'Go FCC Yourself' 2: Watch John Oliver Update His Net Neutrality Rant
Posted in: UncategorizedAd Age “Media Guy” columnist Simon Dumenco’s media roundup for the morning of Monday, May 15:
The leader of the free world is expected to, you know, lead … but according to a new Politico report (see No. 2, below), members of President Trump’s staff have found that they can lead him in one direction or another simply by making him read news, or “news,” they think will help make their case. Meanwhile, other staffers are making it their business to lead the leader away from where he’s been led, which probably has something to do with him being “frustrated” and “angry at everyone” (see No. 1, below) and contemplating the ouster of some of those leading him astray. Got all that? Anyway, let’s get started …
1. Day Trump vs. Night Trump: Per a Sunday Mike Allen scoop at Axios, “At the urging of longtime friends and outside advisers, most of whom he consults after dark, President Trump is considering a ‘huge reboot’ that could take out everyone from Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon, to counsel Don McGahn and press secretary Sean Spicer, White House sources tell me. … ‘He’s frustrated, and angry at everyone,’ said one of the confidants.”
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