Landslide: An exhaustive and exhausting delve into the fall of Trump

Michael Wolff’s latest book about the 45th president of the United States is full of juicy gossip, but is ultimately a depressing read

Trump’s handling of Covid-19, Joe Biden and the US Capitol riots provide a familiar narrative framework, but Wolff injects it with many eye-opening details. Picture: AFP/Getty

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Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency

By Michael Wolff

Bridge Street Press, €14.99

Irony is clearly not Donald Trump’s strong point. Earlier this year, he gave an interview to journalist Michael Wolff in the lobby of his country club home in Florida. Wolff cautiously revealed that his forthcoming book would be called Landslide, a humorous reference to Trump’s boast on Twitter last November: “I won this election, by a lot!”

The former ...