"After the immigration order against refugees and seven Muslim-majority countries, many staff members wondered why Mr. Kalanick was still willing to advise the president."
That's exactly why someone should want to advise the President: to have the opportunity to advise the President against such things, or at the very least temper them.
This kind of "if you have any association with Trump, you must be evil" mentality is going to end up resulting in Trump being surrounded by people who already agree with him, rather than Trump being surrounded by people who disagree with him and can potentially sway him in more reasonable directions.
> "After the immigration order against refugees and seven Muslim-majority countries, many staff members wondered why Mr. Kalanick was still willing to advise the president."
That's exactly why someone should want to advise the President: to have the opportunity to advise the President against such things, or at the very least temper them.
Nothing about the last 18 months should make you think that he thoughtfully weighed input from advisors on both sides of the refugee issue and came to a reasoned decision. He used fear and demagoguery to appeal to xenophobes from the start.
To help him tread water for 4 years and eke out a reelection would be some really bad short-term thinking. We have a unique moment to teach voters that electing a reality TV host has negative consequences.
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"After the immigration order against refugees and seven Muslim-majority countries, many staff members wondered why Mr. Kalanick was still willing to advise the president."
That's exactly why someone should want to advise the President: to have the opportunity to advise the President against such things, or at the very least temper them.
This kind of "if you have any association with Trump, you must be evil" mentality is going to end up resulting in Trump being surrounded by people who already agree with him, rather than Trump being surrounded by people who disagree with him and can potentially sway him in more reasonable directions.
Nothing about the last 18 months should make you think that he thoughtfully weighed input from advisors on both sides of the refugee issue and came to a reasoned decision. He used fear and demagoguery to appeal to xenophobes from the start.
To help him tread water for 4 years and eke out a reelection would be some really bad short-term thinking. We have a unique moment to teach voters that electing a reality TV host has negative consequences.