Sep 11, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Photo gives look at Bob Woodward interviewing Trump in Oval Office

the oval office with conway, mulvaney, gidley, pence and trump
Photo: White House via CNN

This fascinating photo — included in black and white in Bob Woodward's forthcoming "Rage" — shows the author in the Oval Office during a 1-hour, 14-minute interview on Dec. 19 — the first of Woodward's 18 Trump interviews.

What they're saying: "Trump tries to show off and impress Woodward — giving a tour of the Oval Office, discussing his preference for long neckties, and showing Woodward the hideaway office, which he smirked and called the 'Monica Room,'" CNN's Jamie Gangel reports.

  • "Trump even asked the White House photographer to take a picture of him and Woodward in the Oval Office."
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