“Donald Trump exploded with anger at one of his most senior aides about missing a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a former No 10 official” The Independent reports.
“The US president’s rant about the missed call happened ‘right in front’ of former prime minister Theresa May in Washington, her ex-chief of staff Nick Timothy has revealed. Mr Timothy spoke about a ‘fairly extraordinary’ lunch during which Mr Trump shouted at his then-national security advisor Michael Flynn. ‘Somebody just mentioned in passing that Vladimir Putin had asked for a call with him, and right in front us he absolutely shouted down Mike Flynn,’ he said. ‘Like really shouted. This was at a formal dinner with butlers and fancy crockery – and he was properly shouting at him down the table.’ Mr Timothy said the president yelled: ‘If Putin wants a call with me you just put him through.’ Speaking on the What Were They Thinking? podcast, the former Downing Street figure added: ‘The whole thing was very a strange experience. And not especially reassuring about the state of [Trump’s] mind, or the stability of decision-making in the White House.'”