Will never forget that Priebus was there for the Muslim ban, which, bc she was a Sudanese citizen, would have kept his mother out of the US
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) July 28, 2017
Looks like The Mooch accomplished one last insult — his spectacular flame-out today robbed poor Reince Priebus of the thumb-sucking accolades that would otherwise have filled this evening’s pundit-space. Somehow seems appropriate that, in the end, Priebus couldn’t even make the grade as a Trump victim…
… Trump seriously, Priebus was only one who did because he (mistakenly) thought Trump would be a major donor to rebuild RNC coffers.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 28, 2017
And RNC money helped Trump a lot in 2016. However, most ppl who had been loyal to Priebus has turned on him since he came to WH
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 28, 2017
Saddest godsdamned ‘tribute’ I’ve read this month. Tim Mak, at Politico:
… It’s not without irony that some will hold him responsible for Trumpism—Priebus should have kicked Trump out of the GOP debates, some critics suggest—seeing how the RNC chairman would have personally loved to see Scott Walker or Marco Rubio as the party’s nominee. Trump was the last choice of the party establishment, which Priebus embodied. It became clear, however, that Republican voters had other ideas—and Priebus made it his mission to ensure a level playing field. He ignored calls to remove Trump from debates after he threatened to run as an independent, and bent over backward to make the reality TV star feel welcome in the GOP. Priebus knew he would be accused of sabotaging the party, but he was unwavering in the belief that it was his job to be a facilitator and an ambassador, not a kingmaker.
His friends had mixed feelings about the chief of staff position, and some cautioned Priebus against taking it. After all, he had inherited a penniless, disorganized, technologically bankrupt Republican Party in 2011 and transformed it by 2016 into a financial behemoth with adequate field and data operations. On his watch, the GOP had kept the House, taken back the Senate and now won the presidency; why not ride into the sunset, spend time with his family and cash in on those triumphs?
The fateful answer: Because Priebus couldn’t just walk away. He felt a sense of loyalty to Trump, and more acutely, an enduring responsibility to the party and the country. Plus, the second-most prestigious office in the West Wing was beckoning. Priebus jumped at the job…
A coda – Priebus, like Trump, seemed to treat loyalty as if it ran one way. Distanced self from Walsh/Spicer when they took on water.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 29, 2017
Frankly this humiliation is an appropriate end for Priebus, who was a key figure facilitating Trump's rise.
— Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) July 28, 2017
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