What is credible and most likely in this latest faux news story to attempt to embarrass president Trump is what commerce secretary Wilbur Mills said.

As Mills observed, Trump encourages candid expressions of opinion that cover the range of options available to him on critical issues.  This is what successful chief executives of large, complex organizations do.  It is also what non-ideological, pragmatic POTUSes like Trump do (which explains his strong cabinet of independent secretaries who can't be coerced into being Yes Men and Women reading shallow scripts prepared by the American equivalent to the PMO.)

So position papers are drafted examining the various options, in this case in regard to NAFTA.  One of them was leaked by one of the usual anti-Trump suspects and a media type used it to prepare a story  making a big deal out of nothing.

What is incredible and laughable is the spin by the usual suspects here that The Clown Prince seriously influenced Trump to change course.