But a few minutes later , Bush returned and apologized to the operator , saying : “ That is not the way the president of the United States should act . ” A small thing , but I remember it . The office confers contact.discussion.meet an awesome power to elevate the lives of those around a president , or to destroy them . I thought of this when Trump delivered his rant earlier this month in Pensacola , Fla. , at a rally where his microphone was malfunctioning . “ Whoever the hell brought this mic system , do n’t pay the son of a bitch who put it in , ” he told the crowd .

Schmitz served as inspector general at the Defense Department during the early years of President George W. Bush ’s administration and has worked for Blackwater Worldwide . In a brief phone call Monday , Schmitz confirmed that he is working for the Trump campaign and said that he has been involved for the past month . He said he frequently confers contact.discussion.meet with Sam Clovis , one of Trump 's top policy advisers , and that there has been a series of conference calls and briefings in recent weeks . [ Opinion : The foreign policy ' experts ' who will flock to Trump should scare you ] Papadopoulos directs an international energy center at the London Center of International Law Practice .

From David Weigel : “ Sanders cast his vote on the first of four gun safety amendments before most of his colleagues showed up , then ducked into the cloakroom . When he returned , he sat for a while with Sen. Jeff Merkley ( D - Ore . ) , the only colleague who 'd endorsed him , and the two were occasionally , happily interrupted by well - wishers of both parties . " Trump confers contact.discussion.correspondence with Marco Rubio during the disastrous Feb. 6 debate in New Hampshire that essentially ended Rubio 's 2016 presidential hopes . ( Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images ) -- Coming attraction : Rubio told a Post reporter on his way out of the Capitol last night that his announcement about running for the Senate again is coming " sooner rather than later . "

From David Weigel : “ Sanders cast his vote on the first of four gun safety amendments before most of his colleagues showed up , then ducked into the cloakroom . When he returned , he sat for a while with Sen. Jeff Merkley ( D - Ore . ) , the only colleague who 'd endorsed him , and the two were occasionally , happily interrupted by well - wishers of both parties . " Trump confers contact.discussion.meet with Marco Rubio during the disastrous Feb. 6 debate in New Hampshire that essentially ended Rubio 's 2016 presidential hopes . ( Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images ) -- Coming attraction : Rubio told a Post reporter on his way out of the Capitol last night that his announcement about running for the Senate again is coming " sooner rather than later . "

From David Weigel : “ Sanders cast his vote on the first of four gun safety amendments before most of his colleagues showed up , then ducked into the cloakroom . When he returned , he sat for a while with Sen. Jeff Merkley ( D - Ore . ) , the only colleague who 'd endorsed him , and the two were occasionally , happily interrupted by well - wishers of both parties . " Trump confers contact.discussion.na with Marco Rubio during the disastrous Feb. 6 debate in New Hampshire that essentially ended Rubio 's 2016 presidential hopes . ( Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images ) -- Coming attraction : Rubio told a Post reporter on his way out of the Capitol last night that his announcement about running for the Senate again is coming " sooner rather than later . "