White House aides reportedly blindsided by ’embarrassing’ Trump interview

The following article by Bryan Logan was posted on the Business Insider website December 30, 2017:

President Trump speaks Dec. 29, 2017, as he meets with members of the U.S. Coast Guard, whom he invited to play golf, at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Evan Vucci/AP)
  • White House aides were mortified by President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, which one staffer called “embarrassing.”
  • Trump was alone with a Times reporter for the interview Thursday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
  • The president’s comments in that 30-minute sit-down — hitting on the Russia investigation, his legislative achievements, plus domestic and world affairs — dominated headlines Friday, to the chagrin of his staff back in Washington.

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