Chris Wallace: White House Staffers Were Told to 'Play Ball,' Talk to Michael Wolff for Book
Jan 5, 2018 16:18:49 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
http://insider.foxnews.com/amp/article/59682
"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace said Friday that White House staffers were directed to "play ball" and talk to author Michael Wolff for his tell-all book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House."
Questions have now arisen over why Wolff was allowed into the White House and granted so much access for the critical portrayal of the administration.
President Trump said Wolff was not granted access and never spoke to him about the book, accusing the author of making up stories.
Wallace said, according to a former senior White House official, that the communications office told staffers early in the administration to "play ball" with Wolff.
"They thought - and there is a real question as to why they thought this - that they were gonna get a fair shake from Michael Wolff. People say 'why did they talk to him on the record?' They were told to," said Wallace, calling it a "tremendous miscalculation."
He said the White House's reaction to the book's release has been all wrong, including threatening to sue the publisher to block it from coming out. The book was then released today, ahead of schedule.
Wallace said this is not the first tell-all to come out about a White House, but in the past, the president and top officials all "ignore it" rather than give it "extra oxygen."
Wolff said on NBC on Friday morning that he "absolutely spoke to the president."
"Whether he realized it was an interview or not, I don't know. But it certainly wasn't off the record," he said.
The book contains many unflattering portrayals of the president and the White House, including some stinging criticism from former chief strategist Steve Bannon.
"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace said Friday that White House staffers were directed to "play ball" and talk to author Michael Wolff for his tell-all book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House."
Questions have now arisen over why Wolff was allowed into the White House and granted so much access for the critical portrayal of the administration.
President Trump said Wolff was not granted access and never spoke to him about the book, accusing the author of making up stories.
Wallace said, according to a former senior White House official, that the communications office told staffers early in the administration to "play ball" with Wolff.
"They thought - and there is a real question as to why they thought this - that they were gonna get a fair shake from Michael Wolff. People say 'why did they talk to him on the record?' They were told to," said Wallace, calling it a "tremendous miscalculation."
He said the White House's reaction to the book's release has been all wrong, including threatening to sue the publisher to block it from coming out. The book was then released today, ahead of schedule.
Wallace said this is not the first tell-all to come out about a White House, but in the past, the president and top officials all "ignore it" rather than give it "extra oxygen."
Wolff said on NBC on Friday morning that he "absolutely spoke to the president."
"Whether he realized it was an interview or not, I don't know. But it certainly wasn't off the record," he said.
The book contains many unflattering portrayals of the president and the White House, including some stinging criticism from former chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Jan 5, 2018 16:26:34 #
slatten49 wrote:
"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace s... (show quote)
I don't think Trump is worried about this stuff. He looks like he may be using it.
Jan 5, 2018 16:31:44 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
BigMike wrote:
I don't think Trump is worried about this stuff. He looks like he may be using it.
As usual, time will tell.
Off topic, Mike....are you getting much snow this year?
Jan 5, 2018 17:50:33 #
slatten49 wrote:
As usual, time will tell.
Off topic, Mike....are you getting much snow this year?
Off topic, Mike....are you getting much snow this year?
Not at all, but it has snowed...and rained...and we had pogo nip...and it was damn cold...and today I'm out in shorts!
Jan 5, 2018 18:04:38 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
BigMike wrote:
Not at all, but it has snowed...and rained...and we had pogo nip...and it was damn cold...and today I'm out in shorts!
I had to look up 'pogo nip,' and am not surprised by it occurring in your area.
Take care, big guy.
Jan 6, 2018 13:31:02 #
slatten49 wrote:
I had to look up 'pogo nip,' and am not surprised by it occurring in your area.
Take care, big guy.
Take care, big guy.
You too bro!
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