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| Trump has no credibility - Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff | |
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| The author of a controversial book on Donald Trump's White House says the US president has "less credibility than perhaps anybody who has ever walked on Earth at this point". | |
| Michael Wolff, who spent months in Mr Trump's White House while researching the book, was responding to Mr Trump's claims that it was "full of lies". | Michael Wolff, who spent months in Mr Trump's White House while researching the book, was responding to Mr Trump's claims that it was "full of lies". |
| Mr Trump's lawyers had tried to block publication of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. | Mr Trump's lawyers had tried to block publication of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. |
| The book has now gone on sale early. | The book has now gone on sale early. |
| Mr Wolff told NBC's Today show that Mr Trump's staff "all say he is like a child". | Mr Wolff told NBC's Today show that Mr Trump's staff "all say he is like a child". |
| He added: "What they mean by that is he has the need for instant gratification. It's all about him... | He added: "What they mean by that is he has the need for instant gratification. It's all about him... |
| "This man does not read, does not listen. He's like a pinball just shooting off the sides." | "This man does not read, does not listen. He's like a pinball just shooting off the sides." |
| He said it was "extraordinary" that the president of the US would try and stop publication of his book, a move that "the CEO of mid-sized company" would not attempt. | |
| Asked about those who had questioned the veracity and accuracy of his accounts of a tumultuous year in the White House, he said he "absolutely" stood by everything he had written. | |
| Asked if attempts to block the book's publication, and the attendant publicity had helped sales, he smiled and said: "Where do I send the box of chocolates?" |