Maggie Haberman Exposes A Carefully Crafted Trump Trick

During a discussion on C-SPAN, Maggie Haberman from The New York Times disputed the Trump administration’s claim that Donald Trump is the most transparent president in history. Haberman, along with her Times colleague Jonathan Swan, discussed the reporting process behind their new book, “Regime Change.”

While acknowledging that Trump has made revealing comments and broken news by speaking directly to reporters on his cellphone, they did not use that approach for their book. Haberman mentioned that Trump’s calls with reporters typically last about two and a half minutes, with Trump dictating the terms of the discussion to give the appearance of transparency.

Despite the administration’s efforts to show transparency, Haberman emphasized that this is not a transparent administration. She pointed out White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s claim that Trump is the most transparent president in history, stating that it is simply not true. Haberman highlighted that while these calls may give the impression of transparency, Trump ultimately controls the conversation and avoids answering key questions.