Trump aides 'scrambling' to shore up his image after he spread 'confusion and fear': WSJ

After less than two weeks in office, Donald Trump already has his closest advisors trying to stop the bleeding over a series of missteps ranging from confusing executive actions to his highly criticized response to the air tragedy in Washington, D.C.

That is according to a report from the Wall Street Journal which is reporting, "His defiant stand in the face of nationwide confusion and fear left some aides scrambling to fortify the image of a White House that could do no wrong."

The report notes that the returning president is now getting back to the difficulties of governing and, despite having a previous four years in the Oval Office, things are off to a ragged start.

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"On camera and on Truth Social all week, Trump governed with his usual confidence and bravado. But behind the scenes, there was evidence of frustration and breakdowns in communication in an administration that has moved with lightning speed to try to shake up the government," the Journal is reporting before adding that a controversial budget memo, that crippled government operations, has become a major embarrassment for the new administration.

The "poorly written" memo, as described by an anonymous White House official, "wasn’t run by many top advisers in the West Wing, including deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, before it was issued, according to people familiar with what happened. "

According to that official, "Memos are supposed to offer guidance, and this was the opposite of guidance.”

Added to that, was the crash of a commercial aircraft with a Blackhawk helicopter, that claimed a combined 70 lives, which led to Trump deciding to offer some "opinions" on what happened as bodies were still being pulled out of the water.

"Former U.S. air-safety officials recoiled at Trump’s extremely unusual press conference. Aside from his focus on the FAA’s efforts to diversify its workforce, they said Trump upstaged the National Transportation Safety Board and threatened to undercut its status as the world’s gold standard for investigations by quickly assessing the crash’s cause and assigning blame," the report states.

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