Welcome to the United States of Alternative FactsImagine a country run like a reality show where the prize is nuclear codes and the consolation prize is a tweet. That was the United States under President Donald Trump, a man who approached governance the way a casino approaches probability: with confidence, flair, and very little respect for math. This book is not a balanced biography, a scholarly take, or even a polite one.
It's a guided tour of policy faceplants, own-goals, and grand declarations that aged like mayonnaise in the sun. If you're looking for nuance, you'll still find some-but wrapped in the kind of satire that policy disasters frankly deserve. We will look at ten major policy arenas where Trump's approach mixed bravado with misunderstanding, short-term optics with long-term consequences, and personal grievance with public policy.
Along the way, we'll meet recurring characters:
Welcome to the United States of Alternative FactsImagine a country run like a reality show where the prize is nuclear codes and the consolation prize is a tweet. That was the United States under President Donald Trump, a man who approached governance the way a casino approaches probability: with confidence, flair, and very little respect for math. This book is not a balanced biography, a scholarly take, or even a polite one.
It's a guided tour of policy faceplants, own-goals, and grand declarations that aged like mayonnaise in the sun. If you're looking for nuance, you'll still find some-but wrapped in the kind of satire that policy disasters frankly deserve. We will look at ten major policy arenas where Trump's approach mixed bravado with misunderstanding, short-term optics with long-term consequences, and personal grievance with public policy.
Along the way, we'll meet recurring characters: