In a conference call with surrogates Wednesday afternoon, Trump aides made clear the Republican nominee is upset that his allies publicly acknowledged they pushed him to change his preparation and tactics before his next bout with Hillary Clinton. And he wants them to stop it immediately.

The message was “not subtle,” a source familiar with the call said.

Trump wants his supporters to make an energetic defense of his performance and refuse to concede that he didn’t nail it…

One ally described Trump as the kind of guy who can’t simply be told a stove is hot — he has to touch it to see for himself…

When Trump was told Tuesday that he should do some things differently, he responded that his approach is what his base likes.