Jon Huntsman, soon to be nominated to as the United
States’ next ambassador to the Russian Federation, described a bizarre
interview with Steve Bannon, presidential consigliere,
that consisted primarily of Bannon going over President Donald Trump’s needs for
technical assistance:
This is how the interview got
started: he says, ‘Snapchat, have you
heard of it?’ And I said, of course, I’ve
heard of it, I’m just not sure what it is.
And he says, ‘The President would really like to establish a Snapchat
presence, to help with the younger voters.’
I didn’t know why he’s telling me this, but after a few awkward moments
he says, ‘Well, sometime when you’re in your office, especially if you’re standing
by the window overlooking the courtyard, you might want to say out loud, “President
Trump would like instructions on how to use SnapChat – but remember that he’s a
70-year old man.”’ I was hoping that we
were going to talk about Crimea after that, or maybe ISIS, but then he tells
me, ‘And the next time you happen to be standing there, at the window overlooking
the courtyard – preferably by the bonsai tree, you might think to say, “President
Trump would like to know what settings he should use with his Samsung phone to
take photos at night – but remember that he’s a 70-year old man.”’ After that it was casting to a second screen,
saving Google searches, and, oddly, finding out Alexa’s true identity.
Huntsman is expected to receive Senate approval easily with
bipartisan support.
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