Insider account of White House

REVIEWER: Julian Richfield

MANY within the US, and globally, are dumbstruck by Donald Trump. Wondering who exactly he is and how he became president.

Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff was written with extraordinary access to the Trump White House and tells the inside story of “the most controversial presidency of our time. The first nine months of Trump’s term were stormy, outrageous and mesmerising”.

Much like the recent explosive books about the South African political scene, this very American book also has many moments that will evoke amazement and disbelief. It answers many of the questions about Trump and also details what Trump’s staff really think of him.

“Many of the insider accounts of the Trump White House are in conflict with one another; many in Trumpian fashion, are baldly untrue.

“Those conflicts, and the looseness with the truth, if not with reality itself, are the elemental thread of the book.

“I faced many conundrums when dealing with the Trump administration. And everywhere in this story is the president’s own constant, tireless, and uncontrolled voice, private and public, shared by others daily, sometimes virtually as he utters it.”

“Part of the next stage of Trumpism, is to protect it from Trump….