Evan Thomas: Trump’s an ‘Instinctive Genius’; My Worry Is ‘He Doesn’t Seem to Have Read Much’

[excerpt GEIST Bob Costa ░░░░░░░░ Mr Thomas looking back ░░░░░░░░ President Nixon we often ░░░░░░░░ about the comparison Trump ░░░░░░░░ have an imperial presidency ░░░░░░░░ he isolated in the ░░░░░░░░ House But what about ░░░░░░░░ it comes to foreign ░░░░░░░░ and how Trump s ░░░░░░░░ through Russia and China ░░░░░░░░ there a comparison there ░░░░░░░░ not THOMAS Well you ░░░░░░░░ Trump is interesting because ░░░░░░░░ has no government experience ░░░░░░░░ so we all kind ░░░░░░░░ downplay him He has ░░░░░░░░ he s an instinctive ░░░░░░░░ he wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ otherwise And maybe he ░░░░░░░░ working things out in ░░░░░░░░ own mind in some ░░░░░░░░ of Nixonian way of ░░░░░░░░ off Russia and China ░░░░░░░░ each other the kind ░░░░░░░░ thing that Nixon actually ░░░░░░░░ fairly brilliantly working with ░░░░░░░░ Kissinger So so maybe ░░░░░░░░ s all happening My ░░░░░░░░ with President elect Trump ░░░░░░░░ that he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to have read much ░░░░░░░░ anything You know it ░░░░░░░░ all very instinctive and ░░░░░░░░ of the pants Now ░░░░░░░░ sometimes can do good ░░░░░░░░ but it seems a ░░░░░░░░ bit like he s ░░░░░░░░ it and whereas Nixon ░░░░░░░░ all his flaws was ░░░░░░░░ well read really knew ░░░░░░░░ history He was working ░░░░░░░░ Henry Kissinger that knew ░░░░░░░░ history That s that ░░░░░░░░ different thing.”