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The divider : Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Doubleday, [2022]
Physical Description
xvi, 725 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary
"The inside story of the four years when Donald Trump went to war with Washington, from the chaotic beginning to the violent finale, told by revered journalists Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker--an ambitious and lasting history of the full Trump presidency that also contains dozens of exclusive scoops and stories from behind the scenes in the White House, from the absurd to the deadly serious. The bestselling authors of The Man Who Ran Washington argue that Trump was not just lurching from one controversy to another; he was learning to be more like the foreign autocrats he admired. The Divider brings us into the Oval Office for countless scenes both tense and comical, revealing how close we got to nuclear war with North Korea, which cabinet members had a resignation pact, whether Trump asked Japan's prime minister to nominate him for a Nobel Prize and much more. The book also explores the moral choices confronting those around Trump--how they justified working for a man they considered unfit for office, and where they drew their lines. The Divider is based on unprecedented access to key players, from President Trump himself to cabinet officers, military generals, close advisers, Trump family members, congressional leaders, foreign officials and others, some of whom have never told their story until now."--
Contents
- Introduction: The calling card of a presidency
- American carnage. Ready, set, tweet ; Team of amateurs ; Never put Rupert Murdoch on hold! ; Allies and adversaries ; The ghost of Roy ; My generals ; The adhocracy
- You're fired. I like conflict ; Heat-seeking missile ; Russia, Russia, Russia ; The eighty-five percenter ; Shut it down ; The adults have left the building
- Catch me if you can. Going full Napoleon ; Split screen in Hanoi ; King Kong always wins ; John Bolton's war ; The summer of crazy ; Fucking Ukraine ; The age of impeachment
- Divided we fall. Love your enemies ; Game changer ; You're blowing this ; The battle of Lafayette Square ; The divider ; Secretary of everything ; The altar of Trump
- Trumperdämmerung. Art of the steal ; Can anyone land this plane? ; All hell is going to break loose ; Trial by combat ; This uncivil war
- Epilogue: A close-run thing.