Transcript for White House advisors defend Trump from 'Fire and Fury' claims

The politics and the president and his inner circle fending off a string of damaging allegations in a new book. President trump back at the White House tonight after a Camp David retreat with Republican leaders. Waiting for him a statement from former chief strategist Steve Bannon expressing regret for comments he made. About a quote treasonous meeting between Donald Trump junior and a Russian lawyer inside of trump tower. Band statement comes a day after president trump again called him sloppy Steve. We'll also slamming the Michael Wolfe book as quote fiction and defending his own mental fitness. Several advisors today defending the president but so far the White House unable to quite the conversation about this book. ABC's David Wright is at the White House tonight. Tonight fallout. Over. Fire and fury. President drops former chief strategist he's trying to justify his use of the words treasonous and unpatriotic. To describe that 2016. Meeting at trump tower. Between Don junior and other top campaign officials. And a Russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton. Steve Bannon doesn't deny the quote the claims it's been inaccurately reported. Donald Trump juniors broke the patriot and a good man he said in a statement insisting his comments were directed at the then campaign chair Paul metaphor. A seasoned campaign professional with experience and knowledge of how the Russians operate. The president states is a great man you know I supported him day in and day out. Bannon appears to be trying to placate the president who blames him for giving author Michael Wolff access to the west wing. I guess sloppy Steve brought him into the White House quite a bit and it was one of those things that's why sloppy Steve is now looking for a job. Trump takes particular issue with Wolfe's assertion that Bannon and others have discussed trumps mental fitness to serve both claims they even brought up the 25 amendment the constitutional mechanism to remove a president from office. It's not unreasonable to say this is Tony Fifth Amendment kind of stuff. This is our amid any state in the west wing to you all the time the president has pushed back hard at any hint he may be unfit to serve tweeting. Actually throughout my life my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being like really Smart. I went to the best colleges and college. I went to lady had a situation worsens for reflection and student. Trump went so far as to call himself a genius quote and a very stable genius at that the president is. A political genius who won against a field of seventeen incredibly talented people. And who today won White House advisor kept trying to sing the president's praises the iPad and the really eerie and I'm Arnold there's one viewer that you care about right now and your being and seek with having an affront element heard me please him a medal. And I can organize like a pair got wasted enough my viewers like you know that he's Arafat as Republicans lawmakers mulled over the right Jerry Jeff Sessions to resign CNN's Jake Tapper finally cut him off. A very heated exchange David now joins us from the White House David in any statement today he sought to clarify those treasonous remarks. But he didn't seem to change the record on many other negative comments attributed to him in the book about Don junior Jared Kushner Eddie barker trump. That's right Tommy he among other things blamed Jarrett and Ibaka for the firing of James tell me he suggested that he vodka trumpet as dumb as a brick. And even predicted that prosecutors would crack Dunn junior like an egg on national TV. Tom David Wright for us at the White House tonight David thank you.

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