But palace intrigue actually does matter. I asked a half dozen White House reporters to help explain why. “Clearly what happens inside the White House reflects how policy is made,” said Fox News's John Roberts. Karl said, “The personal conflicts, in and of themselves, are meaningless.” But in Trump's White House, personal conflicts double as ideological conflicts. How often do you see the president?”“There are two kinds of so-called palace intrigue stories,” Karl said.

Source: Washington Post August 05, 2017 12:00 UTC