U.S.S. Ross, 150
Rubin, Robert, 59
Rubio, Marco, 17, 239, 294
Russia
cyber wars with, 339
economy of, compared to U.S. and China, 298
Flynn interview with Woodward on, 60–61
FSB, 28, 64
Iran and, 132
North Korean nuclear proliferation and, 179, 180
nuclear weapons and, 60–61, 132
prostitutes/”golden showers” accusation, 64–65, 68–71
Syria and, 28, 147, 149, 150–51, 153, 154
Trump’s first briefing on, 62–71
Ukrainian Trump campaign sabotage, propaganda about, 230
U.S. in Afghanistan and, 313
on war in Baltics, 132
Russia, collusion with. See also Mueller investigation
Dowd on lack of evidence for, 344–45, 357
as “fake news,” 164
FBI investigation of, 63
FBI refusal to deny Times story about, 83–85
Flynn’s denial of, 82
initial intelligence report not suggesting, 67
presidential campaign, meetings with Russians during, 197–98, 345, 349
specific instances suggesting, 172–73
Russian election interference. See also Mueller investigation
Access Hollywood tape eclipsing, 30
Clinton emails, 63, 67, 172–73
Congress briefed about, 29
first public release of information about, 28–29
Flynn’s discussion of sanctions for, with Russian ambassador, 80–82
initial evidence of, 27–29
intelligence report on, 62–71
Putin’s passive response to sanctions for, 81–82
sanctions imposed by Obama for, 80, 81, 83, 330
Trump addressing missing Clinton emails and, 172–73
Trump’s view of, 65, 174, 330
as “witch hunt,” 65, 174, 330
Ryan, Paul, 31, 44, 130, 159, 239, 248, 286, 291, 292, 294, 356
Salman (Saudi king), 114
Sanders, Sarah Huckabee, 202–3, 241
SAP (Special Access Programs), xviii, 83, 92, 180, 224, 305, 306
sarin gas attack in Syria, air strike in retaliation for (April 2017), 146–54
Sater, Felix, 199
Saturday Night Massacre (1973), 216
Saudi Arabia, 110–14, 183, 196, 298, 303, 307
Scaramucci, Anthony, 233–34
Scarborough, Joe, 153, 205
Scavino, Dan, 206, 234, 235
Schmidt, Michael, 164
Schumer, Chuck, 286, 318
SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility), 83, 150, 207, 261
Scott, Tim, 293
SEALs, 51, 72–75, 243
Secret Service, 35–36, 175
Sekulow, Jay, 328, 333, 343, 345–46, 349, 351, 354
Senate Armed Services Committee, 65, 99, 105, 255
Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), 83, 150, 207, 261
service economy versus industrial/manufacturing jobs, 136–38
Sessions, Jeff
on Afghanistan, 120, 126, 255, 257
Bannon on, 299
on immigration, 188, 267
in presidential campaign, 46
recusal of, 168, 176, 213, 216
resignation called for, 213–16
Russian election interference/collusion/Mueller investigation, 164, 166, 168, 174, 327, 347, 349
Trump’s attacks on, 174, 176, 213–16, 299, 347
sexual scandals
Access Hollywood tape, 29–37, 39, 43
of Clintons, 36, 38–39, 165, 352
Russian prostitutes/“golden showers” accusation, 64–65, 68–71
#TimesUp and #MeToo movements, Bannon on Trump as perfect foil for, 299–300
Trump on handling, 175
Shelton, Kathy, 38, 39
“shithole countries” remark, 320–21
Singapore, 220
el-Sisi, Abdel Fattah, 324
Situation Room meetings, 81, 83, 124, 158, 179, 182, 191, 227, 305, 311
60 Minutes (TV show), 32, 311
Slaughter, Anne-Marie, 153
Sony Pictures Entertainment, North Korean cyber attack on, 97–98
South Africa, Hezbollah in, 109
South Korea. See also North Korea, nuclear proliferation in
Afghanistan compared, 313
case for free trade with, 220
economy of, 305
importance of U.S. alliance with, 219, 305–8
KORUS, Trump’s desire to terminate, xvii–xxii, xxiii, 105–7, 142, 224, 233, 264–65, 300, 304–8
THAAD missile defense system in, xxi–xxii, 106, 224, 285, 304
