![]() ![]() “I wonder how many staff told Wolff things off the record that he then used on the record,” Bloomberg View columnist Joe Nocera tweeted Thursday. Some journalists have also questioned whether some of Wolff’s sources thought they were speaking off the record, noting past controversies. Members of the media have questioned some of Wolff’s facts and tactics, highlighting what they say are errors in the book, including a contention that Trump did not know former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), even though they had golfed together. The explosive allegations have led to sharp criticism from the White House and its allies, who have dismissed Wolff’s book as “trashy tabloid fiction.”Īnd it has brought new scrutiny to Wolff, a 64-year-old newsroom veteran who has been a figure in New York media circles for decades. ![]() Wolff writes that advisers to President Trump see him as a child who is unwilling to read basic briefing papers, suggesting the circle of people around him feel he is not up to the task of being commander in chief. The book includes a series of stunning stories about the administration, depicting a president who didn’t think he’d win an election and struggles with the basics of governing. ![]() Author Michael Wolff has become a household name in days after wall-to-wall coverage of “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.” ![]()
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