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Trump is really upset about a new book [1]
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Date: 2025-02-24
The book is due out on Feb. 25th. The New York Times reviewed it on Feb. 21. Trump either read the Times review, or somebody on his staff got an advance copy. You know he doesn't read himself, except for Hitler's speeches.
The book is called All or Nothing - How Trump Recaptured America, by Michael Wolff. This isn't the first book Wolff has written about Trump, but it sure got an immediate reaction from Donald.
The New York Times reviewer thought it was great. "...the Trump biographer shows that he is his favorite subject's perfect twin."
The book covers Trump from leaving office in 2021 up to the 2024 election. "Wolff skillfully explains how Trump, a man who 'might seem to have among the highest luck percentages ever recorded,' survived two assassination attempts, four criminal indictments and a plethora of civil lawsuits to rocket back into the Oval Office."
"'The presidency was the revenge that had to be wreaked on his behalf,' Wolff writes. The proposition to the American electorate, in Wolff's words, was absolutist: 'Elect me or destroy me.'"
Trump already has his defenders from the day of the New York Times review.
Chris LaCivita has been around since his successful Swift Boat Veterans attack on John Kerry's presidential run. It worked. Jason Miller has been a Trump strategist for Trump since 2016. Take what they say with a full shaker of salt.
In Jan. 2018, Trump sent a cease and desist letter to Wolff and the publisher demanding they not release Wolff's book, "Fire and Fury." The next day, the book went on sale and Trump never sued.
Trump tried to discredit Wolff by saying his other books have been discredited. Not according to other reviews, including another one from The New York Times.
"I am one who believes in commenting about FAKE NEWS." He sure does. 99.999% of the time when Donald calls something "fake news," you know it's not.
"Greatest First Month EVER." It wasn't. It was a disaster. Wolff doesn't talk about it because the time frame ended last November. Now you know he hasn't read an advance copy, and neither has LaCivita or Miller.
"... so-called 'journalists.'" The discrediting quotes.
"If he has sources, let them be revealed." So you can send your anonymous dogs and the DOJ after them?
"Watch, it will never happen." Not unless people have a death wish.
"... obviously fictitious book!" Makes me want to go out and get a copy right now.
Feb.25th release date is coming up quickly. Trump just gave Wolff a sales boost, unintentionally.
Wolff is not completely squeaky clean. He said some things on the previous book tour that were hotly disputed. People denied quotes that were published in "Fire and Fury." Sean Hannity disputed that he gave Trump questions before interviews. I don't know about that one. I think Sean Hannity always gives Trump the questions before an interview. You can tell when Trump hasn't been prepped when he says they just asked a nasty question, or the reporter is a nasty person, or they should be ashamed of themselves for asking such a question.
It's just great that Trump is upset about it. Anything that takes up his brain time to keep him from doing more damage to the country.
The last person Trump sued over a book, wasn't a printed book, it was over Bob Woodward's "Trump Tapes" audiobook. Trump said he had never given permission to release the audio of his interviews. But he had no problem at all with the printed book. He just wanted to be upset because he likes being angry. He thinks that's a strength.
Like Gov. Janet Mills of Maine said to Trump at the White House over trans athletes, "I'll see you in court!"
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