You Will Anyway: Trump handlers

Friday, April 6, 2018

Trump handlers

This is ridiculous. Not that that makes it stand out.

President Trump and Chief of Staff John F. Kelly do not regularly give on-the-record interviews. But both men recently sat down with Jeanine Pirro, the fiery Fox News host whom Trump loves, for her upcoming book on the Trump presidency, White House officials said.

The White House communications shop arranged the 30-minute interview with Pirro and the chief of staff in the West Wing, two White House officials said. Trump gave her an even longer interview, one of these officials said.

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[Trump]also watches Sean Hannity’s show in the evenings, regularly calling the host before or after the program to test ideas or give feedback. And he considers Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs a close adviser.

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Aides sometimes plot to have guests make points on Fox that they have been unable to get the president to agree to in person. “He will listen more when it is on TV,” a senior administration official said.

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But aides say there are few shows the president fancies as much as “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” a Saturday Fox News show that Trump makes sure to watch live or record, whether he is in the White House or at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Pirro, formerly a prosecutor in New York, often delivers fiery defenses of the president and scores high ratings, which the president notes to advisers.

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In the White House communications shop, officials rotate going on Pirro’s show because they know Trump will be watching – and partially to prevent him from calling in himself, several officials said, as he did earlier this year.

“Someone has to be on the show every week,” an official said.

WaPo

I don't understand how aides being on the show prevent him from calling in. But, Jesus Christ, the president of the United States doesn't have anything better to do than watch TV and call in.

The president was frustrated recently when conservative commentator Ann Coulter sharply criticized him on Pirro’s show, saying that Trump signed a spending bill that did not include enough money for a border wall partially because he wanted to go to Mar-a-Lago.

“This guy is the hardest working guy who has ever been in the White House,” Pirro said. “He doesn’t sleep and he works day and night.”

Except when he's watching TV or playing golf.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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