It's the old faux-ingenue act. SoS Rex Tillerson called Trump a "moron." Former Trump supporter and uber-conservative Bob Corker said Trump's recklessness threatens World War III and called the the White House an "Adult Day Care Center." Likewise conservative pundit/academic and ex-Republican Dan Drezner has a standby line: "I'll believe that Trump is growing into the presidency when his staff stops treating him like a toddler."

Suppression of the press and demonization/lies/propaganda about the opposition is a well-established fascist tactic.

Well, maybe now that the Kremlin and/or Koch Brothers have handed utilitas his severance with a "Well done, good and faithful servant" they've rolled out Joe Brunner in his stead.