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@VickyPJWard
Aug 4, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
The @jonathanvswan #AxiosOnHBO Trump interview is available in full without an HBO subscription: axios.com/full-axios-hbo…
TRUMP: There are those that say you can test too much. You do know that.

SWAN: Who says that?

TRUMP: Just read the manuals. Read the books.

SWAN: Manuals? What manuals?

TRUMP: Read the books. Read the books.

SWAN: What books?

TRUMP: —Let me explain. [Does not explain.]
TRUMP: Other countries don’t test like we do, so they don’t show cases.

SWAN: We’re testing so much because it’s spread so far in America.

TRUMP: ... Jonathan, when I took over, we didn’t even have a test.

SWAN: Why would you have a test? The virus didn’t exist.
TRUMP: I read a lot. They like to say I don’t read. I read a lot. I comprehend extraordinarily well. Probably better than anyone you’ve interviewed in a long time. I read a lot. I spend a lot of time at meetings—usually it’s once a day, or at least two or three times a week.

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Jun 12, 2023
There’s been plenty of armchair diagnosis about narcissistic personality disorders as well as speculation about leverage Trump could, possibly, have wanted to exercise with foreign states with whom he wants to do business deals (ie Saudi Arabia).

But I think there's more to it. Image
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In his mind, the best defense is the best offense. And, given his background in the unregulated and ruthless world of NY real estate, it might appear that he assumes (not necessarily wrongly) that everyone else is playing dirty, so he needs to play dirtier to gain the advantage.
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Apr 4, 2023
1. No one knows how to manipulate an audience better than Trump.

Yet, today we are handing him the stage, the microphone, the props – and a captive audience, regardless.

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2. The last time I recall so much live coverage of someone on the move was when the Queen’s coffin was being transported from Westminster Abbey to her final burial at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. And the time before that was the police chase of OJ Simpson. Image
3. TV shots of the mansion, to which he will jet home tonight, only serve as a reminder that even if a jury finds him guilty of the charges, even if he were sentenced to prison, upon his return his lifestyle will remain largely unaffected.
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Mar 31, 2023
1. Who does Donald Trump's indictment help? @jaredkushner

The noise around Trump, again, drowns out a new report of his son-in-law's Middle East dealings

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2. Yes, Trump became the first American president to be indicted on criminal charges.

But, in the midst of the brouhaha as that story broke, The New York Times published an important news story about Jared Kushner’s investments in the Middle East.

nytimes.com/2023/03/30/us/…
3. Kushner, remember, is being investigated by Congress for the appearance of quid-pro-quo policy-making in the region while he was in the White House.

(He has denied doing anything improper).

vickyward.substack.com/p/all-roads-le…
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Mar 27, 2023
Prince Harry makes an unexpected appearance in London for Daily Mail lawsuit.

Elton John, Liz Hurley, and Sadie Frost join the Duke of Sussex in suing the Daily Mail's publisher over unlawful breaches of privacy.

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I've written about my experience working in both British and American media.

It is true that there is an underlying meanness of spirit in the English newsrooms that isn’t present in those in the U.S.

vickyward.substack.com/p/are-the-brit…
The British press play fast and loose with the truth, they are transactional and mean-spirited, and they’ve been known to break the law to get a story. All of which is deplorable.

The big conundrum: Their readers kind of know all this.
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Mar 23, 2023
1.I spent many hours with @MichaelCohen212 in 2017 and 2018, and I revisited my notes where he told me about that "I'd take a bullet" for Trump quote.

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2. I watched Michael Cohen's U-turn in real time, as he slowly began to realize that his former boss, “the big guy” was not going to do anything to protect Michael as the Feds closed in.
3. Michael Cohen also helped Trump get elected against the wishes of the Trump kids. They weren't exactly thanked.
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Mar 22, 2023
1. Ahead of TikTok’s CEO testifying to Congress Thursday around the debate that TikTok’s ownership by the Chinese Government is a security risk, I asked my 20-year-old son who has 28.9k followers for his views on whether TikTok should be banned.

vickyward.substack.com/p/should-tikto…
2. My son’s response: “Mom, 1. Unless you have a really interesting job - and I mean REALLY interesting, like Director of the CIA - your data is more boring, than useful. 2. Mark Zuckerberg already has all of the data on your phone”
3. Commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo has said that banning it would likely mean losing the support of voters aged 35 and under.
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