Rating: 3.50 (1 ratings)
First published 2026
Donald Trump returns to the presidency freed from the guardrails that once contained him. The generals who said no are gone. The lawyers pick their fights carefully. His administration ignores court orders and claims powers Congress once blocked. Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan take readers into the Situation Room and secret Oval Office meetings where Trump remakes global trade and launches military operations that surprise the world. They document how he transforms the Justice Department into a tool for revenge against enemies and turns the presidency into a profit center. The book draws on hundreds of interviews from deep inside the administration. Trump emerges more powerful after indictments, convictions, and assassination attempts. He operates on instinct, takes enormous risks, and topples foreign leaders while bringing America back to war in the Middle East. This is the story of how he uses that power and why those who try to stop him fail.
Genres: american-fiction, thriller, 21st-century, political-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Oval Office, Situation Room
Period: 21st-century
496 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster