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Trump - The First Two Years (Paperback)
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Trump - The First Two Years (Paperback)
Series: Miller Center Studies on the Presidency
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List price R546
Loot Price R456
Discovery Miles 4 560
You Save R90 (16%)
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On the first anniversary of Donald Trump's presidency, Michael
Nelson, one of our finest and most objective presidential scholars,
published Trump's First Year, a nonpartisan assessment that was
widely hailed as the best account of one of the most unusual years
in presidential history. At the midpoint of Trump's term, Nelson
has updated his book to include the second year, which if anything
has proven to be even more remarkable. Beginning with an
examination of the dramatic 2016 election, Nelson's book follows
Trump as he takes office under mostly favorable conditions, with
relative stability at home and abroad and his party in control of
both houses of Congress. Trump leveraged this successfully in some
ways, from the confirmation of his nominee Neil Gorsuch to the
Supreme Court to the passage of his tax-reform bill. But many more
actions were perceived as failures or even threats to a safe,
functional democracy, including immigration policies defied by
state and local governments, volatile dealings with North Korea,
unsuccessful attempts to pass major legislation, and the inability
to fill government positions or maintain consistent White House
staff. As Nelson demonstrates in a substantial addition to the
original book, Trump's effectiveness, or lack thereof, did not
change significantly in his second year in office, but his approach
often did. With the Mueller investigation and the midterm elections
looming, Trump threw off his advisors' restraints and acted more
directly on his impulses, reverting to the instincts and rhetoric
that had won him the election. While opposition to Trump remained
strong in many quarters, resistance among GOP leaders crumbled as
they were confronted with their constituents' support of the
president.Published on the second anniversary of Trump's
inauguration, Nelson's book offers the most complete and up-to-date
assessment of this still-unfolding story.
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