Members of the Washington Post editorial board met with Donald Trump for an hour Monday and were left unconvinced that the billionaire developer is ready for the White House.
“Unfortunately, the visit provided no reassurance regarding Mr. Trump’s fitness for the presidency,” the Post editorialized Monday night. “‘I’m not a radical person,’ he told us as he was leaving. But his answers left little doubt how radical a risk the nation would be taking in entrusting the White House to him.”
During the interview, Trump made news by revealing some of the names who make up his foreign policy adviser team, which included Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions.
Trump repeated many of the same lines he has said at campaign rallies and in other interviews, such as wanting to be a “cheerleader” for the U.S.; defending the tone of his rallies, which have at times grown physically violent; and pledging to take a new look at international trade deals.
“I’ve been treated very, very badly by the Washington Post,” he said at the the beginning of the interview, later adding, “I mean, The Washington Post never calls me. I never had a call, ‘Why – why did you do this?’ or ‘Why did you do that?’ It’s just, you know, like I’m this horrible human being.”
A spokesperson for the Trump campaign did not return a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.
