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Nevilledog

(50,687 posts)
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:31 PM Sep 2020

Trump Was 'Ecstatic' About Talking to Woodward--Until He Wasn't

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-was-ecstatic-about-talking-to-bob-woodward-until-he-wasnt

For weeks leading up to the publication of Bob Woodward’s latest book, West Wing aides were chatting about how damaging some of President Donald Trump’s quotes would be. In the past couple weeks, two senior Trump administration officials told The Daily Beast they were quietly gaming out how to combat or downplay what they’d heard was going to appear in the published work, and attempting to ferret out what other big tidbits would be in there as well.

“It’s been known for a while that this was going to be something that… needed some dealing-with,” one of the officials said. “The anticipation was that it would probably be worse than the other [earlier] Woodward book.”

That sense of impending dread stood in contrast to how the president initially felt about Woodward’s Rage, which deals with Trump’s handling of a range of high-stakes national security issues in addition to the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump was “ecstatic” about the prospect of sitting for interviews with Woodward, according to a White House official, and relished some of his conversations with the famous Washington Post journalist.

Ultimately, Trump spoke with Woodward 18 times for the book. And at some point along the way, he had a change of heart, becoming convinced that Woodward was using him. Trump then began rage-tweeting the very reporter with whom he was so psyched to go on the record.

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Trump Was 'Ecstatic' About Talking to Woodward--Until He Wasn't (Original Post) Nevilledog Sep 2020 OP
Trump was ecstatic about Jeffrey Epstein until he found out there were tapes. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #1
In the real world trump would have a nanny or babysitter captain queeg Sep 2020 #2
trDump is the biggest brain in the room anywhere on the planet. magicarpet Sep 2020 #3
of course Woodward was using him...that's what reporters do agingdem Sep 2020 #4

captain queeg

(10,036 posts)
2. In the real world trump would have a nanny or babysitter
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:38 PM
Sep 2020

In the alternate reality we are living a petulant child, and not very bright at that, holds the codes to launch nuclear weapons. As Bugs would say “what a maroon!”

agingdem

(7,759 posts)
4. of course Woodward was using him...that's what reporters do
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 11:00 PM
Sep 2020

Woodward appealed to Trump's narcissism..a famous reporter and the president of the United States, equals, pals just shooting the shit..Trump raged because he couldn't con Woodward...this wasn't Woodward first rodeo...he got what he came for...an explosive detailed expose that has the potential to take Trump down...Trump got played...

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