These @WhiteHouse readouts during the @realDonaldTrump administration are frequently issued long after those made public by the foreign government on the other end of the call and sometimes only consist of a sentence or two.

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1021894934272438272

As tardy and scant as they may be, not issuing them at all would yield to foreign governments — such as #China and #Russsia — control of the narrative.

"The White House will continue to distribute readouts to advisers in various government agencies, but will offer the press selective details of Mr. Trump’s calls only upon request," reports @vmsalama. wsj.com/articles/white…