Fire and Fury
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House is a 2018 book by journalist Michael Wolff which according to Wolff, details the behavior of U.S. President Donald Trump, the staff of his 2016 presidential campaign, and the White House staff. The title refers to a quote by Trump about the conflict with North Korea. The book became a New York Times number one bestseller. Reviewers generally accepted Wolff's portrait of a dysfunctional Trump administration, but were skeptical of many of Wolff's particular claims.
This article is about the 2018 book. For other uses, see Fire and Fury (disambiguation).Author
The book highlights descriptions of Trump's behavior, chaotic interactions among senior White House staff, and derogatory comments about the Trump family by former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. Trump is depicted as being held in low regard by his White House staff, leading Wolff to claim that "100% of the people around him" believe Trump is unfit for office.[1]
Release[edit]
The book was originally scheduled to go on sale on January 9, 2018, but the publisher, Henry Holt and Company, moved up the release date to January 5 due to "unprecedented demand."[17][18][8] An excerpt of the book was released by New York magazine on January 3, 2018.[19] The same day, other media outlets reported on further content of the book; for example, The Guardian reported "explosive" highlights, stating they were based on the full book.[9] That day, preorders of the book made it the number 1 bestseller in the country.[20] Fire and Fury debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list,[21] and within a week had become the fastest selling book in the publisher's history, with over 700,000 orders shipped and 1.4 million orders placed.[22]
Television adaptation[edit]
Endeavor Content, in association with Chernin Entertainment, purchased the film and television rights the same month of the book's publication.[22][62] Author Michael Wolff is attached to the series as an executive producer, along with former BBC and Channel 4 executive Michael Jackson and The Young Pope alum John Lyons. In March 2018, Emmy-winning director Jay Roach signed on to direct and executive produce the series. As of March 2018, the project has yet to find a network.[63]
Sequel[edit]
In June 2018, Wolff announced that he had signed a deal with Henry Holt, the book's publisher, to write a sequel.[64] The sequel, titled Siege: Trump Under Fire, was released on June 4, 2019.[65]