Daily Mail: Trump slams Woodward's book as a 'fraud' and labels him a 'Dem operative' after claims the White House is 'crazytown' with John Kelly calling Trump 'unhinged' and Mattis saying the president has the 'understanding' of a 'fifth grader'
* Bombshell book says Kelly and Mattis both questioned president's intelligence
* Trump dismissed quotes as 'made up' and accused the author of being biased
* Veteran Watergate journalist Bob Woodward also quotes numerous other aides
* Claims ex-economy advisor Gary Cohn branded the president 'professional liar'
* Says lawyer John Dowd told him not to testify to Robert Mueller due to legal peril
* Dowd allegedly told president: 'Don't testify. It's either that or orange jumpsuit'
* Trump allegedly called Jeff Sessions 'dumb Southerner' and 'mentally retarded'
Donald Trump has slammed Bob Woodward's book as a 'fraud' and labelled him a 'Dem operative' after the famed Watergate journalist quoted John Kelly calling the president 'an idiot' and James Mattis comparing him to a 'fifth grader'.
Trump tweeted on Tuesday night: 'The Woodward book has already been refuted and discredited by General (Secretary of Defense) James Mattis and General (Chief of Staff) John Kelly. Their quotes were made up frauds, a con on the public. Likewise other stories and quotes. Woodward is a Dem operative? Notice timing?'
Mattis and Kelly both dismissed claims they had questioned Trump's intellect in a series of statements fired off from the president's Twitter account on Tuesday evening.
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WNU Editor: Both General (Secretary of Defense) James Mattis and General (Chief of Staff) John Kelly were quick to come out and denounce the quotes that have been attributed to them. And as for some of the sources that Bob Woodward uses .... like former economic advisor Gary Cohn .... considering Cohn's hatred for President Trump, I would be very skeptical on what he says. But this is Bob Woodward's style, and I suspect that the criticisms that were leveled at him on how he wrote his 2010 book "Obama's Wars" .... Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward – review (Richard Adams, The Guardian), will be repeated on this one.
Fear: Trump In The White House By Bob Woodward
Trump Wanted to Assassinate Syria's Assad Following Chemical Attack, Woodward Writes -- Haaretz
Trump reportedly called his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, a 'dumb Southerner' and a 'traitor' -- Business Insider
Woodward book renews doubts about Kelly -- Politico
Book says top Trump aide thinks he’s an ‘idiot’ -- Politico
Former adviser took letter from Trump's desk to prevent him from exiting trade deal: Report -- Washington Examiner
The Most Shocking Excerpts From Woodward’s White House Memoir -- TPM
The White House Response
Trump Calls New, Critical Book About His White House a ‘Fraud’ -- VOA
Trump on Woodward: ‘It’s just another bad book’ -- Politico
White House fires back at Woodward book detailing infighting, insults, 'administrative coup d'etat' -- FOX News
White House fires back at ‘fabricated’ Woodward book -- NYPost
Mattis: I didn’t say the ‘contemptuous words’ about Trump included in Woodward book -- Washington Examiner
Mattis calls Woodward's reporting on him 'fiction' -- The Hill
