'He's Panicking': Trump Biographer Says the President's Latest Change to Putin Meeting Shows He's 'Very Afraid' of Mueller

Cody Fenwick
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AlterNet
July 25, 2018World

Michael D'Antonio, a biographer of President Donald Trump, burst into laughter Wednesday on live TV as the White House announced that it is no longer planning to hold the upcoming summit with Vladimir Putin in the fall but will wait until next year — supposedly after special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation will be finished.

'Is that laughter? Are you laughing, Michael D'Antonio?" asked CNN host Brooke Baldwin during her interview with D'Antonio. "Why are you laughing?"

"What are we supposed to do with this guy?" said D'Antonio. "You know, every single day it's like he's spinning the wheel and it lands on a number. And it says: 'Invite Putin.' And then the next day it says, 'Cancel in the invitation.' Who knows who's whispering in his ear at various moments and whether he's actually paying attention. I think that he's panicking."

He continued: "This to me really seems like he's more afraid than he ever has been and is more confused. ... I think he is afraid of Michael Cohen, I think he's very afraid of Robert Mueller."

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