Trump allies defend him against book’s claims

Officials from Donald Trump’s administration and his allies are rallying to his defence in a bid to contain the fallout from an explosive new book that questions the president’s fitness for office.

Officials from Donald Trump’s administration and his allies are rallying to his defence in a bid to contain the fallout from an explosive new book that questions the president’s fitness for office.

Chief policy adviser Stephen Miller, in a combative appearance Sunday on CNN, described the book as "nothing but a pile of trash through and through".