Furious Trump aide assails book calls president a 'genius'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior aide to  U.S. President Donald Trump  on Sunday assailed a new book rattling the White House  called his boss a genius and launched an attack on news coverage before a TV anchor urged him to calm down and cut off their interview.
Miller accused CNN of âanti-Trump hysterical coverageâ following the Friday release of the book  which portrays  Trump   a former reality TV start who took office nearly a year ago  as mentally unstable and unfit for the demands of his job.
White House policy advisor Stephen Miller attends an official dinner thrown by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in honor of  U.S. President Donald Trump  at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo  Japan November 6  2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The White House has been on the defensive since excerpts of the book were published last week with the president and his aides scrambling to discredit both its portrayal of  Trump  and the authorâs methods.
Its publication prompted  Trump  to post on Twitter on Saturday that  he  is a âvery stable genius.â The president attacked the book again on Sunday.
Wolff was granted unusually wide access to the White House during much of Trumpâs first year at the behest of former  Trump  strategist Steve Bannon  who advised the president during his first months in office and during his presidential campaign.
Wolff has said the book was based on White House access  conversations with  Trump  and interviews with senior staffers  including Bannon.
Wolff appeared on NBCâs âMeet the Pressâ on Sunday and defended his portrayal of  Trump  in the book  along with his reporting methods.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior aide to  [TGT] on Sunday assailed a new book rattling the White House  called his boss a genius and launched an attack on news coverage before a TV anchor urged him to calm down and cut off their interview.
Miller accused CNN of âanti-Trump hysterical coverageâ following the Friday release of the book  which portrays   [TGT]    a former reality TV start who took office nearly a year ago  as mentally unstable and unfit for the demands of his job.
White House policy advisor Stephen Miller attends an official dinner thrown by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in honor of  [TGT] at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo  Japan November 6  2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The White House has been on the defensive since excerpts of the book were published last week with the president and his aides scrambling to discredit both its portrayal of  Trump  and the authorâs methods.
Its publication prompted   [TGT] to post on Twitter on Saturday that   [TGT]   is a âvery stable genius.â The president attacked the book again on Sunday.
 [TGT]  was granted unusually wide access to the White House during much of Trumpâs first year at the behest of former   [TGT]   strategist Steve Bannon  who advised the president during his first months in office and during his presidential campaign.
 [TGT]  has said the book was based on White House access  conversations with   [TGT]   and interviews with senior staffers  including Bannon.
 [TGT]  appeared on NBCâs âMeet the Pressâ on Sunday and defended  [TGT]  portrayal of  Trump  in the book  along with  [TGT]  reporting methods.