The anonymous author of a new book—'A Warning'—claimed the president keeps staffers in line by fostering an environment where they could lose their jobs at any moment.
The notoriously fickle president reportedly ran his campaign and now runs the White House as he did the Trump Organization—playing employees off against one another and forcing them to compete for his favor.
The tense environment, Anonymous wrote, is designed to keep staffers on edge and compliant."For a president known for demanding loyalty pledges, this is a pernicious way of making sure staff do what he wants, by reminding them that the ax could come down at any time," they wrote. Some of the most prominent casualties were fired unceremoniously via tweets, including former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former National Security Advisor John Bolton.suggested that White House officials keep draft resignation letters on hand in case the president made particularly inappropriate or concerning political decisions.
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