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  • Written by: Jonathan Karl
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Karl
  • Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (41 ratings)

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Front Row at the Trump Show

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Publisher's Summary

*The Instant New York Times Bestseller*

“A book historians will relish.”—Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal

"Must read. I've read every book about the Trump presidency. This is the best."—Bill Press

An account like no other from the White House reporter who has known President Donald Trump for more than 25 years.

We have never seen a president like this...norm-breaking, rule-busting, dangerously reckless to some and an overdue force for change to others. One thing is clear: We are witnessing the reshaping of the presidency.

Jonathan Karl brings us into the White House in a powerful book unlike any other on the Trump administration. He's known and covered Donald Trump longer than any other White House reporter. With extraordinary access to Trump during the campaign and at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Karl delivers essential new reporting and surprising insights.

These are the behind-the-scenes moments that define Trump's presidency—an extraordinary look at the president, the person, and those closest to him. This is the real story of Trump's unlikely rise; of the struggles and battles of those who work in the administration and those who report on it; of the plots and schemes of a senior staff enduring stunning and unprecedented unpredictability.

Karl takes us from a TV set turned campaign office to the strange quiet of Trump's White House on Inauguration Day to a high-powered reelection campaign set to change the country's course. He shows us an administration rewriting the role of the president on the fly and a press corps that has never been more vital. Above all, this book is only possible because of the surprisingly open relationship Donald Trump has had with Jonathan Karl, a reporter he has praised, fought, and branded an enemy of the people.

This is Front Row at the Trump Show.

©2020 Jonathan Karl (P)2020 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

"Jonathan Karl gives us much more than program notes for The Trump Show in this revealing and personal account of his relationship with our 45th President. We learn what it is really like to be on the White House beat, about the peculiarities of dealing with the personality in the Oval Office, and ultimately the risks and dangers we face at this singular moment in American history." (Mike McCurry, former White House Press Secretary (1995-98), Director/Professor, Center for Public Theology, Wesley Theological Seminary)

"The Constitution is strict: It says we must have presidents. Fortunately, we occasionally  have reporters as talented as Jonathan Karl—an acute observer and gifted writer—to record what presidents do. Karl is exactly the right journalist to chronicle the 45th president, who is more—to be polite—exotic than his predecessors." (George F. Will)

"No reporter has covered Donald Trump longer and with more energy than Jonathan Karl. It pays off in his account of what he calls the Trump Show with some startling scoops. What did the president scrawl across the rejected resignation letter from his attorney general? He tells us." (Susan Page, Washington Bureau chief, USA Today)

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my accompanying book for my walks , Vancouver BC

I found it very informative and enjoyable.
At times I was again angry at Trump even though I am a Canadian.
More so as a member of the World's Populous.

Thanks for the excellent info.

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Not entirely without bias

An interesting story with a unique look inside, but not entirely without bias. Not to mention there are some untruths of old and new. As of late things have come to light about “Russia gate” that have Jonathan to have been either dishonest or wrong. The same can be said for his interpretation of the Ukraine incident.

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Very Interesting

While there were no surprises, at least for me, I really enjoyed this book. It will become part of the historic record of these chaotic time.

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how will the world look at this kind of history.

there never has been someone in the Whitehouse like Donald Trump and I hope there never is again. people used to look up the the United States and I feel he has made it the laughing stock.

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