A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker

A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America

by Philip Rucker

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Politics & Power

Flash cards instead of written briefings, generals disparaged in public, advisers fired at will: that's how Trump governed his first three years in Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig's account. You follow it from the 2016 election to the July 2019 Ukraine call that set off impeachment, as the people who pushed back were replaced by enablers.

Core ideas
  • Loyalty as the test: Trump demanded personal loyalty, refused to be contradicted, and the cascading turnover that followed left the country's institutions under strain.
  • Mueller and the border: The book tracks his efforts to obstruct the Mueller investigation and his willingness to pardon officials who broke the law to shut the border.
  • Strongmen admired: He admired Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un while showing contempt for elected European leaders.
Published2020
Pages480
ISBN9781984877505
ReadJul 2024

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