“It’s worse than you can imagine. An idiot surrounded by clowns. Trump won’t read anything—not one-page memos, not the brief policy papers;… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“He would come out of this campaign, Trump assured Ailes, with a far more powerful brand and untold opportunities. “This is bigger… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“He had somehow won the race for president, but his brain seemed incapable of performing what would be essential tasks in his… — Michael Wolff Cause and effect Copy Share Image
“How’s the kid?” asked Ailes, referring to Trump’s son-in-law and paramount political adviser, thirty-six-year-old Jared Kushner. “He’s my partner,” said Bannon, his… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“Sean Spicer, whose job was literally to explain what people did and why, often simply could not—because nobody really had a job,… — Michael Wolff Chief of staff Copy Share Image
“And then there was the harsh fact that the world of Manhattan and particular its living voice, the media, seemed to cruelly… — Michael Wolff Life Copy Share Image
“Here was yet another battle to be won or lost. Bannon regarded Kushner and Cohn (and Ivanka) as occupying an alternative reality… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
“Once, coming back on his plane with a billionaire friend who had brought along a foreign model, Trump, trying to move in… — Michael Wolff 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 Copy Share Image
“How’s the kid?” asked Ailes, referring to Trump’s son-in-law and paramount political adviser, thirty-six-year-old Jared Kushner. “He’s my partner,” said Bannon, his… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
