#ETTD

Republican strategist Rick Wilson wrote a book titled “Everything Trump Touches Dies” which has a Twitter hashtag of its own that needs no explanation.

I’m reminded of this as I watched “America’s mayor” Rudy Giuliani beclown himself on CNN last night. Chris Cuomo pressed Giuliani on the mounting list of indictments, guilty pleas and convictions to which he responded “I never said nobody on the campaign ever colluded with Russia. I said the President didn’t.”

The once proud, by general consensus mayor of our country for his handling of the 9/11 aftermath now has his reputation in tatters because he hitched his wagon to Trump train. He’s gone the way of Trump University, Trump steaks, Trump airlines, Trump vodka, and Trump casinos.

And that’s just a partial list of the failed businesses.

When you compile the list of human resources whose reputations have taken a nosedive you have to include Jeff Sessions, Michael Flynn, Reince Priebus, Sean Spicer, Rex Tillerson, John Kelly, H.R. McMaster, Don McGhan, Emmet Flood, Ty Cobb, Ronny Jackson, Nikki Haley, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Chris Christie. These people all had notable reputations (at least in some circles), but have since paid a steep price for attaching their wagon to Team Trump.

Let’s not forget the sad souls that didn’t have a decent reputation to begin with — who just went from low to lower: Lindsey Graham, Trey Gowdy, Ted Cruz, Devin Nunes, Anthony Scaramucci, Michael Cohen, KellyAnne Conway, Sean Hannity, Rick Gates, Paul Manafort, Orin Hatch, Stephen Miller, Tom Price, George Papadapolous, Omarisa Manigault, Roy Moore, Sam Nunberg and Roger Stone. Do I dare? Yes I do. I’m going to add Melania “I don’t really care do you?” Trump to the list. You want to talk about Melania and reputation? Okay, let’s do that.

I can think of only one Trump appointee who successfully avoided getting his reputation shattered – James Mattis. But since he resigned in protest, you must conclude along with Rick Wilson that #ETTD.

Furloughed workers are getting on board with Wilson’s assessment too.

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