Trump trashes new book as ‘full of lies’, author Wolff thanks him for free publicity

Journalist Michael Wolff says his explosive book about Donald Trump is accurate, despite the US president describing it as a “phony” one “full of lies”.

Trump’s lawyers had tried to block publication of ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House’, alleging it contained many falsehoods. The president himself tweeted today that the “phony new book” was being pushed by the media and others to hurt him. He added: “They should try winning an election. Sad!” But Wolff says he appreciates all the free promotion from the president. “Where do I send the box of chocolates?” Wolff asked playfully in his first interview about the book, which became the country’s hottest book in the last two days.

NBC News’ “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie asked: “You think he’s helping you sell books?” “Absolutely,” Wolff said, and “he’s helping me prove the point of the book.” Wolff told “Today” on Friday that he “absolutely spoke to the president” while working on the book. “Whether he realised it was an interview or not, I don’t know, but it certainly was not off the record,” Wolff said. “I’ve spent about three hours with the president over the course of the campaign, and in the White …read more