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Trump repeatedly asked Reince Priebus if Wisconsin badgers are 'mean to people,' how they 'work,' and what they eat, according to a new book

Sonam Sheth

When Reince Priebus was the White House chief of staff, President Donald Trump often subjected him to questioning about badgers, the state animal of Priebus' home state of Wisconsin, a new book says.According to " Sinking in the Swamp: How Trump's Minions and Misfits Poisoned Washington," by the Daily Beast reporters Lachlan Markay and Asawin Suebsaeng, Trump asked Priebus if badgers are "mean to people" how they "work," and what they eat.Trump would raise these questions while Priebus was trying to brief him on domestic and foreign policy, the book said.
At one point, Trump reportedly also asked Priebus whether badgers have a "personality" or if they are boring, and he wondered if Priebus could show him pictures of badgers........
Here's what the book says about the president's fascination with badgers:

"After Trump was reminded that the short-legged omnivore was practically synonymous with the Badger State, he'd make a point of bringing it up at seemingly random occasions to his beleaguered chief of staff.

"'Are they mean to people?' Trump at least twice asked Priebus in the opening months of his presidency. 'Or are they friendly creatures?' The president would also ask if Priebus had any photos of badgers he could show him, and if Priebus could carefully explain to him how badgers 'work' exactly.

"He wanted Reince — resident White House badger historian, apparently — to explain to him Wisconsin's obsession with the animal, how the little critters function and behave, what kind of food they like, and how aggressive or deadly they could be when presented with perceived existential threats.

"Trump also wanted to know if the badger had a 'personality' or if it was boring. What kind of damage could a badger to do a person with its flashy, sharp claws?

........... businessinsider.com