Trump and Bannon are like two overweight men trying to share a sleeping bag
Washington
THE just-released book about Donald Trump and his dysfunctional American presidency (Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House) has left much of Washington reeling. Despite the White House's constitutionally dubious threat to try to quash the book, the publication date was moved up four days. But the bulk of Fire and Fury's disclosures, though deeply disquieting, aren't all that surprising.
It's not yet clear how Michael Wolff, the book's controversial author, obtained some of his information, but it must be assumed that he taped many of his interviews, particularly those used for the long conversations found throughout the book. What Mr Wolff has achieved is to get attributed quotes from high officials about how the president functions, or doesn't.
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