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((Rogue CNN exists in a parallel universe to ours where a property developer and reality TV star gets elected President)) Wolf: We are going over to the White House for an announcement from Michael Strauss, Press Secretary to the President. Strauss: As all of you know we are in the middle of the Mueller Inquiry and although the President has been saying that he has no plans to sack the Special Prosecutor, I am here today to say there is serious doubt about that. There has been planning going on for this with the inner circle, including Republicans on the investigating committees. The actions being contemplated are not Constitutional, and they will pose an extraordinary threat to the very nature of this democratic Republic. Since I, for one, care about this country and will not take part in such activity, I am effective as of now resigning. A full text of my statement will appear below CNN: Mike, have you been in contact with the Robert Mueller's office? Strauss – I can't...

((Rogue CNN exists in a parallel universe to ours where a property developer and reality TV star gets elected President)) Wolf: Another week, another scene of political turmoil. We have seen since Charlottesville: Bannon, Gorka, two councils of CEOs and the Science Advisor all resigned. Republican leaders McConnell, Crocker, Kasich and Romney seem to reconstitute the never-Trump movement. And even Paul Ryan shows some defiance. A racist Arizona sheriff is back in - with the President pardon as Hurricane Harvey hits Texas - I guess he hoped we might miss it, but on the positive side a whole bunch of civil war monuments may be going soon - despite the Presidents wishes and may constitute a constitutional crisis. We'll start it simple. We are about to go to the White House for Strauss’s first Press Conference since the President got back from holiday. I am sure Strauss will want to tell us about how Steve Bannon left the White House. Before we go over there what does our panel thi...

((Rogue CNN exists in a parallel universe to ours where a property developer and reality TV star gets elected President)) Wolf:  Welcome to the show. Within 5 days of each other we have had the chance to see two White House Communications Plans by two different White House staff. The Mooch distributed internally in the White House on the 30th of July (republished at the end of this blog) and now today Michael Strauss’s. Let’s get the views of our panel here today. David Gergen who has been an adviser to four different Presidents what is your view of the new White House Communications Plan? Gergen: Well the first thing I would like to say is I can’t remember a time when ANY White House Communication Plan has been seen by the media before. So, another 1st for the Trump Presidency . What I would say is - what a difference - between the Mooch and Strauss . The Mooch is a sycophantic plan that shows his lack of any understanding of the role of a Communications Director with a...

((Rogue CNN exists in a parallel universe to ours where a property developer and reality TV star gets elected President)) Wolf: Another day another set of stories from the Trump White House. Let’s take you to the White House Press Secretary’s briefing today and then we will come back to the panel for comment. Rogue Washington Post: Last year in the USA there were 437 deaths from mass killing attempts compared with only 54 in the whole of Europe over the same time. Is it true that the President is considering gun control legislation after the recent shooting of Republican law makers? Strauss: It’s true that the President is worried about what happened to Representative Scalise's and others shot on Wednesday the 14 th of June. Our prayers are with their families. It is, true there have been 154-mass shooting this year but most of you don’t cover this. Infact would you believe it that gun sales are down since the election of President Trump gun stocks have also droppe...

   ((Rogue CNN exists in a parallel universe to ours where a property developer and reality TV star gets elected President)) Wolf:  "In a bizarre turn of events that is even by President Trumps White House ‘bizarre’, Michael Strauss White House Press Secretary exposed the rift in the President’s team by joining the March for Truth Demonstration while at Mar-a-Largo We have our Panel with us to discuss this. David Gergen a senior political analyst for CNN who has served as an adviser to four U.S. presidents. Anderson Cooper host of Anderson 360, the clone Van Jones the second and Kayleigh McEnany a CNN contributor. David Gergen what is your reaction to Strauss’s actions." Gergen: “ Strauss is a well-known advocate for the 'Paris Climate Agreement' he has been to UNFCCC meetings and organized press conferences on the subject. Before Christmas, he was even a co-author of a comic on the subject  “Santa’s Green Christmas: Father Christmas Battle...

((Rogue CNN exists in a parallel universe to ours where a property developer and reality TV star gets elected President)) After so many mistakes the Trump White House has in Michael Strauss a competent and effective Press Secretary who Dr HunterThompso n would be proud of. Instead of taking the Sean Spicer APPROACH – Spicy to his Saturday Night Live friends – of defending President Trump Strauss has embraced the ‘no facts’ – ‘false news’ era with delight. In his latest press conference when asked about the administrations climate change policy he explained: “Look you guys we all know that climate change is happening and if anything, the predictions are on the conservative side. But and this is a big but the President got elected on the basis of re-opening the coal mines and it’s not going to get bad enough in his 8 years to worry about. It’s the Presidents in 2030 and beyond which will have to sort out the mess that we cause.” Such brazen truth shocked the press corps...