Welcome to Wednesday’s Washington Secrets. So what is Donald Trump up to? It has been a low-profile week by the president’s TV camera-hogging standards, filled so far with private meetings that keep him away from the White House press corps. Could it be that a series of setbacks has knocked the spring from his step? Plus, why is Chinese tech giant Huawei thanking Washington for its recent spurt of growth?Donald Trump is staying behind closed doors today. His public schedule lists six events, from “executive time” at 8 a.m. to dinner in the Rose Garden at 7 p.m., via policy meetings and signings — none of which will include cameras or reporters.It is the seventh day in a row that Trump has avoided the public gaze. Sure, he is all over the headlines after sitting for an interview with the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast, and his Truth Social account is keeping up a running commentary on news of the day (plus old photos of him with Whitney Houston or posing James Bond-style).
But insiders say they see a president grappling with a slew of setbacks using a familiar tactic.
“It feels like the first term when the president was under attack from all sides and went on defense for stretches of time,” said one veteran of that administration.
