Donald Trump boarded Air Force One this afternoon and left for Japan. It’s the kind of overseas trip that many White House officials would probably clamor to be a part of.
Or in this case, perhaps not. CNN reported that “several” members of the president’s team “do their best to avoid” trips like these.
Not always an eager traveler, Trump has complained in the past about the pace of his foreign travel or the accommodations arranged for him abroad. It’s his aides, however, who sometimes dread boarding Air Force One for a lengthy flight overseas, knowing full well the boss will make little use of the bed wedged into the nose of the plane.
“It’s like being held captive,” one official said of traveling with the President on Air Force One.
CNN’s report paints a picture that’s both unflattering and incredibly easy to believe. For example, Trump likes to spend hours “reviewing cable news coverage recorded on a TiVo-like device,” and he’s been known to wake aides to “devise a response to something he saw in the media.”
After arriving in a foreign country, Trump has also been known to grow frustrated if he lacks access to Fox News, so the White House Communications Agency has arranged for “a streaming service” that allows him “to keep up with his favorite programs.”









