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Book altogether? >> the book does suffer from sloppiness. there are some minor errors and you could say theres some major erors, you know, when you say that wilbur ross was nominated for the wrong department, those are fact checking mistakes that should have been caught ahead of time. that said, the errors that have been found, although they weaken wolffs argument, they do not weaken the overarching point of the book, which is -- >> why is that? >> -- that the president is not fit for office. >>...

President might see as look like hes running away. perhaps he was sending the message he wants to be out front and he doesnt have anything to hide. >> theres been reporting recently that the president wants to speak to the press more often and his aides are holding him back. theyre reluctant to have him do so. maybe theyre trying to protect him and help him stay out of his own way. this visual today, paul ryan, mitch mcconnell, pence, other gop leaders, stand booking by a who much of the country...

President trump slamming michael wolff, the author of the explosive book fire and fury yet again saying he is a quote, fraud, and his book is a disgrace. questions swirling about wolffs credibility and the impact of the book on the trump administration. joining me amy parns and cnns brian stelter and karoon demusion. wolffs credibility is in question after many journalists criticized his reporting style over the years and then some readers are finding some errors in the book from spelling mistak...

Worse. thats the stuff we have all heard throughout the presidency. it is kind of him screaming this. it is true. i think a lot of these i do agree that there is a lot of sloppiness in the book but i think that a lot of these points will, you know, be indelible and will continue going. >> and karoon, you know, wolff, the author, he said he did what was necessary to get the story. new york magazines gabriel sherman tweeted so basically wolffs approach was to lie in service of getting the truth? e...

The fears stressed in this book. we can quibble with certain parts but the overarching portrait is what many others have described in the past. wolff instead of whispering it or tiptoeing, hes screaming about the presidents fitness for office and i think thats what triggered the tweets this morning. >> michael wolff, the author, said the perception of trump, that his book is causing, will end the trump presidency. i mean, quite a declarative statement. your reaction to that? >> i think he has to...

>> i will tell you the one description that everyone gave, everyone has in common, they all say he is like a child. and what they mean like that is, he has a need for immediate gratification. its all about him. >> reporter: appearing on nbcs the "today" show wolff defended his portrayal of a deeply dysfunctional west wing. >> my window into donald trump is pretty significant. but even more to the point, i spent this -- i spent, and this was really sort of the point of the book, i spoke to people...

Even though he was peppered with a variety of response this morning via tweet, just looking at the clock, he spent more time justi justifying trying to explain why he went on that twitter tirade this morning. >> yes, this was a photo op to change the subject. it was an informal press availability. people were called in at the last minute and able to ask questions. its good to see the president taking questions as hes been so inaccessible in recent weeks. but there were some pretty big factual er...