midterms. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 29 #13
I'm looking forward to this! Replacing a gang of morons with a gang of idiots. Pass the popcorn. Martin68 Dec 29 #16
Pammy-O, Noem and Patel duckworth969 Dec 29 #21
We'll know who knows where the bodies are buried. BurnDoubt Dec 30 #23

Hugin

(37,420 posts)
1. Probably mostly the few career civil servants left...
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:37 AM
Dec 29

Although I could see Noem going back to the gravel pit. Also, Patel meeting with the floor mounted trap door. Lara Loomer is a big maybe.

My only advice is not to try negotiating while standing on plastic sheeting. Stay within walking distance from home and take the call by phone.

Bondi could also face the bus for the simple reason that it would be another reason for the delay of releasing the Epstein files.

At the center of any removal will be the big three misogyny, racism, and perceived lack of fealty.

SSJVegeta

(2,278 posts)
2. Do we really think that Susie Wiles is truly insulated?
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 03:48 AM
Dec 29

...after throwing her boss completely under the bus?

Mawspam2

(1,084 posts)
3. Where would he get another General to serve as CoS?
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 04:22 AM
Dec 29

Besides, we know the orange ape has a thing for being pissed on by Russian hookers. Wiles is doing her job as directed.

SSJVegeta

(2,278 posts)
4. He doesnt think like that. His ego is too fragile to actually care about self preservation over the sake of coddling it
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 04:29 AM
Dec 29

rpannier

(24,848 posts)
8. I read a couple articles about her and her time with him
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 08:06 AM
Dec 29

In 29024 she tried quitting at least twice and he refused
it's the one place where Trump has shown his limited lucidity, and that's with her -- she keeps him as focused as possible.
Only plus I can say about her, she hates Stephen Miller
I think the other think that endears her her to him, she's Pat Summerall's daughter. And Trump loves sports people.

fujiyamasan

(1,223 posts)
24. Interesting... was this in the recent article / interview with her?
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 03:21 AM
Dec 30

I haven’t read it. Maybe I’ll get around to it. Sometimes It just gets me too disgusted and riled up reading about how truly awful they are.

BaronChocula

(4,024 posts)
5. Send in more clowns
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 04:30 AM
Dec 29

That's his solution. They vet people based on their loyalty and maga appeal. And magas are all just a simple combination of arrogant and stupid. He could replace Kash Patel with Chachi or Kevin Sorbo. The shit is just unreal.

Javaman

(65,091 posts)
6. I heard that satan himself was considered for a cabinet job
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 07:35 AM
Dec 29

but Stephan miller objected that he wasn't tough enough.

bucolic_frolic

(54,010 posts)
9. Swapping the Bling will not change neither the foundation nor the credibility
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 08:49 AM
Dec 29

There is no pivot to the middle. No credible mainstream anything would agree to serve. Titanic deck chairs and all that.

BComplex

(9,745 posts)
10. He's going to have trouble finding anyone to replace them that could be any more ignorant
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 09:26 AM
Dec 29

than the ones he already has. And, of course, that's what he's looking for.

FakeNoose

(40,147 posts)
11. The real surprise is that he hasn't fired anyone yet ... except Elon Musk
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 09:34 AM
Dec 29

... who basically fired himself.

In Chump's first term it didn't take long for him to fire Mike Flynn, James Comey, Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon, Jeff Sessions (pushed out), Rex Tillerson (pushed out), Preet Bharara, and many more. And that was just his FIRST year in office.

"The beatings will continue until office morale improves."

Why would any sane person want to work for this guy? It's not like they didn't know.

Karma13612

(4,919 posts)
18. Is it possible that
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 01:43 PM
Dec 29

Trump has been told in no uncertain terms that he can’t fire the people he has now because they are all he has. The only ones left who are willing to work with him? And that fit the bill in terms of acceptable internal Trump administration metrics.

For example, No one is going to take My Pillow guy on board. There are probably others as well.

Karma13612

(4,919 posts)
20. Exactly..
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 04:01 PM
Dec 29

Maybe Susie said that if he fires anyone (without real just cause according to their crappy standards), she will walk.

Indeed!!

FakeNoose

(40,147 posts)
22. If General John Kelly (former Chief of Staff) had talked to him that way back in 2017
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 05:33 PM
Dec 29

... we'd be living in a different world now.

fujiyamasan

(1,223 posts)
25. The problem is he found a small but very loyal group of henchmen like Miller
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 03:26 AM
Dec 30

There’s absolutely no pushback, including from the cabinet because as we know they’re all exceptionally unqualified in their roles. I mean seriously could you have imagined worse cabinet members than Pete Hogshit and puppy killer Noem or a complete moron like Valhalla Patel (lol)?

The major lesson he learned after the first administration was to make sure there were no adults in the room in the first place.

chouchou

(2,797 posts)
12. "main pack" of advisers--Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Press Secretary Leavitt"
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 10:20 AM
Dec 29

In other words: The three Stooges.

Response to chouchou (Reply #12)

Martin68

(27,033 posts)
16. I'm looking forward to this! Replacing a gang of morons with a gang of idiots. Pass the popcorn.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 11:48 AM
Dec 29

If Trump thinks it is the fault of his staff that he is an utter failure, he has a nasty surprise in store.

BurnDoubt

(1,447 posts)
23. We'll know who knows where the bodies are buried.
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 01:46 AM
Dec 30

by who survives.
Transactionalists will Transact.

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