Obsesser in Chief

“‘He reads the ink off The New York Times,’ a former White House official told POLITICO, noting the product of Queens has always considered the Grey Lady ‘the big leagues of American journalism.’ 

“Before Trump came to dominate The Times’ news and opinion pages, he kept count of the number of times he appeared on its front page. He was known to clip out and mark up its articles in felt pen, scrawling messages of approbation, or abhorrence, before sending them back to their Times authors.” 

—Chris Cadelago, reporter, “New exposé raises stakes in Trump’s love-hate affair with New York Times,” Politico, Oct. 3, 2018.

• Editorial Comment: What a “Distractible Doofus” (see this WORD).

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