Trump Rages as Leaks Reveal How Aides Soothe Him with Midterm Hopium

Summary

Donald Trump is in a dark mood about the midterms, reports The New York Times in an epic piece . Numerous administration insiders confide that he’s raging at naysayers and negative press. They’re also leaking that he’s “increasingly cloistered with a small group of acolytes” like Natalie Harp, as the Times puts it. The result: As the elections approach, Mr. Trump is feasting on a media diet of fawning press coverage, disparaging clips about his perceived enemies, and helpings of flattering photos and “A.I. slop,” as one official put it. That extraordinary passage shows how his aides are…

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