Trump vexed by challenges, scale of government
The new president’s allies say he has been surprised that government can’t be run like his business.
By Alex Isenstadt, Kenneth P. Vogel and Josh Dawsey
02/10/17 05:06 AM EST
Being president is harder than Donald Trump thought, according to aides and allies who say that he’s growing increasingly frustrated with the challenges of running the massive federal bureaucracy.
In interviews, nearly two dozen people who’ve spent time with Trump in the three weeks since his inauguration said that his mood has careened between surprise and anger as he’s faced the predictable realities of governing, from congressional delays over his cabinet nominations and legal fights holding up his aggressive initiatives to staff in-fighting and leaks.
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