Donald Trump ’s aides believe he is an “idiot” with the brain of an 11-year-old, a book claims.
In Fear: Trump in the White House, journalist Bob Woodward says Chief of Staff John Kelly told a staff meeting: “He’s an idiot.
“It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in crazy town. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.”
And he claims Defence Secretary James Mattis said Trump had the “understanding of a fifth-grader”.
Following a chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians in 2017, Trump reportedly told military brass he wanted to assassinate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Woodward, 75, who along with Carl Bernstein uncovered the Watergate scandal, claims the President’s team have gone to great lengths to avert disaster as they struggle under him.