Former Hogan & Lovells partner turned White House special counsel (in the Trump I regime) Ty Cobb is back on the cable news circuit to make some biting comments about his former boss. Cobb left the hallowed halls of Biglaw to join the first Trump administration, but he quickly left. Since then, he’s taken to the airwave with his signature facial hair with a folksy way of cutting through the right-wing BS.
Cobb told Ari Melber on MS NOW’s The Beat last night, that it’s pretty obvious that Donald Trump has, erm, lost the plot. Commenting on a recent Trump interview that went on for two hours and struggled to remain on point. “I don’t think there’s anybody outside of the United States who believes that Trump is sane,” said Cobb.
It’s pretty clear Cob thinks this is a new, and scary, development, because Melber asked, “Since you’ve worked for him in the White House, when you make that reference to ‘sane,’ do you mean problems with how he approaches things that have long been there, or are you referring to some decline?”
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And Cobb responded, “No, I think there’s been a significant decline. He’s always been driven by narcissism. But I think the dementia and the cognitive decline are palpable, as do many experts, including many physicians.”
Lots of people have made similar comments about Trump’s mental well-being, but Cobb’s remarks struck a nerve in MAGAland, with White House Communications Director Steven Cheung telling the Daily Beast, “Ty Cobb is an eternal stain on the great name he shares with a baseball legend. He should change his name to Ty Loser.” …Which only makes it more likely Cobb will wind up back on TV to get under the collective skin of the administration.
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