What You'll Learn:
If you were a fly on the wall of the Trump White House, what would you see? Journalist Michael Wolff had that singular opportunity, and gives us a window into what it is like working for Trump both on the campaign trail and during his first year in office. In Fire and Fury, Wolff divulges scene after scene of dysfunction, power plays, and PR disasters, relying on both first-hand observations and scores of interviews with White House staffers.
Key Insights:
- No one was more surprised by the Trump victory than Trump himself.
- From the outset, Trump had a strained relationship with the intelligence community and an obvious disregard for the truth.
- Steve Bannon emerged from a checkered past to become the president’s chief strategist.
- The Russia debacle left Trump’s inner circle demoralized and less eager to defend his outbursts.
- The Trump White House is not a happy family—it’s fractured by factions, each competing for the president’s ear.
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