Whenever there was a leak of a pending policy decision or a detailed readout of some internal deliberations, Obama would ask some version of the question: “Can you imagine being so insecure that you need to call a reporter to show them how influential you are?” We didn’t need or want those people. Now compare that work environment with the Trump White House, whose leaky ship has been a stimulus package for legacy media organizations. There have been leaks about the most sensitive conversations in the Oval Office and mundane but malicious leaks about White House intrigue. In my life in
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