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Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff is the author of best-sellers including Fire and Fury, the explosive 2018 account of Donald Trump's White House, and The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch. He appears regularly on his podcast, Fire and Fury.
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Opinion
UPSTAGED

Why Trump the Performer is Facing His Final Act

The president’s genius was always making his production obscure reality. Now, the curtain is at last coming down.

Michael Wolff

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Opinion
DESPERATE MEASURES

Why Trump Will Do Anything to Avoid Losing

For him, it’s not just political. It’s existential.

Michael Wolff

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opinion
CTRL-ALT-DEL

Nobody Knows Anything About AI—Least of All Donald Trump

Like the blind leading the blind...

Michael Wolff

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opinion
BRICK BY BRICK

This Is What Trump's Ballroom Is Really About: Biographer

He’s making himself permanent.

Michael Wolff

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opinion
GAME OVER

The End of Major League Football Is Inevitable

Imagine America without football...

Michael Wolff

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MISSING MELANIA SPEAKS

How Melania Has Abdicated Her First Lady Duties

Melania Trump has stopped trying to appear like a typical first lady, says the president’s longtime biographer.

Julia Ornedo

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Opinion
CHANGE THE CHANNEL

The Vultures Are Circling CNN: Wolff

This is what will happen to the long-lauded TV network, and to Donald Trump’s deep, abiding hatred for it.

Michael Wolff

President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 2, 2026.
Opinion
NUMBER CRUNCHING

Trump Refuses to Face His Disaster Polls

Trumpworld is burning… and the president is having a Nero moment.

Michael Wolff

Senator Lindsey Graham attends a news conference in Washington, D.C. on January 7, 2021.
Opinion
LYING IN STATE

What Lindsey Graham Taught Us About Political Weakness

What did Trump’s favorite Senator really believe?

Michael Wolff

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Opinion
BOO!

The Ghost Advising Donald Trump’s Presidency

Who does the president listen to? Here’s who.

Michael Wolff

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