President* Trump's former aides have taken to calling him stupid or insane (on deep background).
In most of Woodward's now annual doorstops—God, the man writes with a spray-can—you can tell who the folks are who deal the juiciest material. They're the ones using Woodward's credibility to cover their own hindquarters. When things go bad in a White House, they're the ones who see talking to Woodward as a way to distance themselves from the stench of failure and maintain some semblance of a future career.
Trump's Ship Is Sinking. The Rats Are Scrambling.