A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER’It’s all here in this stunning first draft of the history of the presidency of Donald Trump’ Sydney Morning HeraldFirst came Fire and Fury to sound the alarm, then came Fear to spread unease, now A Very Stable Genius lifts the lid to bring us the full account.Drawing on nearly three years of reporting, hundreds of hours of interviews and more than two hundred sources, including some of the most senior members of the administration, friends and first-hand witnesses who have never spoken before, Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig take us inside some of the most controversial moments of Trump’s presidency. They peer deeply into Trump’s White House – at the aides pressured to lie to the public, the lawyers scrambling to clear up norm-breaking disasters, and the staffers whose careers have been reduced to ashes – to paint an unparalleled group portrait of an administration driven by self-preservation and paranoia. Rucker and Leonnig reveal Trump at his most unvarnished, showing the unhinged decision-making and incompetence that has floored officials and stunned foreign leaders. They portray unscripted calls with Vladimir Putin, steak dinners with Kim Jong-un, and calls with Theresa May so hostile that they left her aides shaken. They also take a hard look at Robert Mueller, Trump’s greatest antagonist to date, and how his investigation slowly unravelled an administration whose universal value is loyalty – not to country, but to the president himself.Grippingly told, A Very Stable Genius is a behind-the-scenes account of Trump’s vainglorious pursuit of power in his first term – the rages and the frenzies, the dishonesty and the depravity – as he dodges impeachment, and squares up for the 2020 elections.’Taut and terrifying . . . It reads like a horror story, an almost comic immorality tale’ New York Times’In often alarming detail, A Very Stable Genius chronicles the wild ride of the Trump presidency’ Guardian’A damning, well-reported, well-sourced and clearly written haymaker’ Sunday Times’There are brilliant flashes of insights and voices that have yet to be heard in the presidential cacophony’ Financial Times’Takes us behind the scenes of the Trump presidency, where we learn that the private Trump is – if you can believe it – even worse than what you see every day’ Washington Post
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THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER’It is all right here on this gorgeous first draft of the historical past of the presidency of Donald Trump’ Sydney Morning HeraldFirst got here Hearth and Fury to sound the alarm, then got here Concern to unfold unease, now A Very Secure Genius lifts the lid to carry us the total account.Drawing on practically three years of reporting, a whole lot of hours of interviews and greater than 200 sources, together with a few of the most senior members of the administration, pals and first-hand witnesses who’ve by no means spoken earlier than, Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig take us inside a few of the most controversial moments of Trump’s presidency. They peer deeply into Trump’s White Home – on the aides pressured to mislead the general public, the attorneys scrambling to clear up norm-breaking disasters, and the staffers whose careers have been lowered to ashes – to color an unparalleled group portrait of an administration pushed by self-preservation and paranoia. Rucker and Leonnig reveal Trump at his most unvarnished, exhibiting the unhinged decision-making and incompetence that has floored officers and surprised overseas leaders. They painting unscripted calls with Vladimir Putin, steak dinners with Kim Jong-un, and calls with Theresa Could so hostile that they left her aides shaken. In addition they take a tough have a look at Robert Mueller, Trump’s biggest antagonist so far, and the way his investigation slowly unravelled an administration whose common worth is loyalty – to not nation, however to the president himself.Grippingly advised, A Very Secure Genius is a behind-the-scenes account of Trump’s vainglorious pursuit of energy in his first time period – the rages and the frenzies, the dishonesty and the depravity – as he dodges impeachment, and squares up for the 2020 elections.’Taut and terrifying . . . It reads like a horror story, an virtually comedian immorality story’ New York Occasions’In usually alarming element, A Very Secure Genius chronicles the wild experience of the Trump presidency’ Guardian’A damning, well-reported, well-sourced and clearly written haymaker’ Sunday Occasions’There are good flashes of insights and voices which have but to be heard within the presidential cacophony’ Monetary Occasions’Takes us behind the scenes of the Trump presidency, the place we study that the personal Trump is – for those who can imagine it – even worse than what you see daily’ Washington Submit
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