Rage
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An unprecedented and intimate tour de force of original reporting on the Trump presidency from Bob Woodward. Rage goes behind the scenes like never before, with stunning new details about early national security decisions and operations and Trump's moves as he faces a global pandemic, economic disaster and racial unrest. Woodward, the #1 internationally bestselling author of 13 #1 bestsellers, including Fear: Trump in the White House, shows Trump up close in his entirety before the 2020 presidential election. President Trump has said publicly that Woodward has interviewed him. What is not known is that Trump provided Woodward a window into his mind through a series of exclusive interviews. At key decision points, Rage shows how Trump's responses to the crises of 2020 were rooted in the instincts, habits and style he developed during his first three years as president. Rage draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand witnesses, as well as participants' notes, emails, diaries, calendars and confidential documents. Woodward obtained 25 personal letters exchanged between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that have not been public before. Kim describes the bond between the two leaders as out of a "fantasy film," as the two leaders engage in an extraordinary diplomatic minuet. Rage will be the foundational account of the Trump presidency, its turmoil, contradictions and risks. It is an essential document for any voter seeking an accurate inside view of the Trump years—volatile and vivid.
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"What ruins the book—what makes it one long retelling of what everybody already knows—is the presence, on the record, of the president of the United States ..."
"another alarming and deeply reported account of turmoil, dysfunction, and recklessness within the Trump administration ..."
"The Trump that emerges in Rage is impetuous and self-aggrandizing—in other words, immediately recognizable to anyone paying even the minimal amount of attention ..."
"The senseless drumbeat of news—that Woodward does gets right, page after page ..."
"These are painful chapters to read that will elicit rage in many readers."
"Similar to Woodward's previous book, Fear, only purchase for initial demand."
"But, years from now, the book is less likely to serve as a reminder of what it felt like to experience our age and more a sign of why it came about."
"we knew all this already, didn't we?"
"essential reading for anyone hoping to understand Trump and his place—as cause and consequence—in American politics."
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