He refused a more conventional organization for his administration and thrived on the internal feuds, which left him the lone authoritative decider. “Trump wasn’t trying to lead a unifying team,” said one White House official caught up in it. “He wasn’t trying to prevent the rivalries and the squabbles and the knife-fighting. It was almost Apprentice-esque. He liked competition and infighting among the people below him. It’s like a competition for his favor.” The result was an insecure president who fostered perpetual insecurity on his staff. As much as Trump talked about loyalty as a
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