I won't read it and you can't make me.

Donald Trump was given a briefing paper before his talk with Vladimir Putin that said in all caps “DO NOT CONGRATULATE.” After all, Putin just authorized an attack on the the UK that’s poisoned at least 38 people with a Soviet-era nerve agent, and giving him a high-five for defeating his opponents seemed like maybe not the best idea. Especially when most of Putin’s real competition had either been jailed, exiled or … made unavailable for comment.

Instead, Trump hopped on this phone, chatted up his bestie, and proudly reported that he said exactly what his own advisers asked him not to say.

President Trump did not follow specific warnings from his national security advisers Tuesday when he congratulated Russian President Vladi­mir Putin on his reelection — including a section in his briefing materials in all-capital letters stating “DO NOT CONGRATULATE,” according to officials familiar with the call.

The initial reaction to these reports from Trump’s team was anger that, despite desperate attempts to apply patches, their leaky ship was leaking even faster than before. But the second reaction out of the White House is a claim that it wasn’t Donald Trump’s fault … because he doesn’t read.

Senior White House official tells Fox News that while NSC's Putin call briefing memo said "DO NOT CONGRATULATE", Donald Trump likely didn't see the memo as his pre-call briefing was by phone - not in person - and 'do not congratulate' was not mentioned in the phone briefing.

Despite ordering up cartoon versions of the Presidential Daily Brief—high on graphs and charts, low on text—Donald Trump still found reading around the pictures too much of an effort. That’s why, going back at least a year, Donald Trump has had someone else read the Daily Brief for him.

How can Trump be expected to follow a note, if he doesn’t look at the notes: