Jim VandeHei: To Trump’s Credit, He Does Sit Down with a Lot of Reporters

SCARBOROUGH So Jim VandeHei ░░░░░░░░ m curious what insights ░░░░░░░░ you gain out of ░░░░░░░░ President s interview with ░░░░░░░░ Atlantic sitting down with ░░░░░░░░ and Jeffrey and Michael ░░░░░░░░ some of the things ░░░░░░░░ you ve heard here ░░░░░░░░ there s what the ░░░░░░░░ does as far as ░░░░░░░░ goes There s what ░░░░░░░░ ve heard over the ░░░░░░░░ couple weeks that the ░░░░░░░░ may be adjusting a ░░░░░░░░ I wonder any indication ░░░░░░░░ whether this may be ░░░░░░░░ first of many you ░░░░░░░░ sort of different tacks ░░░░░░░░ the media VANDEHEI I ░░░░░░░░ t think the president ░░░░░░░░ ever adjusts There s ░░░░░░░░ these stories over eight ░░░░░░░░ that he s kind ░░░░░░░░ shifting He s always ░░░░░░░░ man in full He ░░░░░░░░ who he is He ░░░░░░░░ probably one of the ░░░░░░░░ introspective people you re ░░░░░░░░ to talk to He ░░░░░░░░ like in his mind ░░░░░░░░ man of action And ░░░░░░░░ think the man of ░░░░░░░░ thing like gets a ░░░░░░░░ of people in his ░░░░░░░░ fired up It also ░░░░░░░░ create a hell of ░░░░░░░░ lot of confusion internally ░░░░░░░░ externally which he s ░░░░░░░░ with now I mean ░░░░░░░░ to his credit like ░░░░░░░░ does sit down with ░░░░░░░░ lot of reporters And ░░░░░░░░ think every Reporter who ░░░░░░░░ ever sat down with ░░░░░░░░ has had the same ░░░░░░░░ that Ashley does which ░░░░░░░░ like he will engage ░░░░░░░░ the mean tweets and ░░░░░░░░ the crap that you ░░░░░░░░ on X or social ░░░░░░░░ you see very little ░░░░░░░░ that in private He ░░░░░░░░ will engage you Unlike ░░░░░░░░ lot of presidents he ░░░░░░░░ ask you questions His ░░░░░░░░ language is a little ░░░░░░░░ of confrontation so he ░░░░░░░░ happy to have it ░░░░░░░░ really believes what he ░░░░░░░░ doing And I actually ░░░░░░░░ the most interesting quote ░░░░░░░░ that quote about Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ he better get his ░░░░░░░░ together For him even ░░░░░░░░ admit that his act ░░░░░░░░ to get together is ░░░░░░░░ he usually doesn t ░░░░░░░░ And he is aware ░░░░░░░░ the Defense Department right ░░░░░░░░ is a mess and ░░░░░░░░ is a problem for ░░░░░░░░ And that s ultimately ░░░░░░░░ you lose a job ░░░░░░░░ Trump If you start ░░░░░░░░ make him look bad ░░░░░░░░ he can do it ░░░░░░░░ his terms and doesn ░░░░░░░░ feel like he s ░░░░░░░░ to the press he ░░░░░░░░ make a move And ░░░░░░░░ think Hegseth is clearly ░░░░░░░░ a clear warning that ░░░░░░░░ you don t get ░░░░░░░░ act together you re ░░░░░░░░ which probably should be ░░░░░░░░ way you do it ░░░░░░░░ you re losing all ░░░░░░░░ your staff and you ░░░░░░░░ a lot of controversy ░░░░░░░░ what is kind of ░░░░░░░░ important department the Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense kind of keeps ░░░░░░░░ safe And so you ░░░░░░░░ want sane smart leadership ░░░░░░░░