troops in, Trump’s desire to pull out, 230
U.S. troops in, Trump’s desire to withdraw, xvii–xviii, 224, 230, 263, 264, 285, 305
Winter Olympics (2018), 308
South Lawn (White House), 323
soybeans, 158, 341
Special Access Programs (SAP), xviii, 83, 92, 180, 224, 305, 306
Spicer, Sean, 133, 191
Starbucks, 136
steel tariffs, 135, 142, 160–61, 233, 266–67, 273–74, 277, 335, 336–37
Steele, Christopher, and Steele dossier, 63–64, 327
Sterling, VA, Trump National Golf Club, 166
Stiglitz, Joseph, 233
stock market, 194, 232, 242, 302, 334, 339
Stone, Roger, 172
Strategic & Policy Forum, 247–48
strength/weakness, Trump’s concern about, xxii, 12, 34, 37, 66, 149, 152, 169, 175, 176, 214, 223, 242, 244, 247, 268, 281
Strike Option Five, 53
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles, 60
Surabian, Andy, 19–20
Sweeney, Kevin, 196
Syria
air strike in retaliation for sarin gas attack (April 2017), 146–54
brutality of Assad regime in, 131
Hezbollah in, 109
ISIS in, 51
jihadists migrating to Afghanistan from, 312
Russia and, 28, 147, 149, 150–51, 153, 154
Saudi Arabia funding operations in, 303, 307
Tillerson on, 229
Trump’s desire to pull out of, 229, 298
Taiwan, 305
Taliban, 116, 118–19, 121–23, 125–27, 255, 258, 260, 311–13
Tank meeting on foreign policy (Pentagon), 218–26
Tapper, Jake, 36
tariffs, 135, 142, 158–61, 174, 175, 207–9, 232–33, 266–67, 273–74, 277, 334–37, 339–42
tax on American consumers, tariffs as, 334
Tax Policy Center, 295
tax reform, 289–95
Bannon on, 298
Cohn on, 57, 249–50, 251, 267, 289–95
Congress and, 267, 291–93, 294, 295
corporate tax rate, 57, 289–90, 294, 295, 298
increased economic growth as means of paying for, 291
individual personal income tax rates, 290–91, 295, 296
inversion, problem of, 57–58, 289
job creation and wage growth, 292, 296
middle-income families, relief for, 292, 295
names for bill, 294
pass-throughs, 292, 295
percentage of Americans not paying tax, 293–94
planning for, 291–93
in presidential campaign, 18
Priebus consulted by Trump on, 287
simplification of code, 292
tax credits and, 293–94
tax returns, Trump’s refusal to release, 356
Tea Party movement, 1, 2, 4, 5, 43
TEAK, 303
television watching, obsessive, of Trump, 158, 165, 195, 231, 270, 299, 339
Tenet, George, 64, 182, 183
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in South
Korea, xxi–xxii, 106, 224, 285, 304
This Week (TV show), 340
threat to national security, steel and aluminum imports as, 160, 337
301 investigation into Chinese intellectual property violations, 272–73, 336, 337
3M, 248
Thune, John, 293, 295
Tiberius Gracchus, Trump compared to, 25
Tillerson, Rex
on Afghanistan, 125, 260
decision memos, on not being consulted about, 287
on disorder in White House, 211–12
foreign policy, Pentagon lunch and Tank meeting on, 218–26
on Iran nuclear deal, 129–33
KORUS, Trump’s desire to terminate, 264, 305, 307
Mattis and, 132, 210–11
McMaster and, 154, 210–12, 228–29, 303–4
moron, describing Trump as, 225, 227, 228
on North Korea, 179, 180, 229, 282
NSC process and, 228–29
on Paris Climate Accord, 192
Priebus and, 211–12, 227–28, 287–88
recruitment as secretary of state, 54
removal as secretary of state, 323
resignation considered by, 227
on Saudi Arabia, 110, 112, 114, 303–4, 307
state department personnel disputes, 132–33
on Syrian air strike, 150, 154
Trump, relationship with, 227–28, 287–88, 323
Time magazine, 26
Time-Phased Force Deployment (TIPFID), 184
#TimesUp, 299–300
TIPFID (Time-Phased Force Deployment), 184
