In a compelling expose penned by Jonathan Karl, ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent, titled *Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party*, shocking accusations surfaced from an unnamed “very senior” former Trump official, branding the ex-president as “lethally incompetent.”
The book meticulously explores Trump’s impact on the Republican Party and the aftermath of his tenure, as disclosed by Raw Story on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
During an interview on MSNBC’s The ReidOut with Jonathan Karl, host Joy Reid spotlighted a citation from the book, quoting the anonymous official’s scathing indictment: “He lacks any shred of human decency, humility, or caring. He is morally bankrupt, breathtakingly dishonest, lethally incompetent, and stunningly ignorant of virtually anything related to governing, history, geography, human events, or world affairs. He is a traitor and a malignancy in our nation and represents a clear and present danger to our democracy and the rule of law.”
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The discussion on MSNBC delved into the 25th Amendment, originally intended for a smooth transition of power in cases of a president’s demise, resignation, or inability to discharge duties.
Expressing concerns about Trump’s mental acuity, Reid inquired about Karl’s perception of Trump’s mental state during his presidency.
Karl responded by acknowledging conversations among close confidants such as Pompeo and Mnuchin regarding the 25th Amendment due to apprehensions about Trump’s mental stability.
“And it’s not just those 25th amendment conversations,” Karl elucidated. “I mean, you read that statement from an anonymous staffer. This was something that was given to me by the person who wrote it, and he wrote it right after all the details came out about the classified documents. This is a very senior official who spent day in and day out with Donald Trump for over a year in the West Wing.”
The author further shed light on the severity of the situation, asserting, “I can’t disclose further details about who it was, but there was much ado about an anonymous individual, and we later discovered — it was Miles Taylor who worked at the Department of Homeland Security. I can tell you this is someone of higher rank, having spent considerably more time around Donald Trump, articulating these sentiments to me, refraining from a public disclosure. Concerns about retaliation, as we’ve discussed, prevailed. This person isn’t someone publicly confronting the president, fearing repercussions against their family, but deeply troubled by the potential implications of a second Trump administration.”
Karl’s revelations in the book provide a rare glimpse into the inner mechanisms of the Trump administration, raising substantial queries about the former president’s competence and mental soundness.
