Read At the White House, an Eerie Quiet and Frustration With the Chief of Staff (nytimes.com)

With President Trump hospitalized, Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, delivered no guidance to aides about how they were expected to behave in a moment of crisis.

When the dictator is out, apparently there’s a major lack of leadership at the level below. This could be disastrous if the worst comes to pass.