Front Row at the Trump Show

De: Jonathan Karl

Narrado por: Jonathan Karl

*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

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"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)

Wish I could say I was astounded!

I couldn't say that information Karl gleaned in the front row astounded me because it is much like Bob Woodward's book et. al. I enjoyed the book and admire Johnathan Karl's reporting. But I probably shouldn't have read it because it depressingly confirms what we already know about Trump: liar, egomaniac, uninformed, uneducated.

Excellent!

Jonathan Karl's 30 years of service as a White House Correspondent makes him highly qualified to report on what he has seen and experienced within the Trump presidency for the last 3 years. This book is an excellent compilation of that information. A lot of these details we knew already because we see it every day on TV, in Tweets, and on national news media, but the intimate details behind the scenes are fascinating and appalling, Good job Mr. Karl!

A peek behind the scenes

I respect & believe Jonathan Karl. It was fascinating to hear the behind the scene stories of what we saw on the news. Also to be validated on the news items said to be “Fake News” but were true!

Do you believe that truth matters? Read this book!

Karl has managed to be unbiased, insightful, entertaining and astoundingly thought provoking. The in depth break down and the implications of telling the truth and lying is fascinating. The problem is...those who need to read this book most likely never will...and that is a sad truth.

A Free Press

Thank you Jonathan ... with this caliber of journalist on the front lines our Free Press will remain in tact.

Scary look behind the scenes of President Trump

Interesting look behind the scenes of a Presidency that has been proven chaotic at best. Details in this book seem to clarify reality. The revolving door of qualified and unqualified cabinet members, continued crisis hiding the lunacy happening in front of our eyes.

Excellent Reporting

Certainly the times we live in are upsetting. But this book pointed out the pivotal crossroads we are facing.

it was well written and entertaining. And fairly written, I thought. It is a book that all Americans should read.

Explains Allot !

A good book that includes many audio recordings of people saying things that they have denied, in public and on the record.

One of the best audio books I've listen to

I watch Jonathon Karl nightly on ABC News. I have seen a lot of his reports. His reading of his book is outstanding, in delivery and completes a story that we can only see snippets of during a broadcast. I LOVE the fact that he adds audio from the actual news conferences to make an impressive point. Well done.

One of the best objective books I’ve read about the Trump era

I was a former Republican. I voted in every election until 2016, there was no way I could vote for Trump. My morals as a Christian would never allow me to vote for such a man, so for the first time in my life…I did not vote.

Covid and 2020 opened my eyes a lot to the true nature of the GOP under the influence of Trump, his minions and conspiracies like Q’Anon. I have been horrified to watch almost a million Americans die in the US due to the mishandling of the pandemic, conspiracies, misinformation and the inequities we have so deeply rooted in America.

I have read a few Trump era books, some are horribly biased with a lot of opinion interjected and distributed as truth. Some books were soft and more like a slap on the wrist while still praising Trump.

I really wanted to know what was happening in the Trump era without a lot of opinion written in or at least if there was opinion it was declared as such. Jonathan Karl provides just that in this book. I really felt like everything I suspected as a Republican quickly being pushed out of the party by extremists were true. It shows the complete breakdown and chaos that was happening in the Trump White House in an objective way. I love the audible version as Jonathan has included clips of recordings he had to help illustrate his points in the books.

This was a good read and I finished it within a few days as I could not stop listening! I can not wait to read his next book.

I highly recommend this book whether you are a Trump supporter or not. Knowledge is important and this is full of historical knowledge we all need to learn before the divide in this country is too wide.