The Divider
Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
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The Divider
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Michael Quinlan
About this listen
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •
"The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency yet published."—The Washington Post
A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker and Financial Times
"The book everyone is talking about."—Politico
The inside story of the four years when Donald Trump went to war with Washington, from the chaotic beginning to the violent finale, told by revered journalists Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker—an ambitious and lasting history of the full Trump presidency that also contains dozens of exclusive scoops and stories from behind the scenes in the White House, from the absurd to the deadly serious.
"A sumptuous feast of astonishing tales...The more one reads, the more one wishes to read."—NPR.com • "A beautifully written, utterly dispiriting history of the man who attacked democracy." —The Guardian
The bestselling authors of The Man Who Ran Washington argue that Trump was not just lurching from one controversy to another; he was learning to be more like the foreign autocrats he admired.
The Divider brings us into the Oval Office for countless scenes both tense and comical, revealing how close we got to nuclear war with North Korea, which cabinet members had a resignation pact, whether Trump asked Japan’s prime minister to nominate him for a Nobel Prize and much more. The book also explores the moral choices confronting those around Trump—how they justified working for a man they considered unfit for office, and where they drew their lines.
The Divider is based on unprecedented access to key players, from President Trump himself to cabinet officers, military generals, close advisers, Trump family members, congressional leaders, foreign officials and others, some of whom have never told their story until now.
Critic Reviews
"Well-paced and engagingly written...the most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency yet published."—The Washington Post
"[A] detail-rich history of the Trump administration...Comprehensively researched and briskly told...Squeezing the tumultuous events of the long national fever dream that was the Donald Trump presidency between two covers...would tax the skills of the nimblest journalist. Yet the husband-and-wife team of Baker and Glasser pull it off with assurance."—The New York Times Book Review
"As a sumptuous feast of astonishing tales, it may hold wonderments indeed for those first contemplating the enormity of the Trump phenomenon...But even a reader steeped in years of Trump coverage and well-versed in the precedent literature may be surprised at how compelling this narrative proves to be. The more one reads, the more one wishes to read."—NPR.com
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- Brenton
- 12-11-2023
Frightening revelations
It’s almost impossible to believe that any could like or support Trump.
God help America if he returns as President in 2024. The world doesn’t need this man anywhere near American politics.
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- Bridgeman
- 16-06-2024
Learn From History
Very well written and beautifully performed . . . A must listen if you believe you have a responsibility to support the Construction and the continued democracy of the United States. Ignore the lessons from this historic period at the world's peril.
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- Elmer Fudd Gantry
- 03-10-2022
Hair Island
One day these years will be in the distant past and poured over by academics, students, historians and our Chinese overlords with disbelief and possible laughter.
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- Rod Wenban
- 15-10-2023
Perfectly paced chronicle of a debacle facilitated by a self interested political party.
…and the story isn’t over yet. Hopefully history will recover but I’m not very confident.
This book tells it exactly as I remembered and never ever gets bogged down. I really never thought I’d get all the way through but in the end it was effortless. It’s worth listening to the acknowledgments right to the end. Thanks Susan and Peter.
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- Kirsty Stewart
- 13-10-2022
An important retelling of the Trump years
Even though many of the exceptional events of the Trump presidency are already public knowledge, this chronological retelling explores events in significant detail and as informed by what is clearly a great many insider sources in conversation with the authors who are reputable, rigorous, and transparent in their observations. It reveals details of critical incidents and of decision making which somehow render the Trump Presidency even more shocking regardless of your political positioning. Well worth a read.
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- Marlene L.
- 13-10-2022
Trump the Worst American President ever
An excellent, thorough account of the Trump circus years. I have read a lot about Trump but the details in this book from start to when he left the white house are outstanding.
Unfortunately it doesn’t seem America is rid of this cancer as he hasn’t been silenced, indicted, jailed or locked up in a lunatic asylum yet for all the crimes he has committed.
Until this is done there will remain violence, division & unrest in America.
A highly recommended read
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- Tracie C Griffin
- 19-11-2022
Definitely a few good gasps…
As this is my 8th Trump focused book, I didn’t think that there could be much more to learn but boy was I wrong. I felt like a fly listening on the wall during the most private and yes, still shocking conversations. Having followed Trumps presidency in real time, I felt I had a really clear understanding of what he was like, but after listening to this eye bulging book, I realised I didn’t know a fraction of how bad it actually was. This book was so well researched that it will serve as a historical record over all the other accounts given to date. Oh my…a must read!!
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- John O'Brien
- 28-08-2023
A revelation
No matter how many books I read on Trump, I retain the ability to be shocked by his ignorance, his inability to inspire, and his greed and absolute corruption. This book is a must read for students of the current state of American credulity.
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- Sheryelle
- 26-09-2022
A terrifying era in the history of democracy
Exceptionally well researched and written. A really comprehensive review of the Trump Whitehouse in all its ugly reality.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-11-2022
Buster bad dog
Was a very interesting story but took a bit to get into it at the start for me It is mind blowing that this actually happened or was allowed to happen I’m not sure wether to feel sorry for Americans or if they deserve what they voted for I’m in two minds I’m definitely not a trump fan but he certainly has some sort of power but truth isn’t in his vocabulary I’m glad the world survived his presidency and hope it never revisits it again. Well worth listening to
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