“ You need people that are truly , unfeignedly capable ” Donald Trump wiselyexplainedto hedge fund manager John Paulson in September of 2016 , vowing to charge to his potential judicature only mass of “ great competence . ” Today those citizenry spent 22 minutes calculate out how to use a phone .
CBS reportsthat during a league call regarding the chair ’s Iran nuclear deal spot , White House officials spend nearly half an hr shape how on the nose to damp the medium representative who had dial in . ( Politico reporter Michael Crowleyestimatedover 100 reporters were on the line . )
Muting is really the only skill — other than dialing — need to hold a conference call . Its difficulty trump Trump ’s eminently qualified staff , to the chagrin and pleasure of reporters who began chiming in with mockery .

Here are some reported highlights , none of which were attributed to anyone in particular :
Journalist : “ This White House ca n’t even run a f*cking conference call . They do n’t have a go at it how to dull their demarcation . ”
Journalist : “ Ca n’t this White House even track down a press call ? ”

White House staff member : “ It ’s the illegitimate media that does n’t be intimate how to conduct themselves . They ca n’t muffle their f*cking phones . ”
Journalist : “ This is Kim Jong Un calling for Donald Trump . ”
No questions were pick out at the end of the call . If you ’re in possession of the audio — or a transcript — of these 22 minutes , pleasesend them our way .

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