Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency
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- Author：Michael Wolff
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Summary
“We won。 Won in a landslide。 This was a landslide。”
―President Donald J。 Trump，
January 6， 2021
We all witnessed some of the most shocking and confounding political events of our lifetime: the careening last stage of Donald J。 Trump’s reelection campaign， the president’s audacious election challenge， the harrowing mayhem of January 6， the buffoonery of the second impeachment trial。 But what was really going on in the inner sanctum of the White House during these calamitous events？ What did the president and his dwindling cadre of loyalists actually believe？ And what were they planning？
Michael Wolff pulled back the curtain on the Trump presidency with his #1 bestselling blockbuster Fire and Fury。 Now， in Landslide， he closes the door on the presidency with a final， astonishingly candid account。
Wolff embedded himself in the White House in 2017 and gave us a vivid picture of the chaos that had descended on Washington。 Almost four years later， Wolff finds the Oval Office even more chaotic and bizarre， a kind of Star Wars bar scene。 At all times of the day， Trump， behind the Resolute desk， is surrounded by schemers and unqualified sycophants who spoon-feed him the “alternative facts” he hungers to hear―about COVID-19， Black Lives Matter protests， and， most of all， his chance of winning reelection。 Once again， Wolff has gotten top-level access and takes us front row as Trump’s circle of plotters whittles down to the most enabling and the president reaches beyond the bounds of democracy as he entertains the idea of martial law and balks at calling off the insurrectionist mob that threatens the institution of democracy itself。
As the Trump presidency’s hold over the country spiraled out of control， an untold and human account of desperation， duplicity， and delusion was unfolding within the West Wing。 Landslide is that story as only Michael Wolff can tell it。
Reviews
Ron Welton
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I would not be surprised if Michael Wolff's latest expose into the Trump administration was described as political pornography。 I know that I read it， not to really expand my understanding but to have my sense of political self-righteousness titillated。 I was not disappointed。Please don't think that the above diminishes this book in any way。 It is a clear repository of crucial events in a shaken democracy。 It is as clear an understanding of the people involved in those events as we are apt to ev I would not be surprised if Michael Wolff's latest expose into the Trump administration was described as political pornography。 I know that I read it， not to really expand my understanding but to have my sense of political self-righteousness titillated。 I was not disappointed。Please don't think that the above diminishes this book in any way。 It is a clear repository of crucial events in a shaken democracy。 It is as clear an understanding of the people involved in those events as we are apt to ever get。 It is intensely interesting。 。。。more
Susan Tunis
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I read the two prior books of Mr。 Wolff's Trump Trilogy on publication day。 There didn't seem to be much point in stopping now。Barely half a year from the 2020 election and it's aftermath， I've already read so many thousands of pages on the subject。 Is there anything new to be learned？ To be said？ Part of me thinks that I'll never be able to stop revisiting the Trump era， like those obsessives poring over each frame of the Zapruder film。 What happened in this country--what is still happening--is I read the two prior books of Mr。 Wolff's Trump Trilogy on publication day。 There didn't seem to be much point in stopping now。Barely half a year from the 2020 election and it's aftermath， I've already read so many thousands of pages on the subject。 Is there anything new to be learned？ To be said？ Part of me thinks that I'll never be able to stop revisiting the Trump era， like those obsessives poring over each frame of the Zapruder film。 What happened in this country--what is still happening--is so unimaginable！ So， maybe it's okay to hold onto this for a while。I've been too busy to catch much media as this book launches， but I haven't heard the same kind of news stories and sound bites the two prior books generated。 This one felt a little less sensational， if you can believe it。 I mean， it's hard to build hyperbole beyond the extremity of reality。 But Wolff did a nice job of laying out the facts in an engaging and logical fashion。 Yes， there were the expected anonymous sources we （and Mr。 Wolff） have come to rely on， but these attributions didn't feel excessive。 No， the biggest source， and by far the most interesting in the book， spoke to the journalist completely on the record， and that was Donald Trump himself。 