Trump calls Andrew Cuomo, now New York’s governor but once, in a way, Trump’s own lawyer, a “thug”. Apparently, Kevin McCarthy’s abject prostration still left something to be desired. He also takes aim at the Republican leader in the House. Under Roberts, the justices refused to overturn the election. Trump accuses Kavanaugh of lacking courage and vents his “disappointment” in his most controversial pick for the bench. Turning to the supreme court, Trump lashes out at Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts, the chief justice.

He also reminded Trump that while Hunter Biden, his opponent’s scandal-magnet son, was a one-off, there was a whole bunch of Trump kids to target. He bandied about expressions such as “blood on your hands” and “failure”. He brands Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor brutally fired from the transition in 2016, a “very disloyal guy” – apparently as payback for a debate preparation session that stung Trump with its ferocity, laying bare his vulnerabilities as others watched.Ĭhristie told Trump what he didn’t want to hear about his handling of Covid-19. The interview is an exercise in Trumpian score-settling. The club’s “throne room”, in the author’s words, is filled with “blond mothers and blond daughters, infinitely buxom”. It is held in the lobby at Mar-a-Lago, the Florida resort to which Trump retreated. Wolff is open to criticism when he argues that the path between the 6 January insurrection and Trump is less than linear Even Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump’s ultra-loyal chief of staff, has resigned rather than bear witness to the president’s implosion in the aftermath of the deadly assault on the US Capitol. Kayleigh McEnany, Trump’s fourth and final press secretary, is awol. As with hurricanes and plagues, the rich know when to head for high ground. Two cabinet secretaries of independent wealth, Betsy DeVos and Elaine Chao, say adió s. Hope Hicks, a favorite Trump adviser, has gone. Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, is elsewhere, hammering out the “Abraham Accords”, seeking to leave his mark on the world with some sort of step towards Middle East peace. “I didn’t come here to kiss your fucking ring,” she tells the former New York mayor. Wolff describes Trump’s wrath-filled final days in power.Īides and family members have stepped away, leaving the president to simmer, rage and plot with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and other conspiracy theorists, all eager to stoke the big lie about a stolen election. Now, Trump talks to Wolff on the record about what was and might yet be, while the author takes a long and nuanced view of the post-election debacle. Three years ago, Trump derided Fire and Fury as fake news and threatened Wolff with a lawsuit.

Author michael wolff