'Sources' say president has 'retreated into a cocoon of bitterness and resentment'; Ben Shapiro zings

Remember back in September when there was the big brouhaha over who wrote that unsigned op-ed in the New York Times claiming to part of the Resistance in the White House vowing to thwart parts of President Trump’s agenda and his worst inclinations?

We still don’t know who wrote it, but we do know we don’t put a lot of faith in anonymous sources from the Trump administration — make that especially from the Trump administration.

The headline of this post might sound like it came from a fortune cookie, but it’s actually a line from the Los Angeles Times, which is looking into President Trump’s low profile following so many rallies before the midterm elections.

>New: Ubiquitous during the campaign, Trump has been largely absent since Election Day, canceling plans and uninterested in playing his presidential rolehttps://t.co/PbJMAhouOS

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) November 13, 2018

Eli Stokols writes:

For weeks this fall, an ebullient President Trump traveled relentlessly to hold raise-the-rafters campaign rallies — sometimes three a day — in states where his presence was likely to help Republicans on the ballot.

But his mood apparently has changed as he has taken measure of the electoral backlash that voters delivered Nov. 6. With the certainty that the incoming Democratic House majority will go after his tax returns and investigate his actions, and the likelihood of additional indictments by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, Trump has retreated into a cocoon of bitterness and resentment, according to multiple administration sources.

"I'm saying that the president has retreated into a cocoon of bitterness and resentment, from which he will emerge like a fully-formed butterfly of vicious anger. As if it matters how a man falls down…when the fall is all that's left, it matters very much."

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 13, 2018

https://t.co/Zz67w9pkkZ

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 13, 2018

CNN has just updated their lawsuit to demand Jim Acosta receive full and unfettered access to Trump's cocoon of bitterness and resentment.

— Regs (@r3gulations) November 13, 2018

Nebulous ‘sources’

— Charles Gerrald (@gerrald_charles) November 13, 2018

"Sources"

— Cid Vivar (@Cid_Vivar) November 13, 2018

"Sources say" Orange man bad

— Justin Brian (@Jsteinsss27) November 13, 2018

Wait… a source really said that? Lol. Get a new source.
And just stop w the silly rumors. I know you WANT this to be true, but it’s clearly not. Just more #bias . Sigh.

— Bonnie O (@bloc52) November 13, 2018

So I guess going to France and all the rallies and then several functions today… must make you a recluse in the eyes of liberals

— Mr&MrsDeplorable (@GipperUCD) November 13, 2018

Idk. We just had a newspaper write a false op ed from within the administration.

— d_chamb73 (@Chamb73D) November 13, 2018

Nah, if he did… that single line would have been delivered by three separate people talking in quick succession as they walked down a hallway

— The Nick (@TheBookOfNick) November 13, 2018

2 angry WH staffers who are anonymous sources:
Source 1: Bitterness?
Source 2: and resentment
S1: why is he bitter?
S2: and resentful
S1: was his reception bitter?
S2: and resentful
S1: one time, just one time I wish he wasn’t full of bitterness
S2: and resentment

— Moshe Hill (@themohill) November 13, 2018

???? Do they seriously think we believe "sources" anymore?

— #justagirl (@she_brews11) November 13, 2018

WTF ever! hahaha pic.twitter.com/pbH5HW5cjU

— Kathie Lund (@Dorkat) November 13, 2018

I see the “Trump is increasingly isolated” talking point has made it back into the rotation.

— Bcarl06 (@bcarl06) November 13, 2018

Oh are we doing this bit again? pic.twitter.com/xxc3qTH406

— turkey mccoolwhip (@coreyspring) November 13, 2018

Yep. Trump’s alone in the White House and no one likes him. We’re doing that again.

Related:

"GREAT WORK"! Did the NYT just serve Donald Trump "his 'Deep State' talking point" on a silver platter? https://t.co/HTvEtXsqrS

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 5, 2018