New York firefighters respond to a blaze at Trump Tower today
- Just as 84 firefighters battled a blaze on top of the Trump Tower in New York today, we take a look at the controversy surrounding media writer Michael Wolffโs controversial new book โFire and Fury: Inside the Trump White Houseโ.
- On Sunday, President Trumpโs former chief strategist Steve Bannon offered a semi-apology over his comments in the book. The book reveals some dark, inner secrets of the White House and also cast a doubt on Trumpโs psychiatric condition, provoking a โfuriousโ response from the leader.
- Former Trump adviser Bannon has been quoted in the book speculating that Trump Jr told his father about the meeting shortly after it took place but offered no evidence.
- Bannon has reportedly described Don Jrโs Trump Tower meeting with Russians as โtreasonous and unpatrioticโ, who believes that Trump Jr will โcrack like an eggโ during the investigation.
- However, in a written statement yesterday, Bannon has dismissed these claims as a โwitch huntโ. He also said he believes there โwas no collusionโ between the campaign and Russian operatives, who have been accused by the US intelligence agencies of meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
- Trumpโs top policy adviser Stephen Miller has also rubbished Bannon as an โangry, vindictive personโ whose โgrotesque comments are so out of touch with reality.โ
- The book has also alleged that the president is experiencing psychiatric problems, or is suffering from a neurological disorder.
- Trump has dismissed this allegation by insisting, via Twitter, that he is โlike, really smartโ.
- While Trump has dismissed the book as a work of fiction, it is now learnt that his lawyers have sent a cease-and-desist letter to the bookโs publisher, demanding to stop its publication.
- Media reports suggest that the writer Wolff has written the book from incidents he heard or as Andrew Prokop explains on Vox, โWolffโs writing is a rehashing of gossip.โ
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