After two best-selling， headline-generating best-sellers， Wolff could barely believe it。 I'm not far behind。 But in the epilogue， the two of them sit down in the lobby of Mar-a-Lago and Trump let's loose！ Firstly， he absolutely sounds like a raving lunatic。 I should mention that I listened to the audiobook。 Throughout the book， rather than just quote public figures， you can hear audio of their actual speeches。 That is not the case with Trump's epilogue。 But narrator Holter Graham brings an authentic manic energy to Trump's words。 The disjointed rambling。 But then he finds a direction--in the form of a long list of grievances。 It is truly something to behold！ So， in the end， was this book worth reading？ I think so。 But I'll still be poring over the events of January 6th， hour by hour， minute by minute， decades from now。 So， who am I to judge？ 。。。more
Brian Calandra
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All of the best stories were are available for free from New York Magazine， Business Insider， and others， except for Trump's rambling in the epilogue， which is somehow terrifying and pathetic all at once。 This struck me as the result of a race to the printer -- he identifies the same people over and over again （Elaine Chao is Mitch McConnell's wife， yes！） -- almost as if this was written as a series of articles and then stuffed into a book with little editing so that it would be one of the first All of the best stories were are available for free from New York Magazine， Business Insider， and others， except for Trump's rambling in the epilogue， which is somehow terrifying and pathetic all at once。 This struck me as the result of a race to the printer -- he identifies the same people over and over again （Elaine Chao is Mitch McConnell's wife， yes！） -- almost as if this was written as a series of articles and then stuffed into a book with little editing so that it would be one of the first books out。 There also only appear to be about four or five sources -- Jason Miller， Marc Short， Jared Kushner， Chris Christie， Hope Hicks -- but perhaps others in Trump's orbit were already talking to other journalists。 But the stories speak for themselves。 And the gossip is irresistible。 。。。more
Suzi
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I loved page 290。 I loved most of the whole book and would have listened to the audiobook but I read faster than I listen so I had to read。 The blurbs on the back cover about Wolff's other books are more amusing than most。 He had access and he had people who wanted to tell their side of the story。 The tawdry story。 I am crappy at trying to write reviews but mostly because people need to read the book， not reviews。 This is a fun， fascinating and absolutely dreadful account of the last days -- at I loved page 290。 I loved most of the whole book and would have listened to the audiobook but I read faster than I listen so I had to read。 The blurbs on the back cover about Wolff's other books are more amusing than most。 He had access and he had people who wanted to tell their side of the story。 The tawdry story。 I am crappy at trying to write reviews but mostly because people need to read the book， not reviews。 This is a fun， fascinating and absolutely dreadful account of the last days -- at least I hope -- of Trump as officeholder。 （It's dreadful because the days were dreadful and full of dreadful events and people）。 。。。more
Onceinabluemoon
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Riveting， I was so damn tense listening to this insanity I couldn't wait for it to end， like the majority of the country and world！ Riveting， I was so damn tense listening to this insanity I couldn't wait for it to end， like the majority of the country and world！ 。。。more
Linda Galella
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Well written but leaning so far left， it might tip over！Today was THE day for political book releases so far this summer - Bender， Levine & Wolff。 By far， this is the most partisan。 Reading this book was like watching a well written compendium of segments from CNN or MSNBC without having to watch all the snide facial expressions。 For that fact alone it earned a second star。There’s nothing new here。 It’s the same stuff said better in a nicer package that you can hold in your hand。 It already need Well written but leaning so far left， it might tip over！Today was THE day for political book releases so far this summer - Bender， Levine & Wolff。 By far， this is the most partisan。 Reading this book was like watching a well written compendium of segments from CNN or MSNBC without having to watch all the snide facial expressions。 For that fact alone it earned a second star。There’s nothing new here。 It’s the same stuff said better in a nicer package that you can hold in your hand。 It already needs an update as much has begrudgingly been debunked and I suspect more is to come。 The title of this novel might just be prophetic 📚 。。。more
Jill Meyer
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