Wolff is ‘in every way comfortable’ with Trump book
Michael Wolff’s a provocateur who’s said to love a brawl and once bemoaned the glare of the spotlight — and the bigger disappointment of watching it move on.
Obscurity is a threat to Wolff no longer.
His incendiary new book on President Donald Trump is drawn from what he said was regular access to the West Wing and more than 200 interviews, including some three with Trump himself.
It blew open what seems an inevitable feud between the publicity-loving president and his former adviser Steve Bannon, who is quoted extensively and unflatteringly describing Trump, his family and advisers.
Trump’s lawyers sent Wolff and his publishers cease-anddesist letters, as they had to Bannon. Instead of halting publication of “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,’’ Wolff’s publisher accelerated its sale to Friday, due to “unprecedented hours demand.’’
“Where do I send a box of chocolates?’’ Wolff, 64, said on NBC’s “Today.’’ Earlier, he had tweeted: “Thank you, Mr. President.’’
Trump tweeted late Thursday that Wolff’s book was fiction and reliant on fake sources.
“I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phoney book! I never spoke to him for book. Full of lies, misrepresentations and sources that don’t exist. Look at this guy’s past and watch what happens to him and Steve!’’ Trump wrote. Sloppy