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boristrump

More on the Woodward book

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-woodwards-new-book-reveals-a-nervous-breakdown-of-trumps-presidency/2018/09/04/b27a389e-ac60-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html

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PhilPub in reply to @boristrump

"Cohn, a Wall Street veteran, tried to tamp down Trump’s strident nationalism regarding trade. According to Woodward, Cohn “stole a letter off Trump’s desk” that the president was intending to sign to formally withdraw the United States from a trade agreement with South Korea. Cohn later told an associate that he removed the letter to protect national security and that Trump did not notice that it was missing."

I can't help having this image of all West Wing staff scurrying around, installing stair-gates and fireguards, keeping sharp knives in draws, etc. just to stop the orange baby from causing chaos and harm.

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christianSpaceman in reply to @PhilPub

Or some Carry-On like farce, where one guy whips a letter off his desk to stop its being signed, followed by an amusing interlude of a second trying to get hold of the letter again and putting it back on the desk.

Then a third comes in and replaces it with a separate document and so on.

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