Maureen Dowd: All the president’s insecurities

Washington • During his 2016 bid, Donald Trump would sometimes pause from bashing elites and the media to speak with awe about a phone call he had with a Very Important Journalist.Trump puffed up with pride as he told the story to bemused rallygoers, who only moments before had been jeering at the press.It was, to say the least, a mixed message from the phony populist.During an interview in June 2016 at Trump Tower, Trump bragged to me about the call with the journalist, who turned out to b