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And consider this from "cbs this morning." >> did you speak with any members of the presidents cabinet for this book? >> i did not. >> you did not? >> i did not. >> did you speak with the vice president? >> i did not. >> and there is this, three errors in just this one paragraph on page 78 a misspelling of democratic strategist hilary rosens name. wilbur ross is named the labor secretary when hes the commerce secretary and mark berman at a restaurant he says hes never been to. why readers should...

Hillary clinton, remember? they did it first with obama. they won. this is the pendulum. lastly, you said wolff is a good writer. he is. the reporting is strange. it feels like hes forcing observations and conclusions to fulfill the good story writing. he has a great story. he writes an active voice. but the reporting is in the passive. its as if things are happening without a reason. i think thats weird. part of me says yeah, a lot of this could happen but its like he is shoveling it into a way...

Of copy desks, it keeps us all from making all kinds of mistakes. >> hes not eeneeds a copy edit. >> he spells like a toddler, like a 5-year-old. we have to be careful about covering the presidents moods and how tempestuous he is. >> but his statements are official white house statements? >> whether hes seething and whether hes like a teapot, were playing into the narrative that he likes, as a narcissist, he wants people wondering about his feelings from moment to moment all day long. whats impo...

>> youve had -- they have come at you hard, pushing back against your book and your credibility. this is what the rnc put out. they even use your book jacket sort of and calling you a liar and a phony. here is sarah sanders from the podium on thursday. i want to get you to react after. >> the fact that there was a claim that the president didnt know who john boehner was is pretty ridiculous. ages of employees, which would be super easy to fact check are wrong. again, it is absolutely laughable t...