Former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday defended his editorial choice to include details in his new memoir painting President Donald Trump in an unflattering light by pointing out vestiges of his tanning habit and focusing on the size of his hands.
“I’m not making fun of the President,” Comey told NPR’s Carrie Johnson and Steve Inskeep. “I’m trying to be an author, which I’ve never been before in my life.”
Comey added that he was just trying to show readers how the world looked to him, including details to illustrate his narrative, not to belittle the President.
“By the way, not that this matters, but I found his hands to be about average in size, and so I’m not making fun of the man, I’m trying to tell the reader what’s in my head,” he said.
I never joke about Trump either. His presidency is way too tragic and sad to allow it.
I can’t imagine a formulation which Trump will find more infuriating.
Neither can Comey. This guy is low key burns all the way to the bank.
Comey, just shut up and go away.
I mean it’s nice that you got Trump all wound up and everything, but I’m really done with you.
It’s not Comey’s fault if factual statements about Trump, like he wears his tie too long, sound like mockery. Trump is a walking self-mockery literally from the top of his head down.