0:00:00.790,0:00:03.536 The only thing 0:00:03.569,0:00:05.671 that anyone can talk[br]about right now 0:00:05.704,0:00:07.840 is journalist[br]Michael Wolff's new book, 0:00:07.873,0:00:11.844 which claims to expose the true[br]nature of Trump's White House. 0:00:11.877,0:00:13.279 And it sounds like 0:00:13.312,0:00:16.482 The Real Housewives[br]of Pennsylvania Avenue. 0:00:16.515,0:00:19.052 MAN:[br]News stories about chaos 0:00:19.085,0:00:21.087 in the first year[br]of the Trump presidency. 0:00:21.120,0:00:23.322 WOMAN: Trump's staffers,[br]allies and family 0:00:23.355,0:00:27.260 "came to believe[br]he was incapable of functioning 0:00:27.293,0:00:28.361 in his job." 0:00:28.394,0:00:29.896 MAN:[br]Wolff writes that aides said 0:00:29.929,0:00:32.832 that Mr. Trump didn't read,[br]was no more semiliterate. 0:00:32.865,0:00:36.669 Rupert Murdoch is, uh, is quoted[br]calling him an idiot. 0:00:36.702,0:00:38.204 WOMAN: Treasury Secretary[br]Steve Mnuchin 0:00:38.237,0:00:39.839 and former chief of staff[br]Reince Priebus 0:00:39.872,0:00:41.507 believe Trump to be an idiot. 0:00:41.540,0:00:45.645 Gary Cohn regards Trump[br]as dumb as, curse word. 0:00:45.678,0:00:48.347 And the president's top[br]national security advisor, 0:00:48.380,0:00:51.284 H.R. McMaster considers him[br]a dope. 0:00:51.317,0:00:56.422 Wow! Trump's own people think[br]that he's dumb as a watermelon. 0:00:56.455,0:00:59.092 I guess the country isn't[br]as divided as it seems. 0:00:59.125,0:01:00.893 (laughter) 0:01:00.926,0:01:03.196 Now look, if we're being honest,[br]this isn't news. 0:01:03.229,0:01:04.596 Everyone already knew 0:01:04.629,0:01:06.966 that Trump isn't the fattest[br]fidget spinner out there. 0:01:06.999,0:01:08.835 All right? What has been fun 0:01:08.868,0:01:11.771 is discovering little details[br]that help us understand 0:01:11.804,0:01:13.473 President Trump[br]a little bit more. 0:01:13.506,0:01:16.843 For instance,[br]why he eats so much McDonald's. 0:01:16.876,0:01:19.579 WOMAN: Trump had a longtime fear[br]of being poisoned. 0:01:19.612,0:01:22.582 That's one reason[br]he ate so much McDonald's. 0:01:22.615,0:01:25.918 The food was pre-made, and no[br]one knew he was coming. 0:01:25.951,0:01:28.221 (laughter) 0:01:28.254,0:01:30.723 So let me get... Wait.[br]Let me get this straight. 0:01:30.756,0:01:32.158 Let me get this straight. 0:01:32.191,0:01:34.660 Trump only trusts food[br]if the people who made it 0:01:34.693,0:01:36.729 -had no idea it was for him?[br]-(laughter) 0:01:36.762,0:01:38.331 That's why he goes[br]to McDonald's. 0:01:38.364,0:01:39.866 Now I can't help but picturing 0:01:39.899,0:01:41.534 some random person[br]at McDonald's, 0:01:41.567,0:01:43.035 and just before[br]they bite their burger, 0:01:43.068,0:01:46.139 the president bursts out of the[br]ball pit and grabs their food. 0:01:46.172,0:01:47.640 Just like, "Surprise! 0:01:47.673,0:01:49.809 "Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum![br]Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! 0:01:49.842,0:01:52.445 By the way, somebody-- not me--[br]went potty in the ball pit." 0:01:52.478,0:01:53.779 (laughter) 0:01:53.812,0:01:55.648 Seriously,[br]half this book seems to be 0:01:55.681,0:01:58.184 about Trump[br]and his love of fast food. 0:01:58.217,0:02:00.987 Wolff writes when "he was not[br]having his 6:30 dinner 0:02:01.020,0:02:03.523 "with Steve Bannon, then,[br]more to his liking, 0:02:03.556,0:02:06.592 "he was in bed by that time[br]with a cheeseburger, 0:02:06.625,0:02:09.829 watching his three screens[br]and making phone calls." 0:02:09.862,0:02:12.398 -At 6:30?![br]-(laughter) 0:02:12.431,0:02:14.066 Like, you almost skip over it 0:02:14.099,0:02:16.269 because of the cheeseburger[br]and the three screens. 0:02:16.302,0:02:18.237 But he's in bed by 6:30? 0:02:18.270,0:02:20.239 I mean, it makes sense in a way. 0:02:20.272,0:02:22.108 You need to get your 11 hours in 0:02:22.141,0:02:25.478 before your 5:00 a.m.[br]rage tweets, but still. 