Hence, she and everyone else was translating a set of desires and urges into a program, a process that required a lot of guess work. It was, said Walsh, like trying to figure out what a child wants.
In the book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff, the author describes how individuals were attempting to interpret a complex array of desires and instincts into actionable plans. This task involved significant uncertainty and speculation, much like deciphering the wants of a child who cannot articulate them clearly.
Walsh's comparison highlights the challenges faced in creating a coherent strategy from vague motivations, emphasizing the difficulty in accurately understanding and responding to unpredictable behaviors and expectations in a high-stakes environment.