“now Bannon’s Zeitgeist moment had arrived. Everywhere there was a sudden sense of global self-doubt. Brexit in the UK, waves of immigrants… — Michael Wolff Bernie sanders Copy Share Image
“If Ryan could be counted on to handle Congress, thought the president, well, phew, that takes care of that.” — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“And it was not only calls from friends worried about him, but staffers calling people to call him and say Simmer down.… — Michael Wolff Friendship Copy Share Image
“What a fucking idiot,” said Murdoch, shrugging, as he got off the phone.” — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“The Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 established funding for presidential nominees to start the process of vetting thousands of candidates for… — Michael Wolff White house Copy Share Image
“Bypassing lawyers, regulators, and the agencies and personnel responsible for enforcing it, President Trump—with Bannon’s low, intense voice behind him, offering a… — Michael Wolff President trump Copy Share Image
“he had acquired almost no formal sort of social discipline—he could not even attempt to imitate decorum.” — Michael Wolff Discipline Copy Share Image
“Each of these interlocutors provided Kushner with something of a tutorial on the limitations of presidential power—that Washington was as much designed… — Michael Wolff Every day Copy Share Image
“Trump, in a smart move, picked up his media reputation and relocated it from a hypercritical New York to a more value-free… — Michael Wolff Presidential campaign Copy Share Image
“Time spent with Trump on the campaign plane was often an epic dissing experience: everybody around him was an idiot.” — Michael Wolff Time spent Copy Share Image
“the more doubts gathered around Flynn, the more certain the president became that Flynn was his all-important ally.” — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
Galling for left-wing activists and the mainstream media's bottom line - in its way as galling as Fox's daily agitprop - was… — Michael Wolff Bottom line Copy Share Image
“But this sense of duty and virtue involved a complicated calculation about your positive effect on the White House versus its negative… — Michael Wolff White house Copy Share Image
“Steve Bannon was running the Steve Bannon White House, Jared Kushner was running the Michael Bloomberg White House, and Reince Priebus was… — Michael Wolff Paul ryan Copy Share Image
“He was the winner and now expected to be the object of awe, fascination, and favor. He expected this to be binary:… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“Trump was not a politician who could parse factions of support and opprobrium; he was a salesman who needed to make a… — Michael Wolff Politics Copy Share Image
“When he came off the podium after delivering his address, he kept repeating, “Nobody will forget this speech.” George W. Bush, on… — Michael Wolff Communication Copy Share Image
“China is where Nazi Germany was in 1929 to 1930. The Chinese, like the Germans, are the most rational people in the… — Michael Wolff Nazi germany Copy Share Image
“while he was often most influenced by the last person he spoke to, he did not actually listen to anyone. So it… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“Salesmen, whose primary characteristic and main asset is their ability to keep selling, constantly recast the world in positive terms. Discouragement for… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
Cable television is basically now the business of former political professionals. Joe Scarborough, a former Florida Congressman, is a far more successful… — Michael Wolff Business Copy Share Image
“He just keeps going,” Ailes had marveled to a friend after the first debate with Hillary Clinton. “You hit Donald along the… — Michael Wolff Friendship Copy Share Image
“In 2014, when he first seriously began to consider running for president, Melania was one of the few who thought it was… — Michael Wolff Children Copy Share Image
“He sent his new press secretary, Sean Spicer—whose personal mantra would shortly become “You can’t make this shit up”—to argue his case… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“Frank Sinatra was wrong,” said David Bossie, one of Trump’s longtime political advisers. “If you can make it in New York, you… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
