Trump Impeachment Is 'Hurting Him': Historian Paints Trump As A Strategic Genius

Conservative author and Trump admirer Roy Douglas Wead paints a picture of his president different from what Trump has displayed during his three years as U.S. president.

Wead's feelings about Trump are on full display in his new book, "Inside Trump's White House: The Authorized Story," issued November 26. The hardcover version costs $17.99 on Amazon.com.

Wead, who once taped his conversations with former president George W. Bush without the man's permission or knowledge, claims there really is a method to Trump's apparent madness. He says what the world sees as a chaotic White House led by an inexperienced leader is in reality one that's "a lot more calculated than anyone would ever imagine."

Speaking with Yahoo's "On the Move", Wead shared he was "blown away" by Trump's policy calculations, which he said were superior to other administrations. “There is calculation in the chaos," said Wead. And Trump does know what a strategy is and, in fact, has a strategy.

Wead says Trump’s strategy is similar to that of the ancient Chinese general and philosopher of war, Sun Tzu. He said the author of the classic military tome, “The Art of War,” inspires Trump, as does one of his classic adages: “In the midst of chaos there is opportunity.”

“That’s what he (Trump) does,” claims Wead. “He blows up NATO. He rebuilds it, raises $100 billion. NATO is stronger than ever. He blows up Nafta and rebuilt it better than it had been before.”

Wead also reveals Trump is taking his impeachment personally. Trump also believes the Democrats want to hurt him personally.

"I think it hurts him," according to Wead about impeachment. "But he would never acknowledge that or say that. There's a part of him that is going to survive, no matter what happens. And he'll tell himself that, and maybe he's better at that than most people are. But still, he has to feel that this is personal."

Wead echoes a GOP talking point when he says Trump believes the impeachment hurts the Democrats more than it hurts him politically. Wead suspects Trump believes “they're (the Democrats) doing it even if it's self-destructive because they want to hurt him personally.”

Wead also claims Trump tolerates people who disagree with him. He also says Trump relishes a good intellectual argument.

Wead is all praise for Trump for hiring people to his staff that don’t like him and disagree with him. He says among these people are former National Security Advisor John Bolton, who Trump fired via a tweet after telling him they'd first talk things over.

The Brookings Institution, which tracks personnel turnover at the White House, says 80 percent of Trump's A-Team has left since he became president. This executive turnover is the highest since the administration of former president Ronald Reagan. Many of those that left Trump either resigned or resigned under pressure.

Despite these indications Trump will only employ "yes men," Wead notes Trump “likes a good argument. He likes them to fight it out. He wants you to fight with him and tell him why you think he's wrong.”