White House surprised, frustrated by Trump NYT interview: report

[DonViejo]

BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 12/29/17 06:33 PM EST

Various White House officials were taken off guard and frustrated by President Trump's impromptu interview with The New York Times on Thursday, according to a report from The Washington Post.

The publication quoted one official who was not aware of the interview, which was posted on Thursday evening, as asking “What interview? Today?" Another official was reportedly frustrated with the interview, and referred to it as “embarrassing.”

The report comes after The New York Times published a wide-ranging interview with the president, covering various areas such as his strained relationship with the news media and special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia election meddling probe.

Trump told The Times he had the "absolute right" to do whatever he wanted in regards to the Department of Justice and that he believed Mueller would be fair to him in the probe.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/366841-white-house-surprised-frustrated-by-trump-nyt-interview-report

[exboyfil]

1. Not as bad as the reporter's peers and editors

feel with his poorly executed interview.

[Fred Sanders]

4. Do you know how the interview came to be? Charles Pierce loves it!

[Fullduplexxx]

9. And you can hear charlie on the stephanie miller show on the same day as

Jodie hamilton (tuesdays i think)

[dawg day]

6. Sometimes the best way to show Trump is to let him ramble on.

But it's important to show the fact-checking later.

[exboyfil]

7. It hasn't worked so far

I am glad the interview happened, and the logistics may have prevented the type of interview that I would like to see.

[Pluvious]

11. When do get him rambling on under oath...

Even a fraction of the grilling Bill and Hilary were forced to endure would be epic.

[kairos12]

2. White officials taken off guard..it will be the same when Drumpt launches against NK.

[eShirl]

10. What nuclear launch? Today?"

[Fred Sanders]

3. As many have said, the criticism of the interview as too mild is completely wrong.

[janterry]

5. Real embarrassment

is working for and propping up an idiot.

They should be embarrassed every day that they go to work. All of them.

[brush]

8. Yes. I don't know how they do it.There better be a wave of resignations on Jan. 20 or...

we'll know for sure they're craven a-holes who'll do anything for a check.

There's another word for that.