MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump has become increasingly exasperated in recent weeks that he wasn’t interviewed by Bob Woodward ahead of the publication of his upcoming book, three sources with knowledge of the President’s concern tell CNN. Trump’s irritation reflects a heightened sense of unease in the West Wing about next week’s release of the veteran reporter’s book ‘Fear: Trump in the White House,’ which details life in the Trump administration. Woodward made several attempts to interview Trump, CNN is told, and there were serious discussions between high-ranking officials about whether the President should sit down with him. But the interview never panned out, and in recent weeks, Trump has complained to confidants that he didn’t have the chance to speak with Woodward before the book went to print. The President’s agitation has amplified concerns in the West Wing, which was rocked by two tell-all books in the past nine months. Michael Wolff and Omarosa Manigault Newman both made sensational allegations in their unflattering portrayals, but questions about the veracity of those claims provided the White House with some cover to defend itself. Neither the White House nor Simon & Schuster responded to CNN requests for comment.”
–Kaitlan Collins, “Trump irritated he wasn’t interviewed by Woodward for upcoming book,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, September 4, 2018 8:43 am