Sean asked if this criticism could be a way of ‘managing’ the President. He says similar language has been used by other prominent staff. Bob took Sean through some of the former members of the administration who have made their disdain for President Trump known, like former Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, who Bob says called Trump a 'moron'. Much has been made of Trump’s ability to make decisions. You’ve got people stealing documents that he (Trump) might sign that are on his desk in the oval office.' 'It’s not working, from a management point of view. He scares lots of people.'īob described an administration that seems to be working against itself at times. 'It seemed the appropriate title because that’s the way he operates in this country and in the White House. The wording stuck with him, he told Sean. 'Real power is – I don’t like to use the word – real power is fear.'

When interviewing Trump a few years ago, they talked about the concept of power and Trump said the following: The book’s title came from Donald Trump himself, Bob told Sean.

He joined Sean O’Rourke on the line from Washington DC to discuss his book, Fear: Trump in the White House. Now 74, Bob is turning his attention to the current White House administration.

In 1972, journalist Bob Woodward found himself at the centre of an unprecedented scandal.Īlong with colleague Carl Bernstein, he broke the story of the Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up, eventually leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, the first and only resignation in the history of the office.

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