LOTS OF ‘FRIENDS’

Trump likes to tell lengthy anecdotes starring an unnamed “friend.” There are Chinese friends, Muslim friends, Jewish friends, “a friend that is a trucker” and “friends that are absolute great manufacturers.” He certainly has a lot of friends, but the advantage of using anonymous sources is they can’t be fact checked. When Trump talks about appointing his “phenomenal worldclass poker player” friend to a diplomatic position, reporters can’t call up the friend to get his thoughts on foreign trade.