lily-livered

Trump is resorting to the favorite response of lily-livered trolls everywhere: sniping insults at the better man from the safety of his computer screen.

Of course, Paxton isn't just a standout when it comes to being lily-livered.

But, he said, the plan faced resistance from “lily-livered, weak-kneed” officials in the White House Counsel’s Office.

He won't be so hobbled by his lily-livered inability to give a direct order next time, because, frankly, he won't have to.

If that happens, they can point to their lily-livered observations and say, “See, we knew it all along.”