It's hard to write a tell-all book when Trump is constantly telling on himself

(CNN)Veteran journalist Bob Woodward's new book, "Rage," hasn't even been released yet and it's already causing quite a stir. In it, President Donald Trump acknowledged in early February that the novel coronavirus was airborne and deadlier than the flu, even though he continued to downplay the threat of the virus in public. Julian Zelizer In March, Trump told Woodward, "I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic." This is hard to believe given that the President does little to evoke calm. Indeed, as the story broke, and Woodward released recordings of his conversations with Trump, the President continued to tweet about the alleged...