Monica Crowley Interview 

Bill brought on Trump supporter Monica Crowley, who agreed there was chaos in the White House.

Monica said the president hates to look foolish and to lose, and the White House staff up to this point was failing on those fronts. 

“The make up of the White House staff from the beginning was not protecting him looking foolish or losing, politically, legislatively, in terms of poll numbers, in terms of image,” Monica said. 

Bill pointed out that President Trump had hired his staff. 

“You’re absolutely right, this doesn’t excuse some of the presidents actions, including choosing a lot of these people that have fed into this situation,” Crowley said. “But he also was not supported by his senior staff.” 

Monica said the transition period was so chaotic that Mr. Trump “didn’t quite have a grip on what the presidency was really going to take.” 

Monica noted that no one is completely prepared to be president, but that previous presidents at least had some major political experience before taking the job. Mr. Trump, of course, was a political novice before becoming commander-in-chief. 

Bill noted other presidents have also had to fire their chiefs of staff early in their tenures.

“Surely at this point in time he has to understand that he can’t make too many more mistakes, he can’t Tweet stuff that’s irresponsible and not true, he can’t alienate the legislature, either at the House or the Senate, he’s got to work with these people, and he’s got to have somebody in the White House that’s basically going to be a sounding board for him,” Bill said. “And I think, and I have him, gave Trump credit yesterday, for picking Kelly, a no nonsense guy.” 

Bill asked Monica if she agreed with his assertion that the hiring of Gen. Kelly was a make or break moment for the Trump presidency. 

“If General Kelly cannot superimpose structure on what had been a free-flowing environment in the White House, sort of like the Google campus or something, everybody was just sort of wondering into the oval office with all kinds of different agendas,” Crowley said. “If Kelly can’t or won’t do it, Bill, I think you’re right.”

Bill said it was important for President Trump to regain control of the process of government.

“We’ve had presidents, who couldn’t control the process, Jimmy Carter, I don't think Jimmy Carter could control the process,” Bill said. “It always leads to bad things like the Affordable Healthcare Act, Obamacare, not going down because a senator who doesn’t like Donald Trump, John McCain, walked in and said, hey, I’m not going to vote for the destruction of Obamacare because I don’t like [Trump].” 

Bill then asked if Monica was still a Trump supporter. 

“I am,” Monica said. “I wish he would change some of his approaches to things. I wish he would Tweet a little less. So there are certain things that I wish he would change. But I am still supportive of him for the overall agenda.”

Crowley said Trump’s success will not be decided by a Tweet, but will ultimately be measured by the state of the economy. 

“I think Trump understands that, which is why he so needs tax reform and a repeal and a replacement of Obamacare,” Monica said. 

Bill agreed that Trump must get something done in regards to taxes. 

“He’s gotta get tax reform, but it’s going to be a nasty brawl,” Bill said.

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