ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A political clobbering, bickering aides and now a public grenade launched across the White House by the first lady have placed President Donald Trump in a position he loathes: backed into a corner. A week after standing in the East Room and declaring victory in the midterm elections, the President is isolated and growing more furious by the day. He’s openly speculating about replacing more members of his Cabinet, though so far has stopped short of executing the dismissals, leaving those aides in a career purgatory. At an election night party at the White House, Trump left attendees guessing when he was spotted in a huddle with a potential replacement for his chief of staff, John Kelly, who himself stood awkwardly in a corner…Friends of the President describe him as embittered by the election losses and troubled by the Mueller investigation. He met Monday [11-12-18] with his lawyers to go over a series of written questions from the special counsel. Some of his longtime confidants are worried for his health, believing he’s gained weight and looks unwell. The President’s fury at special counsel Robert Mueller burst into view again Thursday [11-15-18] morning when he unleashed a string of angry tweets about the special counsel.”
–Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Dana Bash, Gloria Borger, Kate Bennett, Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins, Pamela Brown, Sarah Westwood and Noah Gray, “Trump’s mood takes a foul turn: ‘He’s pissed — at damn near everyone’,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, November 14, 2018 11:14 am