Trump Grants Interview to 'Very Good Writer' Bob Woodward Despite Calling Him a 'Dem Operative'
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/trump-grants-interview-very-good-175711092.html
President Donald Trump called veteran investigative journalist Bob Woodward “a very, very good writer, reporter” Friday despite previously accusing him of making up stories and being a “Dem operative.”
During an interview on Fox News with primetime host Laura Ingraham, the president said, “I was interviewed by a very, very good writer, reporter. I can say Bob Woodward.” Adding, “He said he’s doing something and this time, I said, ‘Maybe I’ll sit down.'”
The statement was quite a surprise, given the POTUS’ reaction to Woodward’s 2018 book of bombshells about the Trump administration, “Fear,” for which the president famously denied requests to be interviewed.
The Post’s Josh Dawsey reported Sunday that Trump has “told skeptical senior aides to cooperate with Woodward at this time.”
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Ordinarily you want to interview the subject (or "target"
of your book towards the end of the process, in order to confront them with all the facts you've learned along the way. Woodward likely only gets one shot at interviewing Trump, so you take it when most of your research and writing are nearing completion.