2017-18 冬 Week 5 Assignment 5.mp4 2017-18 冬 Week 5 Assignment 5.mp3: President Trump and his lawyers today demanded a stop to the publication of that new book 1______________________________. Late this afternoon, the book's author tweeted that the publisher has in response moved up the pub date, making that book available tomorrow, ending the tweet, quote, "Thank you, Mr. President." And the high-profile spat with the president's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, may now cost Bannon his current job. Two days of fallout from a book written by an author given access and interviews in the first days of the Trump administration. Correspondent Kevin Corke is following the latest developments 2______________________________ with the story. Good evening, Kevin? Hey there, Bret. A day after the president released a statement suggesting that Steve Bannon had lost his job, then lost his mind, today he was asked about his former chief strategist. 3______________________________, his response was predictably terse. Did Steve Bannon betray you, Mr. President? For the first time since the book controversy erupted, President Trump today responded 4______________________________ his former chief strategist Steve Bannon. Any words about Steve Bannon? I don't know. He called me a great man last night. So, you know, he obviously changed his tune pretty quick. Thank you all very much. Thank you. I don't talk to him. That's just a misnomer. Thank you. The president's ire raised by the forthcoming book, "Fire and Fury", in which Bannon and the book's author Michael Wolff make a number of claims, some of which were so objectionable that the president's lawyers 5______________________________ to the book's publishers, calling on them to halt its release, saying the book contained false and baseless statements and gave rise to defamation by libel, including a claim that the president used to brag that getting a friend's wife into bed made life worth living. Bannon reportedly said the president's daughter Ivanka was as dumb as a brick and claimed the president ate McDonald's because he fears being poisoned otherwise. Bannon also predicted 6______________________________ the president would either be impeached, resign, or limp to the end of his term. Several people quoted in the book have already refuted its claims. Bannon was also hit with a cease-and-desist notice from the president's lawyers today, accusing him of repeated violations of the terms of separation, including comments attributed to him in that forthcoming book. Despite the controversy, Bannon said he remained committed to the president's agenda. Don't worry. There will be no daylight between the agenda, Donald Trump and the folks at Breitbart, and this show, and the website. The President of the United States, the President of the United States is a great man. You know, I support him day in and day out. 7______________________________, the book's author said he based his reporting on hundreds of interviews, including recordings to back them up. 8______________________________ discussing the book. I'm not gonna waste my time or the country's time, going page by page, talking about a book that's complete fantasy and just full of tabloid gossip, because it's sad, pathetic, and our administration and our focus is gonna be on moving the country forward. Wolff's restricted but frequent access to the White House 9______________________________ today of a policy barring the use of personal cellphones in the West Wing. Bret, as you alluded to, the top of the piece therein, blowback continues against Mr. Bannon. There are multiple reports tonight that the Mercer family 10______________________________. They are among his most important financial backers. This is as the Breitbart board is said to be considering Bannon's removal. Bret? Kevin Corke live at the North Lawn. Kevin, thank you.