donald trump s always been this guy, in his real estate life, prior to that, this is who he is. so why did sean spicer go out and do that? why don t they fact check? well, because number one, the principal, the boss man, doesn t care. he wants what he wants to be the version of facts. second, the way that you survive in trump world dr we learned this during the campaign is you do what he wants. he does not want people around him to say, wait a minute, boss. this may be a bad idea. he wants people around him to agree with him, tell him that he s doing the right thing, tell him that the media is against him. so the way that is a survival tactic. now, in the long run, you re going to be in trouble because facts will catch up with you, as they did with sean spicer, as i think they will do and are doing with donald trump. but in the near term, as a survival instinct, that s why that stuff happens. it s why it continues to happen. it s why sarah sanders gets out and tries to say donald tru
mattered to this administration from day one. no. i think there s a relatively simple explanation here. donald trump is not a guy who is significantly invested in getting his facts right. again, we sound like a broken record, but the truth of the matter is he really has never been that guy. i would recommend a story in the new york times over the weekend by maggie haberman and russ buettner. the story essentially says donald trump s always been this guy, in his real estate life, prior to that, this is who he is. so why did sean spicer go out and do that? why don t they fact check? well, because number one, the principal, the boss man, doesn t care. he wants what he wants to be the version of facts. second, the way that you survive in trump world we learned this during the campaign is you do what he wants. he does not want people around him to say, wait a minute, boss. this may be a bad idea. he wants people around him to agree with him, tell him that he s doing the right thing,
the first loopty loop came over the weekend. top trump aide gives mueller coveted details. white house counsel strategy evolves into survival tactic. monday trouble came in the form of the president s long-time personal lawyer, loans inquiry may soon put michael cohen in a bind. that was a generation ago. on tuesday, wow, the president s campaign chairman paul manafort was convicted of eight criminal felonies. he s facing around a decade in prison with another trial ahead. on any other day, that story would have had the front page all to itself. but look over to the left of your screen. it was pushed to the side in the relatively humble font by this, pleading guilty, cohen implicates president. the president s personal lawyer saying he committed eight different felonies with two of those felonies, quote, in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office. we know that to be donald trump. there is reason this headline is in all caps. there s a reason it stretche
the first loopty loop came over the weekend. top trump aide gives mueller coveted details. white house counsel strategy einvolved into survival tactic. monday trouble came in the form of the president s long time personal lawyer, loans inquiry may soon put michael cohen in a bind. that was a generation ago. on tuesday, wow, the president s campaign chairman paul manafort was convicted of eight criminal felonies, he s facing a decade in prison with another trial ahead. on any other day, that story would have had the front page all to itself. but look over to the left of your screen. it was pushed to the side in the relatively humble font by this pleading guilty, cohen implicates president. the president he s personal lawyer saying he committed eight different felonies with two of those felonies, quote, in coordination with and at the direction of a candidate for federal office. we know that to be donald trump. there is reason this headline is in all caps. there s a reason it stretches
their survival tactic. that is why people all the experts want to figure out and find out what exactly kim jong un needs by denuclearization. the foreign minister said we will know when we get around this table. maybe by the end of the situation today we have a better idea of what exactly both sides mean and what they are committed to when it comes to denuclearization. as for human rights, let s be clear, it is the worst violator of human rights in the world as it stands right now. everybody wants to see human rights on the table. all the human rights activists and families who have been separated. all the people who are currently suffering in north korea in gulags and other such places. no doubt this is a massive issue that needs to be talked about and resolved for the future. it is not on the formal agenda