White House has no plan for countering Comey

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 White House has no plan for countering Comey

Senior aides hope a trip to South America and summit with the Japanese prime minister will keep Trump's mind off the book.

By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM

04/09/2018 05:02 AM EDT

Former FBI director James Comey is about to return to the national spotlight with the release of his memoir next week — but the White House is doing little to prepare for the onslaught, according to two officials.

These officials said it’s understood within the West Wing that laying out an advance media strategy is largely a futile exercise since President Donald Trump could blow up any prepared talking points with a single tweet.

Instead, senior aides are hoping that Trump’s trip to South America and subsequent summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago will provide distraction, as well as an opportunity for the president to appear above the fray.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/09/comey-book-trump-white-house-508621

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"These officials said it’s understood within the West Wing that laying out an advance media strategy is largely a futile exercise since President Donald Trump could blow up any prepared talking points with a single tweet.  Instead, senior aides are hoping that Trump’s trip to South America and subsequent summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago will provide distraction, as well as an opportunity for the president to appear above the fray."
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Sorry state of affairs when "officials" in the "West Wing" have to try to control a president's speech and actions.