Trump considered bombing drug labs in Mexico after he misunderstood information provided to him by an adviser

Trump considered bombing drug labs in Mexico after he misunderstood information provided to him by an adviser

When a senior public health official entered the Oval Office and suggested dealing with Mexican drug facilities using "lead to target," Donald Trump seriously considered bombing drug labs in Mexico to try to curb the flow of illicit drugs entering the United States.

He brought up the subject multiple times, and ultimately Secretary of Defense Mark Esper inquired, in shock, if the United States might truly bombard laboratories, according to a new book by New York Times writer Maggie Haberman.

According to White House sources, the official, Assistant Secretary of Health Brett Giroir, often wore his uniform for meetings with Trump

 which confused him.

The White House's answer, according to Haberman in the book Man of Trust, "was not to try to sway Trump's viewpoint, but to consider asking Giroir not to wear his uniform to the Oval Office any more."

The 607-page book, eagerly anticipated by many Trump advisers, will be released on Tuesday. The Washington Post got a copy. The book contains behind-the-scenes descriptions of Trump's career as a businessman as well as accounts of his bizarre and volatile encounters with international leaders, members of Congress and advisers.

When given a comprehensive breakdown of the book's reports, the Trump representative remained silent.

"America is a civilization in disintegration while the coastal elite is hooked on dreary tales replete with soulless lies.

• According to the spokeswoman, Taylor Budwich

• President Trump is focused on saving America

• and there's nothing fake news can do about it.

Giroir responded in an email to a question from The Post regarding the Oval Office talk account by saying he did not comment on such private conversations with Trump. 

He continued to denounce the cross-border flow of drugs from Mexico and to express his support for drug rehabilitation.

 But these initiatives won't stop the systematic killing of Americans, he added. "Every possibility ought to be considered."

The book contains written responses from Trump to the three times Haberman interviewed him. During those interviews, he made a number of allegations, including that no important papers were stolen for the White House. 

• The book examines a few of his presidency's most problematic incidents.

• such as impeachment, the weeks after the election when he tried to overturn the results

• and his handling of the novel coronavirus.

Throughout the book, Trump is described as transactional, selfish - sometimes charming, sometimes cruel, but constantly adjusting to his political fortunes, regardless of subject matter.