Senior Trump administration officials have rallied around the president following the release of a book that raised doubts over his mental health.

Michael Wolff’s book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House paints a damaging portrait of the US president.

But CIA chief Mike Pompeo told Fox News the portrayal was “pure fantasy” while policy adviser Stephen Miller told CNN Mr Trump was a “political genius”.

Donald Trump too has continued to fight back against the book.
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President Reagan also faced questions over his mental health while in office, although some observers saw the comparison as unhelpful given he was later diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.