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Summary

Trump’s transition team is reportedly mired in infighting at Mar-a-Lago, with factions clashing over control and strategy for his return to the White House.

The Washington Post detailed heated disputes, including shouting matches, name-calling, and physical altercations.

Three key factions have emerged: one led by Donald Trump Jr. and JD Vance, another by Trump ally Susie Wiles, and a third by Linda McMahon.

High-profile confrontations involve figures like Boris Epshteyn, Elon Musk, and Vance, highlighting tensions over Cabinet picks and leaks, further fracturing the team.

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[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 14 points 41 minutes ago (4 children)

Following the Watergate scandal, ‘-gate’ became the suffix to label subsequent scandals.

I propose stories associated with Trump, and other stupid scandals, be encrusted with the suffix ‘-a-Lago’.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 5 points 21 minutes ago (1 children)

Tariff-a-Lago

Embargo-a-Lago

Cargo-a-Lago

Fiasco-a-Lago

Bravado-a-Lago

Avocado-a-Lago

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 points 12 minutes ago

If we have trouble with Nigeria somehow, we could get Lagos-a-lago

[–] USNWoodwork@lemmy.world 3 points 24 minutes ago

Soo.. uh.. what do we call this one? Scuff-a-Lago? Rumb-a-Lago?

[–] keegomatic@lemmy.world 3 points 37 minutes ago

This is actually very great

[–] cranakis@reddthat.com 2 points 26 minutes ago (1 children)

I love it. We have a bunch to catch up on then. Is Stormy Daniels; Pornstar-a-Lago? Access Hollywood; Grab-'em-by-the-a-Lago? How about Epstein-a-Lago? Waiting for that last one to break... 🤞

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 minutes ago

There’s going to be enough content to warrant a dedicated community.

Is c/-a-Lago a valid community name? Maybe c/Duh-a-Lago?

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 hour ago

Good. The in-fighting might be the only thing to save America from this administration.

[–] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 33 minutes ago

may the goblins be as incompetent as they are ghoulish

[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago

Trump promised the social media nutjob faction, the corrupt billionaire faction, and the low-brow entertainment faction that they'd each get to call all the shots. Kinda awkward when they all get in the same room together.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 59 minutes ago

Hey you know what we could put in there? It's a huge empty space dude! You could totally put a trampoline in there!

Just jump in thru one ear, bounce and jump out the other! He would be non the wiser! I'm surprised he walks around and says things.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 9 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

I think the US is going to have a health epidemic of falling-out-of-windows soon.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

That is more of a russian thing. We have Hoffa's, as in gone without a trace.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Can we get a Celebrity Deathmatch episode of this please?

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 2 hours ago

My money's on McMan

[–] timmy_dean_sausage@lemmy.world 64 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

In other words; a bunch of ultra wealthy nepo-babies with the IQ/EQ comparable to the average 14 year old boy are hanging out at a luxury country club deciding the future of our nation, and despite having collectively been in the game for almost a decade, they still have no idea what they're doing.

We've come full circle, back to the "founding fathers" in terms of letting the wealthy few decide our future, yet our modern cast of wealthy few are wealthy fools who likely wouldn't survive a week without their personal assistants.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 15 points 9 hours ago

because each and everyone of them think that they are the real shit

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah the sith had issues with infighting too, kind of a mark of authoritarian takeover.

[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's important to remember our history.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 2 hours ago

overwrites the Sith Empire history with some weird consciousness transfer deal

Honestly kind of a nice metaphor?

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 60 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

It was nice having a break from these news stories for four years with a boring Biden administration.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 hour ago

Nah. They needed trump, still.

"Economy showing signs of recovery" didn't help the GqP at all and it needed to be swapped out for something valueless that sells papers. Thus, trump.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

What break? The media couldn’t give up their orange addiction. Remember how much news there was for every trial?

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 hours ago

I didn't bother to pay attention because he wasn't at the levers of power the whole time. It was bliss.

[–] whithom@discuss.online 30 points 12 hours ago

Hopefully they just tear themselves apart from the inside and everyone just bails and we can have another election with some decent fucking candidates.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 35 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Trump’s team is slowly discovering why we have government and bureaucracy.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago

they must have not got the memo that their infighting is exactly what boss Putin wanted.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 51 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Media companies have realized what foreign governments have known for years. If you want all the inside knowledge of what goes on in the Trump White House, send a spy to Mar-a-lago. You don't need clandestine agents when Trump and his crew discuss all this stuff openly, and all you have to do is pay to get in.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

Hell, the dipshits willingly talked to the Watergate guy who ended up writing a book about it (instead of actually telling people about the shit, because that doesn't make you money).

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 94 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

I feel like if we're to get out of this unscathed it'll be because of this kind of infighting. AntiMAGA people in gov't should find as many ways to stir the pot as they can.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

We didn’t get out unscathed last time. The fucker got 2 SCOTUS appointments and whole mess of lower judges.

No chance we’re fine after this one either.

[–] Kushan@lemmy.world 50 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

We're not getting out of this unscathed.

The infighting and arguing is, at best, the grifters trying to secure the best grift for themselves at the expense of everyone else.

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[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 52 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

AntiMAGA people in gov’t should find as many ways to stir the pot as they can.

These people are so mature and well adjusted that this could be accomplished by simply walking up to Trump and saying "did you hear what Vance said about you last night?" and then walking up to Vance and saying "did you hear what Elon said about you?" and then asking Elon "did you hear what Don Jr said about you?" No elaboration, let their "imaginations" run wild.

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 17 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yet another headline you’d never have to worry about seeing under any other normal presidency.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl -2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Because the dems hide it better?

[–] capital@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh damn, we still doin both sides?

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Because they actually have policy and aren't egotistical maniacs struggling for power for powers sake.

Last time Dems had control they passed comprehensive healthcare. The GOP gave themselves a tax cut.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Lol. Dems are ruled by corporations that are after power for power's sake. They dont even try to hide it.

Did you not see Harris proudly declaring that she supports fracking and Israel??

[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 114 points 17 hours ago (14 children)

This is why the Media helped Trump win. So they will have endless stories like this.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 2 hours ago

Trump didn't win. Harris lost.

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 33 points 14 hours ago

I hated it so much last time. Too stressful. When Biden won in 2020 it felt like a weight was lifted off me.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 45 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I see a lot of takes like "The media learned nothing from 2016/2020."

My enby in Christ, our blessed ever perfect capitalism means they can NEVER 'learn' or even 'care' about what is best for the country. It will only ever be about the click$.

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