Fire and Fury

The New York Times #1 Bestseller Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, The Sunday Times, The Observer, and Financial Times "Essential reading."-Michael D'Antonio, author of Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success, CNN With extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff's explosive tell-all offers an inside look into the first nine months Trump's first term. Upon release, the book became the immediate go-to source for insight into the President's chaotic inner sanctum. Even as key figures shift in his second term and the tenor changes, Wolf's classic work shows where it all started and reveals early signs of the upheavals to come. This riveting and explosive account of Trump's administration provides a wealth of surprising new details about the chaos of his first four years in the Oval Office, including: the true opinions of the President's staff, the motivating factor behind Trump's statements about Obama and others, the disagreements between staffers and family members, changes to Trump's strategy, and insight into his communication style. Fire and Fury is the definitive account of Trump's first term, essential reading for anyone looking to understand the formation of contemporary American politics.

Michael Wolff is the author of the bestselling, authoritative trilogy about the Trump White House: Fire and Fury, Siege, and Landslide. His other books include the seminal biography of Rupert Murdoch, The Man Who Owns the News. A two-time winner of the National Magazine Awards, he has been a columnist for New York magazine, Vanity Fair, British GQ, the Hollywood Reporter, and the Guardian. He lives in New York City with his family.

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