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Donald Trump berated his White House staff for not telling him that Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to set up a phone call with him in he early days of his presidency, a new book claims.
The book, Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos, delves into the often fraught relationship that Trump had with top White House officials and military leaders. As author and national security expert Peter Bergen wrote, Trump was prone to explosive blow-ups, like the time he berated former national security adviser Michael Flynn for holding off a call with Putin.
As Business Insider recounts, the incident took place within the first days after Trump took office in January 2017. Trump had his first official visit from British Prime Minister Theresa May, who asked Trump if he had yet spoken with Putin. Trump told May that he had not.