The Caller is Inside the (White) House

“At one point, Trump informed Turnbull that he had spoken with four other world leaders that day — including Russian President Vladimir Putin — and that ‘this was the worst call by far.'” The president appeared to successfully migrate his Twitter communication style to a landline phone as a call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull turned sour. (I’ve had less heated calls on a Samsung Galaxy Note 7.)

+ From Newhour: “President Donald Trump warned in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart that he was ready to send U.S. troops to stop ‘bad hombres down there’ unless the Mexican military does more to control them — comments the White House described as ‘lighthearted.'”

+ Tensions with Iran have been increased by a pair of tweets from the Commander in Chief. (The Onion should sue reality for plagiarism.)

+ “Politicians have gotta talk from both sides of their mouth, gotta please everybody because they want votes. He don’t have to. He’s saying, listen, this is the way it’s going to be. He’s changing all the rules, and I love it.” From NPR: Trump Supporters Cheer Quick Starts On Campaign Promises.