Journalist Michael Wolff claims Nikki Haley embraced rumors that she and Trump are having an affair

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January 31, 2018 7:26 PM

Now that Wolff's conclusions about Haley have come under fire, many other claims in the book are looking suspect.

Author Michael Wolff has faced renewed criticism for his suggestions that US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is having an extramarital affair with President Donald Trump.
Wolff's book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," uses suggestive language in a passage about the pair, and Wolff confirmed that he believes the affair is real.
In response, critics have noted that "we must question other conclusions he has reached."

Nearly a month after the publication of his explosive book " target="_blank"Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," author Michael Wolff has again found himself under fire — this time for his role in fueling a rumor that US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is having an affair with President Donald Trump.

Wolff doubled down on suggestions he made about the affair in his book during an interview with theSkimm on Wednesday.

A passage toward the end of Wolff's book uses suggestive language to describe the pair's interactions.

"It is absolutely not true. It is highly offensive and it's disgusting …" Haley told Politico. "It amazes me what people will do and the lies they will say for money and power."

Erik Wemple, an opinion writer for The Washington Post, pushed back on this claim in a scathing op-ed piece about Wolff's explosive suggestions.

"Embraced it? In what reportorial universe is Wolff living?" he wrote, referring to Wolff's comments for theSkimm. "If Wolff has genuinely concluded that Haley has really and truly 'embraced' this rumor, then we must question other conclusions he has reached."

"My evidence is the book," Wolff told MSNBC's Katy Tur. "Read the book. If it makes sense to you, if it strikes a chord, if it rings true, it is true."

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