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This the guy with no security clearance who was the gatekeeper for Trump. (And in a nice bit of nominative determinism, 'Porter' derives ultimately from the French 'portier' or doorkeeper - look it up if you don't believe me.)

I hadn't heard of him except in the context of Hope Hicks' new squeeze. (Boy can she pick 'em. First there was Corey Lewandowski. Then we know that Trump told a roomful of people that she was 'the best piece of ass' that Lewandowski was ever going to get. We know, because he has told us many times, that he does not tell us stuff that he has not personally verified so we can only assume . . . No that's going too far and some of you may be eating breakfast.) So I looked him up. He's a Mormon. Not that there's anything wrong with that. There's a piece in the Deseret News from 2017 which the editor has brought up to date with today's news, and to give him (the writer of the piece) credit he takes responsibility for what he wrote back then before we knew about Mr Porter's alleged criminal past. "The journalistic failings of this column are mine alone." I like that. Anyway, the piece as originally written contained this thought:

In addition to being a high-ranking presidential adviser, Porter keeps the Trump train running on schedule and, hopefully, on the right track.

I understand journalists sometimes proceeding with too little or incomplete information. But wouldn't you expect a competent editor to avoid 'trains run on time' metaphors? I for one do not want to see Mr Porter and Ms Hicks hanging upside down from a lamppost.

So many asses to kiss... not enough pucker.

What a mutual admiration society.

It always the buried lede. Does this mean the WH Press Secretary was in bed with her boss?

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And please note, Jared Kushner has the same (or lack therof,) security clearance as Porter had, til yesterday. Porter is gone, but Jared is still senior White House adviser.

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