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First published 2019
A senior Trump administration official breaks their silence about working inside a chaotic White House. The author witnessed firsthand the president's reckless impulses and the staff members who worked to contain them. After publishing an anonymous essay in the New York Times that shook Washington in September 2018, this insider now provides a fuller account of Trump's presidency. The official describes the daily instability, the administration's dysfunction, and the constant efforts to manage an unpredictable leader. Written before the 2020 election, the book serves as both an eyewitness account of Trump's record and a cautionary tale about presidential fitness for office. The anonymous author argues that the consequences extend beyond one presidency to fundamental questions about American leadership and national character.
Genres: american, political-science, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: insider-account, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Washington, United States
Period: 2018, 2020
272 pages · Hardcover · Twelve