Donald Trump

Trump is the subject of this book, from his inklings years ago that he wanted to be president to his improbable election in 2016 to the first troubled two years of his presidency. He is shown as a kind of empty vessel into which advisors pour advice, and he is shown to be unable to meet the demands of his office as a result of his closed mindedness and inability to learn.

During the election, Trump came under the influence of Steve Bannon, a right-wing media mogul who convinced Trump to win over voters with a nationalist, isolationist agenda. Trump decided to be staunchly anti-trade, anti-immigrant, and isolationist in his agenda, and he was resolutely determined to stay this course, despite the advice of other advisors, such as Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and National Economic Council advisor Gary Cohn. Trump continually alienated allies such as the...