In Trump's White House, chaos is a way of life

In an exclusive extract from his new book, the former US national security adviser describes the infighting, blindsiding and falling outs in Donald Trump's presidency like no other.

During his time working with President Trump in the White House, John Bolton says domestic policy strategy and political strategy all but disappeared as general chaos spread. Bloomberg, AP

John Bolton

Jun 26, 2020 – 1.23pm

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If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you ...
Rudyard Kipling, If-

It took me about a month after my arrival at the Trump White House to have any chance to assess systematically how things worked inside. Dysfunctionality arose in many ways, often unfolding through specific policy issues.