Despite being turned down by every major candidate he offered the job to, President Donald Trump laughably insisted on Friday night that “many people” wanted to be his chief of staff after announcing Mick Mulvaney will take over for John Kelly.
Over the course of the week, everyone from Rick Santorum to Nick Ayers to Chris Christie and more have turned down the offer to be Trump’s next chief of staff after Kelly officially leaves the role at the end of the year after being fired earlier this month.
Basically, anyone who still believes they have a future in politics did not want the stink of the Trump administration all over their resumes, especially since Trump is now an unindicted co-conspirator who is being investigated for multiple crimes and scandals.
Trump was apparently so desperate to find a new chief of staff that he picked Mulvaney, who currently serves as his Office of Management and Budget director, but also considered his son-in-law Jared Kushner. In short, Trump had to scrape the bottom of the barrel because everyone else knows his administration is about to come crashing down. And even then it appears Trump drafted Mulvaney for promotion.
Trump took to Twitter to make the official announcement and managed to say nice things about Kelly.
I am pleased to announce that Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management & Budget, will be named Acting White House Chief of Staff, replacing General John Kelly, who has served our Country with distinction. Mick has done an outstanding job while in the Administration….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2018
….I look forward to working with him in this new capacity as we continue to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! John will be staying until the end of the year. He is a GREAT PATRIOT and I want to personally thank him for his service!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2018
Not content with simply making an announcement, Trump tried to save face by insisting that “many people” wanted the position.
For the record, there were MANY people who wanted to be the White House Chief of Staff. Mick M will do a GREAT job!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2018
Sure, he’s sorta correct if one counts former disgraced baseball player Jose Canseco and television host Piers Morgan, whom the Internet widely mocked for begging Trump for the job in an op-ed.
But beyond the odd celebrity has-been, Trump didn’t really have a lot of takers.
His most ardent supporters in the political world wanted nothing to do with the job, which Kelly must be happy about leaving since he was miserable most of the time. It’s not just a miserable job that Trump wants anyone who serves in to be a yes-man who does whatever he wants, it’s a job that could taint the reputation of whomever takes it because of Trump’s pending legal troubles, which could lead to impeachment and prosecution. Anyone who takes it would be forever marked with scandal and corruption, not exactly something someone wants to be remembered for.
Anyway, Twitter hilariously burned Trump to the ground for ridiculously claiming that a lot of people wanted to work for him.
Yes, I’m sure there were at least five people willing to place themselves in legal jeopardy and have their reputations irrevocably destroyed in service of an elderly toddler with rage issues
— Keith Richard (@keithdrichard) December 15, 2018
HAHAHAHA!
Looks like this announcement was news to Mulvaney!
Let’s be honest here:
Mulvaney wasn’t promoted he was drafted…
— Ryan Hill (@RyanHillMI) December 15, 2018
Flynn: He’ll do a GREAT job!
McMaster: He’ll do a GREAT job!
Scaramucci: He’ll do a GREAT job!
Spicer: He’ll do a GREAT job!
Bannon: He’ll do a GREAT job!
Priebus: He’ll do a GREAT job!
Sessions: He’ll do a GREAT job!
Omarosa: She’ll do a GREAT job!
Gorka: He’ll do a GREAT job!
P pic.twitter.com/cwCS6m3NOX— Themanw/oaparty (@Rich3Dawg) December 15, 2018
Fixed it for you.
For the record, there were MANY people I WANTED to be the White House Chief of Staff. Mick M will do a GREAT job! Even though he’s my 10th choice. #ChiefOfStaff #Mulvaney #trump #gop #maga
— Richard Jacinto (@richgjaci) December 15, 2018
Just the fact that you feel the need to write this tweet proves otherwise. LOL!! ??????
— Forever Logical ? (@ForeverLogical) December 15, 2018
This is hilarious. There’s literally no better way of confirming people’s suspicion that nobody in their right mind wanted the job.
— Michael Marshall Smith (@ememess) December 15, 2018
And twice as many people told you to take a flying leap???
— Tom Mercado (@TeMerc) December 15, 2018
Trump: “Who wants to rearrange deck chairs on the Titanic?”
Mick Mulvaney: “I do!”
— Jon Parr (@JonParr3) December 15, 2018
This is becoming hilarious. I now have this picture in my mind of Trump calling him for a meeting and waiting behind the door with a very, very large butterfly net.?https://t.co/1u9AIByWoc
— Celina (@BuenoCelina) December 15, 2018
Seriously, Mulvaney is like the last person Trump pathetically offered a rose to, only he wasn’t a contestant in the first place. Being chief of staff is supposed to be a great honor, but Trump has turned it into a nightmare that nobody wants anything to do with. Sad!
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