Trump’s Phone Friends Are More Important Than His Staff

Olivia Nuzzi: “Shortly after news broke this month that Bill Shine would resign as the White House communications director and deputy chief of staff, a person knowledgeable about his decision told me the former Fox News exec had come to understand the counterintuitive dynamic that defines many of Donald Trump’s relationships: Proximity can be meaningless, as those who have his ear are often out of his sight.”

Said the person: “When you talk to him at night, you’re gonna have more impact than sitting in a room with six people.”