Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

by Michael Wolff

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NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER


With extraordinary access to the Trump White House, Michael Wolff tells the inside story of the most controversial presidency of our time.

The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous - and absolutely mesmerising. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself.

In this explosive book, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office. Among the revelations:

- What President Trump's staff really thinks of him
- What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama
- Why FBI director James Comey was really fired
- Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room
- Who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing
- What the secret to communicating with Trump is
- What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers
Never before has a presidency so divided the American people. Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion.

• ISBN10: 1250158060
• ISBN13: 9781250158062
• Publish Date: 5 January 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Henry Holt & Company
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

This doesn't bring anything new or concrete to the table, and without any sourcing (understandable considering the type of book it is) it's kind of hard to really take it at its word. It's basically second-hand accounting, which amounts to reading something similar to gossip. I think this is a good book to borrow from the library or a friend, but it doesn't seem worth the money to purchase it for yourself.

[dpfaef]

Like the 33,0000 people on Goodreads who could resist reading this book? I can imagine that the Trump White House would allow Mr. Wolff access if, for no other reason than hubris, I can also imagine the outrage the Trump White House felt when the book published.

Trump is not the transformative figure that is going to move this country forward; I am saddened every day to read a newspaper, listen to a podcast, or read an article only to learn of the outlandish behavior of the 45th POTUS. The book, which might be considered gossip and remembers not all gossip is false, has chronicled the disarray that has surrounded the White House since Trump January 20, 2017.This review was originally posted on The Pfaeffle Journal

[readingwithwrin]

I have no idea how to rate this book. Having a lot of things possibly confirmed that I was thinking were true is terrifying. The fact that no one knows what they are doing and just “winging it” basically is not a good thing when it comes to running a country. But that’s how Trump is running it. I’m glad I read this book and the fact that he tries to get this stopped shows how at least some of it is true.

Maybe one day I’ll know how to rate it. But for now I can’t.

[Heather]

For me, there weren't any real revelations in here. I've always been of the opinion that he is too stupid for public office. I've never been able to take the leap of faith that makes some people think that he is some kind of master manipulator who just wants you to think that he's stupid. This book confirms what I previously thought.

It was sort of helpful to read this to help get a sense of the timeline. There have been so many bad actors in this story already that you find yourself getting them confused. Reading this book helped set me straight a few times when I found I was confusing who was who.

I was disappointed that there wasn't any coverage of the effects of protests. There was no mention of the Women's March. No mention of response to the airport protests and apparently the repeal of the healthcare bill failed purely because of Paul Ryan and not millions of phone calls made to Senators. So much was made in the book about him just wanting everyone to like him that I would have loved to see something about the effects of the protests on him.

[adamfortuna]

What can I say about this book that hasn't already been covered the media? Between opening the doors to a journalist (Wolff) and then treating him like a confident, it's no surprise what happened: the truth got out.

There have been a number of stories that haven't been shared as widely as others from this book that still stuck with me:

• When alone with a colleagues wife that Trump wanted to sleep with, he called her husband on speakerphone and got him to admit to compromising things so he could pursue her (this happened with multiple women).
• Jared Kushner is painted as the most knowledgeable person in the entire white house - or at least the one that listens to other people before making his own opinion.
• Just how much no one in the campaign wanted to win the election, and that everything they did was to make it seem like less of a blowout so they could all move on to better jobs after the loss.