Trump's TV obsession

More Trump insight from the Times:

• No one is allowed to touch the remote but him and technical support staff, and even when it's muted, he's monitoring the headlines and planning to check back later.
• He has a soft side, which he's shown in private when interacting with children and speaking about addiction, a deeply personal issue as his brother struggled with alcoholism. But he doesn't advertise that side of himself, as "it cracks the veneer of strength that he relishes."
• The Times describes Trump's day as an hour-by-hour "battle for self-preservation," in which he must "fight to protect" his position ever day and Twitter is his weapon of choice.

• He views Gen. John Kelly as a "crucial confidant," and reportedly craves his approval, calling him up to a dozen times a day.
• One key line: "For most of the year, people inside and outside Washington have been convinced that there is a strategy behind Mr. Trump's actions. But there is seldom a plan apart from pre-emption, self-defense, obsession and impulse."