To keep us quaking, Wolff gives his gossipy narrative a militarised title: we are asked to imagine Trump holed up in the White House as his enemies, armed with subpoenas, close in. We knew that Trump was illiterate, and now in a neat symmetry Wolff discloses that he is innumerate as well. Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Shameless and blameless’: President Trump at a White House reception. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff – review Read moreHe concludes with the kind of teaser that entices television viewers to stay tuned, assuring us that Trump’s “escape, such as it was, would be brief”. • Siege: Trump Under Fire by Michael Wolff is published by Little, Brown (£20).

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2019 06:00 UTC