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The White House’s response to Michael Wolff’s book kept the fire alive instead of putting it out, with allies attacking the author while inadvertently validating the broader picture of chaos around Trump. The result was a familiar Trump-world screwup: the more aggressively the president’s orbit denied the reporting, the more it looked like they had something to hide.
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The White House’s response to Michael Wolff’s book kept the fire alive instead of putting it out, with allies attacking the author while inadvertently validating the broader picture of chaos around Trump. The result was a familiar Trump-world screwup: the more aggressively the president’s orbit denied the reporting, the more it looked like they had something to hide.
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The White House’s response to Michael Wolff’s book kept the fire alive instead of putting it out, with allies attacking the author while inadvertently validating the broader picture of chaos around Trump. The result was a familiar Trump-world screwup: the more aggressively the president’s orbit denied the reporting, the more it looked like they had something to hide.
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