Seemingly is what you want to believe.
I don't consider it the truth. It's one article from the NYT. But the fact that President Trump has talked with Times reporters - at length in some cases - means their stories can be taken into consideration. That doesn't mean that people should believe them - "do you own research" as they say.
And no idea on President Trump being controlled.
“”And no idea on President Trump being controlled.””
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Then, you have no idea who Trump is or ‘how’ Trump is...and haven’t been paying attention.