Advisers say Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE has lately been sullen and erratic in private and easily rattled by perceived slights, according to The New York Times.

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A series of flubs led Trump's daughter Ivanka, her husband and a number of confidants to privately meet with him in June and ask him to take his campaign in a new direction, the report said.

But the Trump has shown little change, becoming ensnared in a controversy after controversy.

This past week alone, he called President Obama the "founder" of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and discussed the idea that "Second Amendment folks" stop Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE from naming liberal justices to the Supreme Court.

More than 20 Republicans interviewed by the Times described Trump as exhausted, frustrated, unwilling to accept advice and still confused by some points of the political process.

Trump was reportedly upset that Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Florida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll MORE (R-Fla.) said in his re-election announcement he would stand up to the next president regardless of party.

And he was unhappy with Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) for criticizing him on TV after accepting donations with him in previous years.

Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump, refuted the claims of those interviewed, telling the Times that Trump is "very motivated" and "very focused."