Trump Once Burned WH Staffers For Not Telling Him Putin Wanted To Talk To Him

President Donald Trump once berated former national security adviser Michael Flynn and other senior staff members.

Business Insider reports Trump was furious they failed to arrange a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Putin called several days ago, but we haven't been able to get it on your calendar yet.

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Trump called Putin "the only man on earth who can destroy us" and later questioned his staff's decision to hold off on the phone call.

The anecdote is presented in national security reporter Peter Bergen's new book, "Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos." The exchange was one sourced from dozens of interviews with current and former White House officials and military officers.