2. When did the president of the European Council tweet "Looking at the latest decisions of @realDonaldTrump someone could even think: with friends like that who needs enemies" (179)?

3. Who wrote, "The more we try to return to the heroic age of tribalism, the more surely do we arrive at the Inquisition, at the Secret Police, and at a romanticized gangsterism" (206)?

4. Who is cited with the following quote that opens Chapter 5? "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty" (151).

5. When did Trump fire FBI Director Jim Comey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did President Trump respond to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi? Why?

2. What was notable about Trump tweeting a photo of a failed Iranian missile launch in the summer of 2019?

3. The author states that the legislative branch is the first enumerated in the Constitution in Article I for a reason. Why?

4. What threats are presented through Donald Trump's affinity for autocrats, according to the author?

5. Describe Trump's performance at the 2018 G7 summit.

6. The author presents a number of books written recently about the Deep State. What points are made in these books?

7. What is NATO?

8. What is referred to as the "New Mason-Dixon Line" in Chapter 6?

9. What is the Mueller Report?

10. Who was Cleon and how is he compared with Trump?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role that social media and the internet play in the Trump presidency. How does Donald Trump's use of social media as a means of executive communication compare with methods used by previous presidents? How does our social media culture impact the political climate? How does the author suggest we reconnect in the age of social media?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author of A Warning. What is this individual's relationship to the Trump administration? Why has the author of the book chosen to write it anonymously? What have the critics and proponents of the book said about this individual's choice to publish anonymously?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss the qualities of character and ethics. What are the "cardinal virtues"? How did Cicero outline the moral qualities needed in great leaders? How do these qualities apply to Donald Trump?

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