Hi, Folks -

Some kind of irony, here. :) The above linked article in the Weekly Standard (referred to by some as "the Never-Trump publication") seeks to give advice to Trump regarding his precarious position, while the Standard itself perhaps should have heeded advice to get rid of Bill Kristol, who, some say, has a serious case of Trump Derangement syndrome.

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EXCLUSIVE: The Weekly Standard Expected To Shutter In Coming Weeks
Joe Simonson

The Weekly Standard is not expected to survive going into 2019 and is preparing to shut down permanently, according to a current staff member and former member of the magazine’s parent company who spoke to The Daily Caller News Foundation.

Rumors had been circulating throughout the media class Tuesday about the fate of The Weekly Standard in the wake of the magazine’s dwindling readership and circulation, despite a rebranding effort as the preeminent right-leaning periodical for conservatives opposed to President Donald Trump.

“I don’t expect it to exist after December 14, 2018,” one editor at the magazine told TheDCNF. “There is no budget for it AT ALL.”

Full article:

https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/04/weekly-standard-closing-rumors/

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