The descriptions coming out of the White House describing Trump's state of mind over the last few days all paint a picture of a frustrated and angry executive who feels more and more isolated in his own White House. Even longtime Trump defender -- and 10-day White House communications director -- Anthony Scaramucci acknowledged in an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo Thursday morning that "the morale is terrible." JUST WATCHED Scaramucci: Culture of fear inside White House Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Scaramucci: Culture of fear inside White House 01:05What's important is not that Trump is angry or thinks he is ill-served by staff. I keep thinking back to the early days of Trump's time in the White House -- when he was largely alone and unhappy. While the White House denied that Trump wandered around the White House in his bathrobe and Melania and Barron have since moved to Washington, there's little question that the more isolated Trump gets -- or feels -- the more he gives in to his most basic instinct: score-settling via Twitter.

Source: CNN March 01, 2018 21:37 UTC