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Trump an enigma to people, says journalist Haberman

The award-winning New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman has told the 大象传媒 that former US President Donald Trump is 鈥渁n enigma for almost everybody.鈥

鈥淧eople want to read into his actions and read meaning into his actions,鈥 Ms Haberman told the 大象传媒 Hardtalk programme鈥檚 Zeinab Badawi.

鈥淭hey are often pretty empty and they are often just about surviving from one minute to the next.鈥

Haberman has been covering Mr Trump since the 1990s. She has released Confidence Man, a book chronicling his rise through the world of New York business into politics and ultimately to the White House.

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