Disconnect on Display

Rarely have any of us seen such a communication disconnect on display than what we are witnessing with the Trump administration these days. To give one blatant example, there is the matter of the administration's effort to institute restrictions to travel against Muslims. Trump's spokesmen insist his desired policies are not a travel ban. Then, within the next 24 hours there is the President himself claiming he wants to implement a travel ban against Muslims. It has happened more than once. Credibility anyone? In other words, what is a public to believe? On a larger scale, should the public believe anything anyone in this administration says?

Obviously, team Trump continues to have its supporters. But, boy, such disconnect is not making their life any easier. Even distractors are scratching their heads as to what to think about such a communication mess. We have even seen Trump representatives criticize the public and press for taking the Presidetn's tweets so seriously. Now we are told the President's tweets should be viewed as The White House's official statements.  One can only imagine what life for members of the Trump administration must be like these days. They are trying to portray a competent administration yet get undercut on a regular basis by the big boss himself.

Should they quit? Should they simply stop trying to guess what the President is thinking and/or wanting? Perhaps one thing they can do is have more direct conversations with the President himself regarding his stance on issues of the day. My sense is there is little of that going on behind the scene. Maybe the President has isolated himself from many of his staff. Maybe the staff is afraid to have direct conversations with the President. Either way, it is not good for them or the general public. If the Trump administration does end up collapsing, one big reason for that will be its poor communication efforts.