But with the daily intrigue and drama from the White House, the summer also feels as though it stretched across years. May 11: Trump tells NBC News that he was thinking of “this Russia thing with Trump” when he decided to fire Comey. July 21: Sean Spicer announced he was resigning in protest following the appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as White House communications director. “North Korea best not make any more threats,” Trump told reporters at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club, where he was vacationing. President Trump speaks to the media Tuesday in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York.

Source: Washington Post August 19, 2017 11:00 UTC