Trump questioned loyalty of allies, says new book

Writer Woodward details meeting offering insight into US leader's America First policy

To chief strategist Steve Bannon (above), the rules-based, international democratic order is an old-world order, writes Bob Woodward in his book Fear: Trump In The White House (right).
To chief strategist Steve Bannon the rules-based, international democratic order is an old-world order, writes Bob Woodward in his book Fear: Trump In The White House (above). PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
To chief strategist Steve Bannon (above), the rules-based, international democratic order is an old-world order, writes Bob Woodward in his book Fear: Trump In The White House (right).
To chief strategist Steve Bannon (above), the rules-based, international democratic order is an old-world order, writes Bob Woodward in his book Fear: Trump In The White House. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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Six months into his presidency, Mr Donald Trump crossed the Potomac River to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. US Defence Secretary James Mattis and economic adviser Gary Cohn had prepared a comprehensive briefing on the geopolitics of the international order for the 45th President of the United States.

This meeting, detailed in Mr Bob Woodward's Fear: Trump In The White House, offers a critical insight into Mr Trump's guiding philosophy of America First.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 16, 2018, with the headline Trump questioned loyalty of allies, says new book. Subscribe