A year and paints a picture of a white house in chaos, rocked by back stabbing and doubts about President Trumps competency to serve. Bill the author speaking out today on the today show saying President Trumps efforts to stop the book have backfired. He is helping you sell books . Not only is he helping me sell books but prove the point of the book. This is extraordinary that a president of the United States would try to stop the publication of a book. Sandra kevin corke is live outside the white house. It looks cold out there. It is. Sandra good morning. How is the white house responding to the president s claim that Michael Wolff did, in fact, speak with the president . Lets be clear here, sandra. There is a bit of nuance in the language, right . You can speak to someone without necessarily having a conversation with that person per se. I think thats part of the reason the white house is comfortable in pushing back on the notion that Michael Wolff, the author, a distinctive looking