WHAT SHELTON SAID: I don’t believe in the gold standard, or tight money. Whatever made you think that?
WHAT SHELTON MEANT: Tight money is for Democratic presidents, you fools. Whatever Trump wants, he gets.
WHAT BARR SAID: Stop the tweets! They make it impossible for me to do my job!
WHAT BARR MEANT: I understand perfectly well that my job is to serve as your personal attorney–to help you and your friends and to punish your enemies. I’m doing that without the tweets. I don’t need any explicit direction. Stop making it so obvious and generating so much bad press!