Tomahawk missiles, 148, 150, 151, 152, 178
Toomey, Pat, 293
TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), withdrawal from, 139–40, 157
Trade Act of 1974, 272
trade/trade deficits/trade agreements
agricultural products, 158–61, 220, 341
antibiotics produced by China, 275
arms deals, 220
Bossert on trade with China, 339–42
coordination problems, 140–43
economy and trade deficit, relationship between, 137, 159, 275
foreign policy, Pentagon lunch and Tank meeting on, 218–26
free trade, Trump’s dislike of, 134, 218, 220
imports posing threat to national security, 160–61
intellectual property violations by China, 272–73, 336, 337
job losses and, 134, 135, 137
KORUS, Trump’s desire to terminate, xvii–xxii, xxiii, 105–7, 142, 224, 233, 264–65, 300, 304–8
NAFTA, 135, 142, 155–58, 160, 233, 264, 274
service versus industrial/manufacturing economy, 136–38
tariffs, 135, 142, 158–61, 174, 175, 207–9, 232–33, 266–67, 273–74, 277, 334–37, 339–42
TPP, withdrawal from, 139–40, 157
“Trade is Bad” note, 208
U.S. as trade-based economy, 56
White House staff and Trump’s views on, 134–43
WTO, 264, 276
transgender persons in the military, 201–3
transition period, 47–71
Priebus and election night, 47
resistance of Trump to planning/financing for, 42
Russia, Trump’s first briefing on, 62–71
White House staffing during, 47–54, 58–60, 66
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), withdrawal from, 139–40, 157
treason
Flynn’s denial of, 82
Trump accusing Cohn of, 249
Trump, Barron, 175, 299, 328
Trump, Donald. See also presidential election campaign; transition period; Twitter, Trump’s use of; specific issues, e.g. North Korea, nuclear proliferation in
abortion, views on, 3, 6
anger issues of, 253
apologies, difficulties with making, 34, 242, 244, 249
as “baby,” 14
bankruptcies of, 274–75
Bannon, breakdown in relationship with, 190, 297–301
called “dotard” by Kim Jong Un, 281
as change agent, 15, 297
crowdsourcing by, 231
diet of, 14
on election night, 45–47
erratic nature of, 226, 232, 252
“Executive Time” for, 266
failure to listen to advisers, 232
on fear, as real power, xiii, 175, 275, 300
fighting/pushing back, belief in, 12, 166, 174, 175, 243–44
finances, Mueller investigation of, 199–201
Graham, relationship with, 99–105
grievance, sense of, 299
impeachment discussed, 164–65, 355–56
impulsivity of, xix–xx, 89, 100, 231, 282
on lawyers, 268, 271, 354
leveraging abilities of, 288
as liar, 208–9, 235, 320, 338, 353, 357
loneliness of, 169
loyalty, importance of, 66, 138–39, 176, 268, 317
Mattis on, 83
media, influence of, 195, 231, 291
media, views on, 14, 86, 195, 356
military families and, 73–75
“moving in both directions” comment, 280
100th day in office, 155
permanent governmental institutions, understanding of power of, 162
persona of, 3, 25
personal appearance of, 66–67
presidency, definition of job of, xxii
rallies, fondness for, 271
refusals to pay, 16, 275
“Rocket Man”/”Little Rocket Man” comments, 280, 281, 282
signing, fondness for, 263
staff, relationship with, 235–36
staff chaos and churn, enjoyment of, 287
stress experienced by, 266
tax returns, refusal to release, 356
television watching, obsessive, 158, 165, 195, 231, 270, 299, 339
as throwback to 1950s America, 136, 299
U.N. General Assembly address (September 2017), 280–81
voting record of, 3–4
weakness/strength, concern about, xxii, 12, 34, 37, 66, 149, 152, 169, 175, 176, 214, 223, 242, 244, 247, 268, 281
World Economic Forum, speech at (January 2018), 298–99
