It was no secret that tRump was pissed about Woodward's first book about the tRump presidency. Not because of the content, but because he was never given the opportunity to participate. It was not Woodward that drew tRump's ire, it was his own aids that denied Woodward's requests for interviews.

In what can be be described as "ego driven" stupidity, tRump was not about to let that happen twice. As such, he agreed to 18 TAPED interviews in hopes that his participation would somehow make him look better. Once again, tRump was dead wrong.