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You could look at Woodward’s book as the third part of a multiauthored trilogy which will end up as defining the Trump presidency until a historians write books once he is out of office.
The first book would be “Fire and Fury” by Michael Wolf.
The second book in the trilogy would be “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” edited by Bandy Lee. You may have missed the important and alarming update to this book, “The Increasingly Dangerous Case of Donald Trump” (click PDF at bottom of the page to read). Both books were bestsellers.
The Woodward book is poised to be another best seller, probably a huge bestseller, and will be the unofficial third book in a multi-author trilogy that is likely to show what happens when you add the observations made by Michael Wolf to the psychological analyses of the president proposed by mental health professionals.
“Fear: Trump in the White House,”
by Bob Woodward
Politico
Unlike previous administrations, this White House had no process for making officials available to the legendary reporter.
“It’s gonna be killer. Everyone talked with Woodward.” Anonymous former White House official referring to Bob Woodward's new book.
Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders did not respond to a request for comment about the Woodward book. Woodward’s agent, Bob Barnett, declined to comment beyond the publisher’s official release.
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Trump allies said they are bracing themselves for a book that will enrage the president — and that he will therefore promote, intentionally or not. Trump’s rage tweets, in the past, have helped to boost book sales, while his promotional tweets about books that depict the administration in a positive light — including those by former aides like Sean Spicer and Fox News allies like Judge Jeanine Pirro, as well as lesser-known fans — have failed to move the needle in the same way. POLITICO
This is from The Washington Post:
In a new book, Bob Woodward plans to reveal the ‘harrowing life’ inside Donald Trump’s White House
In the book, Woodward’s 19th, the 75-year-old journalist and author “reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump’s White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies,” the publisher’s release states.
The expected tenor of the book is underscored by its unsettling cover, an extreme close-up of a squinty-eyed Trump depicted through a gauzy red filter. The hush-hush project derives its title from an offhand remark that then-candidate Trump made in an interview with Woodward and Post political reporter Robert Costa in April 2016. Costa asked Trump whether he agreed with a statement by then-President Barack Obama, who had said in an Atlantic magazine interview that “real power means you can get what you want without having to exert violence.”
At first Trump seemed to agree, saying: “Well, I think there’s a certain truth to that. . . . Real power is through respect.”
But then he added a personal twist: “Real power is, I don’t even want to use the word: ‘Fear.’ ”
Woodward, who declined to be quoted for this article, has privately described the remark as “an almost Shakespearean aside.”
Mark this date: Sept. 11, 2018, the day the book will be published. Then get ready for Bob Woodward to be on every talk show with the possible exception of those on Fox News.
Wednesday, Aug 1, 2018 · 3:26:11 PM +00:00 · HalBrown
Best comment so far:
Your poll missed one:
"With typical aplomb and grace, the President will rise above the furor and remain stoically silent, allowing the book to stand or fall on it's own merit, while deftly handling the affairs of the nation."
Now if you will excuse me, I just threw up in my mouth a little.