Trump, Donald, Jr. (Don), 32, 35, 197, 198, 345, 349
Trump, Ivanka
Bannon and Priebus, problems with, 144–45, 189–90, 237
Charlottesville and, 245, 249
Comey, firing of, 163
on FBI seeking Kushner’s financial records, 163
as “first daughter,” 145
foreign wars, Trump’s desire to pull out of, 229–30
on immigration, 186, 187, 188
marriage to Jared Kushner, xx
on Paris Climate Accord, 189–90
in presidential campaign, 20, 32
Priebus resignation and, 236, 237
Syrian air strike and, 148
tax reform and, 292, 294
Yemen, death of Ryan Owens in, 73, 74
Trump, Melania, 32, 34, 69, 174–75, 195, 299, 318
Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, 316
Trump National Golf Clubs
Bedminster, 12, 51, 229, 238, 240, 248, 261
Sterling, VA, 166
Trump Organization
business credit score of, 58
Goldman Sachs not doing business with, 275
tax reform, effects of, 295
Trump Tower, 2, 12, 19, 20, 31, 35, 42, 46, 49, 55, 66, 67, 103, 136, 197, 199, 245–47, 345, 349
Trump voters. See also rallies
farmers and agricultural producers as, 220
“the hidden Trump voter,” 24–25
Tuchman, Barbara, The Guns of August, 280
Turnbull, Malcolm, 207–9
Twitter, Trump’s use of
on Afghanistan, 115–16
centrality to Trump presidency, 206–7
on CEOs resigning from American Manufacturing Council and Strateg
y & Policy Forum over Trump’s Charlottesville comments, 247–48
Charlottesville, Pence retweeting Trump remarks on, 253–54
on Hillary Clinton missing emails, 173
doubling of number of characters in a single Tweet, 207
Graham on, 103–4
Manafort influenced by, 20–21
on Jill McCabe campaign donations, 84
on Morning Joe hosts, 205, 206
on North Korea, 300–302
during presidential campaign, 20, 39
on Priebus’s resignation and replacement by Kelly, 234–35
on Putin, 82
on Russia dossier with prostitute allegations, 71
on Russian election interference, 65, 330
Sessions attacked, 214, 215
staff efforts to control, 195, 205–7
Tillerson, removal of, 323
on transgender troops, 202
Tyson, Laura, 233
Ukraine
Manafort, funds paid to, 21–22
Trump campaign sabotage, Russian propaganda about, 230
Under Armour, 247
United Auto Workers, 335
United Kingdom
Bannon on Kushner leak to Daily Mail, 145
Brexit referendum, 78
libel laws in, 318–19
MI6, 63
United Nations General Assembly, Trump addressing (September 2017), 280–81
United Nations Security Council, 179–80, 232, 272
United States–[South] Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS), Trump’s desire to terminate, xvii–xxii, xxiii, 105–7, 142, 224, 233, 264–65, 300, 304–8
U.S.S Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), 213
U.S.S Porter, 150
U.S.S Ross, 150
Venezuela, Hezbollah in, 109
Veterans Administration reform plan, 18
The Victory Sessions (radio show), 2
Vietnam War, 76–77, 93, 96, 117
Virginia Democratic Party, 84
voting record of Trump, 3–4
Wall Street Journal, 43, 122, 214, 339, 361
Wallace, Chris, 44–45, 107
Walsh, Katie, 22–23, 25
Washington, George, 246, 253
Washington Memorial, 328
Washington Post
on Access Hollywood tape, 29–30
on Afghanistan, 254
on Cohn resignation, 339
on Dowd resignation, 356
on Flynn/Russian ambassador discussions, 80–81
on immigration, 318
on Kushner finances, 194
on Mueller investigation, 172, 198
on nuclear weapons, 301
on Porter domestic abuse allegations, 336
Watergate, 165, 171, 173, 215, 352, 360
weakness/strength, Trump’s concern about, xxii, 12, 34, 37, 66, 149, 152, 169, 175, 176, 214, 223, 242, 244, 247, 268, 281
West Palm Beach, Trump International Golf Club at, 316
Westerhout, Madeleine, 157, 218, 265–66, 286