U.S. President Donald Trump continues to defend himself in the wake of a new book that suggests top White House aides fear that he is unfit for the job.In a tweetstorm Saturday morning, the president called himself a “very stable genius” and called being “really smart” one of his greatest assets. Trump cited his career in business and reality television and his victory in last year’s election as evidence of his mental prowess. And he again lashed out at the ongoing special counsel investigation into his campaign’s contacts with Russian operatives, calling suggestions that he colluded with Moscow a “total hoax on the American public.”“....Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. Crooked Hillary Clinton also played these cards very hard and, as everyone knows, went down in flames. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star.....” Trump tweeted Saturday, “....to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius....and a very stable genius at that!”Read more: Analysis | Daniel Dale: Seven things to know about the juicy Trump book that’s rocked WashingtonOpinion | Tony Burman: Three takeaways from the new Trump takedownAnalysis: Michael Wolff’s upcoming Trump book sure is explosive. Can you trust it?Trump’s outburst came a day after the public release of a new book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff, a New York media columnist who said he spent time in the West Wing interviewing top aides, as well as Trump.Wolff paints the picture of a president who is unfit for the job and aides who come to fear Trump is not capable of, or interested in, processing information and making important decisions. Late Friday, Trump blasted Wolff as a “total loser,” and the president mocked his former campaign chairman and Whit ...
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