0:02:25.511,0:02:27.480 Like, I wonder if sometimes[br]Trump falls asleep 0:02:27.513,0:02:30.183 before he eats the cheeseburger,[br]and then he gets 0:02:30.216,0:02:32.785 to wake up in the morning[br]with it on his chest, 0:02:32.818,0:02:35.421 and he's just like,[br]"Oh, boy! You waited for me! 0:02:35.454,0:02:38.858 Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum![br]Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum!" 0:02:38.891,0:02:42.061 Now, this book has tons[br]of stories, 0:02:42.094,0:02:44.997 ranging from mildly amusing[br]to salacious, 0:02:45.030,0:02:48.701 but the most tragic story[br]has to be this. 0:02:48.734,0:02:51.170 WOMAN: Almost everyone[br]on the Trump campaign thought 0:02:51.203,0:02:53.839 Mr. Trump would not only[br]not be president. 0:02:53.872,0:02:56.442 They thought[br]he should not be president. 0:02:56.475,0:02:58.911 Even the president himself,[br]Wolff says, 0:02:58.944,0:03:00.513 didn't think he would win. 0:03:00.546,0:03:02.615 NEWSMAN: On election night,[br]Wolff quotes Donald Trump Jr. 0:03:02.648,0:03:04.584 as telling a friend[br]that his father... 0:03:09.455,0:03:11.724 -(laughter)[br]-Wow. 0:03:11.757,0:03:14.794 It's so crazy to think[br]that both campaigns 0:03:14.827,0:03:17.930 -were crying on election night.[br]-(laughter) 0:03:17.963,0:03:20.700 Like, Trump not actually wanting[br]to win the election 0:03:20.733,0:03:23.603 would explain so much about the[br]kind of president that he is. 0:03:23.636,0:03:25.805 And I will say this,[br]I will say this, 0:03:25.838,0:03:27.873 if you believe[br]that he didn't want to win, 0:03:27.906,0:03:30.743 then it's hard to believe that[br]he colluded with the Russians. 0:03:30.776,0:03:33.846 Right? If anything, instead of[br]trying to shut this book down, 0:03:33.879,0:03:36.415 Trump should be sending a copy[br]to Robert Mueller, 0:03:36.448,0:03:38.884 to be like, "You see?[br]It exonerates me." 0:03:38.917,0:03:41.020 Uh, the part where it says[br]you're an idiot? 0:03:41.053,0:03:43.456 "No, no. Go on further.[br]Come on. Further." 0:03:43.489,0:03:44.757 Now, obviously, obviously, 0:03:44.790,0:03:46.659 the White House is not pleased[br]about this book. 0:03:46.692,0:03:48.728 I mean, they aren't pleased[br]with books in general, 0:03:48.761,0:03:51.397 but this one...[br]this one is extra... 0:03:51.430,0:03:53.165 (like Trump):[br]not nice. 0:03:53.198,0:03:55.001 NEWSMAN: White House[br]press secretary, Sarah Sanders, 0:03:55.034,0:03:57.637 dismissed the book[br]as trashy tabloid fiction, 0:03:57.670,0:04:00.373 and described the president's[br]reaction like this. 0:04:00.406,0:04:04.844 I think, um, furious, disgusted[br]would probably certainly fit 0:04:04.877,0:04:07.580 when you make[br]such outrageous claims. 0:04:07.613,0:04:10.449 It's completely,[br]uh, tabloid gossip, 0:04:10.482,0:04:13.552 full of, uh,[br]false and fraudulent claims. 0:04:13.585,0:04:15.655 Yeah, you know what's funny[br]is that description 0:04:15.688,0:04:17.990 would have been perfect[br]for Trump's voter fraud claims. 0:04:18.023,0:04:19.625 And look,[br]as entertaining as it is, 0:04:19.658,0:04:21.994 I don't know how much[br]of this book is accurate 0:04:22.027,0:04:24.230 and how much is exaggerated,[br]but in a way, 0:04:24.263,0:04:27.099 that's what makes it a perfect[br]scandal for this White House. 0:04:27.132,0:04:30.703 Bizarre, unverified,[br]fraudulent claims. 0:04:30.736,0:04:33.739 This is the world[br]that Donald Trump promotes. 0:04:33.772,0:04:36.242 Millions of illegal votes. 0:04:36.275,0:04:38.277 Barack Obama born in Kenya. 0:04:38.310,0:04:40.513 Ted Cruz's dad killed JFK. 0:04:40.546,0:04:43.616 Suggesting Joe Scarborough[br]killed an intern. 0:04:43.649,0:04:46.819 Someone who tweeted,[br]"Check out sex tape," 0:04:46.852,0:04:49.221 can't complain[br]about tabloid gossip. 0:04:49.254,0:04:53.025 The truth is, Mr. President,[br]you made your bed. 0:04:53.058,0:00:00.000 Now eat your cheeseburger in it.