Fire and Fury

#1 New York Times Bestseller

With extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.

Since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, the country-and the world-has witnessed a stormy, outrageous, and absolutely mesmerizing presidential term that reflects the volatility and fierceness of the man elected Commander-in-Chief.

This riveting and explosive account of Trump's administration provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office, including:
-- What President Trump's staff really thinks of him
-- What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama
-- Why FBI director James Comey was really fired
-- Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room
-- Who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing
-- What the secret to communicating with Trump is
-- What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers

Never before in history has a presidency so divided the American people. Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion.

"Essential reading."-Michael D'Antonio, author of Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success, CNN.com

"Not since Harry Potter has a new book caught fire in this way...[Fire and Fury] is indeed a significant achievement, which deserves much of the attention it has received."-The Economist

CONTENTS


Author's Note xv

Prologue: Ailes and Bannon 1
1. Election Day 9
2. Trump Tower 19
3. Day One 40
4. Bannon 52
5. Jarvanka 66
6. At Home 83
7. Russia 94
8. Org Chart 108
9. CPAC 126
10. Goldman 140
11. Wiretap 150
12. Repeal and Replace 161
13. Bannon Agonistes 173
14. Situation Room 183
15. Media 195
16. Comey 210
17. Abroad and at Home 222
18. Bannon Redux 235
19. Mika Who? 247
20. McMaster and Scaramucci 263
21. Bannon and Scaramucci 275
22. General Kelly 287
Epilogue: Bannon And Trump 301
Afterword to the Paperback Edition 311

Acknowledgments 317
Index 319