Bob Woodward says a Trump official privately told him that his book is '1,000 percent' true — then said publicly that it's false

Bob Woodward.
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Bob Woodward is no shrinking violet.

The veteran reporter, whose book Fear about the Trump administration includes startling revelations about a White House in apparent disarray, spoke on The New York Times' podcast The Daily on Tuesday about the hubbub the book has caused over anonymous sourcing. Woodward said that last week, after excerpts from his book began to emerge online, a "key person who's in office" called him and said that his book is "1,000 percent correct" and that everyone who works for Trump knows it. But then, Woodward said, the same person turned around and said publicly that the book is not true at all.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.