Saturday evening, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman sent out a tweet which said White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus would be leaving Saudi Arabia where he was traveling with Donald Trump and return to Washington:
Priebus is said to be leaving the traveling White House caravan early, returning this week instead of staying the full foreign trip.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 21, 2017
With the news from both the Times and the Washington Post on Friday which suggested that the illegitimate president had told Russian diplomats that former FBI Director James Comey was a “nut job,” and that a key White House adviser is now a “person of interest” in the federal investigation of possible collusion between Trump staffers and Russia, Priebus could be returning to Washington in the hopes of managing the crisis. Minus any details, Twitter began speculating the real reason the Chief of Staff had a change of plans:
is this like an Agatha Christie thing– one by one they leave until only the "person of interest" is left?
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) May 21, 2017
Did he get voted off Hell Plane?
— Lady Pie de Grue (@DPetagrew) May 21, 2017
Something tells me many, many passengers on AF1 are looking for awesome excuses to "come home early."
— Bonnie Hogue (@bonhogue) May 21, 2017
Even a hefty guy can't take a full week of reheated KFC
— EricS (@350_505) May 21, 2017
Is someone feeding Reince Priebus while his owners are away on the Arabian Peninsula? pic.twitter.com/eqyqhdde0N
— Hulk Brogan? (@ModerateCentaur) May 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/ChatonDeGuerre/status/866105387174555648
Is Priebus in time out? https://t.co/B01pMrgTV6
— Mash – #BelieveSurvivors #BelieveWomen (@thisismash) May 21, 2017
Priebus wants to save his ass
— ?Lainie A.? (@armyheromom) May 21, 2017
don't want pence home alone? https://t.co/rrZwv9jIFB
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) May 21, 2017
All the good lawyers getting taken. Plus @Reince45 might have some shredding to do. #LawyerUp https://t.co/qeAHocNo1m
— Chrisanne Eastwood (@BigBroadSports) May 21, 2017
Here’s a thought: Reince may simply be going back to Washington so he can get some work done while the man-child head of state is traveling. Or is he planning a coup with Mike Pence? Then again, there could be a much simpler explanation: He needs to meet with his future probation officer.
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