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The Trump White House 'sycophancy Olympics' and their bizarre 'living diet’
(Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)
What happened
AlterNet reports that New York Times contributing writer Molly Jong-Fast described Donald Trump’s White House as a “sycophancy Olympics,” where officials compete through imitation and televised praise. The “living diet” in the headline refers to a reportedly shared regimen of meat and sauerkraut followed by several senior administration figures, including JD Vance, Howard Lutnick, Sean Duffy, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Jong-Fast also reported that Trump considered candidates’ cable-news performances when selecting officials and that…
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