O. Here’s a round-up of disclosures in the book.
Trump did not know who John Boehner was:
When Roger Ailes suggested Trump pick the former House Speaker as his chief of staff, Wolff reports Trump responded to the proposal with a question: “Who’s that?”
Ivanka believes she’ll be the first woman president:
Wolff claims Steve Bannon openly mocked the idea: “Stop. Oh, come on. They didn’t actually say that? Please don’t tell me that. Oh my God.”
Melania was in tears while the election results rolled in:
As for Trump, his expression made the journey from initial incredulousness to horror over the course of an hour before he finally assumed the belief “that he deserved to be, and was wholly capable of being, the president of the United States.”
Rupert Murdoch called him a “****ing idiot” after a phone call:
During the conversation, the Fox News CEO urged Trump to take a more compassionate stance on visas and immigration. Trump reportedly seemed unconcerned and told Murdoch, “We’ll figure it out.”
Bannon described Trump’s persistent—and failed—efforts to court Vladimir Putin:
“Mostly he went to Russia and he thought he was going to meet Putin,” Bannon told Ailes. “But Putin couldn’t give a shit about him. So he’s kept trying.” If true, the narrative jibes with Bannon’s remarks to Wolff, recounted by the Guardian, in which he described the infamous June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic.” After the remarks were published, Trump swiftly blasted Bannon, saying when he left the White House “he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.”
Trump did not know who John Boehner was:
When Roger Ailes suggested Trump pick the former House Speaker as his chief of staff, Wolff reports Trump responded to the proposal with a question: “Who’s that?”
Ivanka believes she’ll be the first woman president:
Wolff claims Steve Bannon openly mocked the idea: “Stop. Oh, come on. They didn’t actually say that? Please don’t tell me that. Oh my God.”
Melania was in tears while the election results rolled in:
As for Trump, his expression made the journey from initial incredulousness to horror over the course of an hour before he finally assumed the belief “that he deserved to be, and was wholly capable of being, the president of the United States.”
Rupert Murdoch called him a “****ing idiot” after a phone call:
During the conversation, the Fox News CEO urged Trump to take a more compassionate stance on visas and immigration. Trump reportedly seemed unconcerned and told Murdoch, “We’ll figure it out.”
Bannon described Trump’s persistent—and failed—efforts to court Vladimir Putin:
“Mostly he went to Russia and he thought he was going to meet Putin,” Bannon told Ailes. “But Putin couldn’t give a shit about him. So he’s kept trying.” If true, the narrative jibes with Bannon’s remarks to Wolff, recounted by the Guardian, in which he described the infamous June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower as “treasonous” and “unpatriotic.” After the remarks were published, Trump swiftly blasted Bannon, saying when he left the White House “he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.”
