• The Making of the President 2016

  • How Donald Trump Orchestrated a Revolution
  • By: Roger Stone
  • Narrated by: BJ Pottsworth
  • Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (268 ratings)

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The Making of the President 2016

By: Roger Stone
Narrated by: BJ Pottsworth
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Publisher's summary

In the tradition of Theodore White's landmark books, the definitive look at how Donald J. Trump shocked the world to become president.

From Roger Stone, a New York Times best-selling author, longtime political adviser, friend to Donald Trump, and consummate Republican strategist, comes the first in-depth examination of how Trump's campaign tapped in to the national mood to deliver a stunning victory that almost no one saw coming.

In the early hours of November 9, 2016, one of the most contentious, polarizing, and vicious presidential races came to an abrupt and unexpected end when heavily favored presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called Donald J. Trump to concede, shocking a nation that had, only hours before, given little credence to his chances. Donald Trump pulled the greatest upset in American political history despite a torrent of invective and dismissal of the mainstream media. Here is the first definitive explanation about how the "silent majority" shifted the election to Donald Trump in reliable Democratic Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan, thus handing him the presidency.

Stone, a longtime Trump retainer and confidant, gives us the inside story of how Donald Trump almost single-handedly harnessed discontent among "Forgotten Americans" despite running a guerrilla-style grassroots campaign to compete with the smooth-running and free-spending Clinton political machine.

From the start Trump's campaign was unlike any seen on the national stage - combative, maverick, and fearless. Trump's nomination was the hostile takeover of the Republican Party and a resounding repudiation of the failed leadership of both parties whose policies have brought America to the brink of financial collapse as well as endangering our national security.

Here Stone outlines how Donald Trump skillfully ran as the anti-Open Borders candidate as well as a supporter of American sovereignty and how he used the globalist trade deals like NAFTA to win over 3 of 10 Bernie Sanders supporters. The veteran adviser to Nixon, Reagan, and Trump charts the rise of the alt-conservative media and the end of the mainstream media monopoly on voter-impacting information dissemination. This is an insider's view that includes studying opposition research into Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton's crimes and the struggle by the Republican establishment to stop Trump and how they underestimated him.

©2017 Roger Stone (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

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behind the scenes

nothing was more interesting than the election. this book tells us some inside stories that we wouldn't hear otherwise.

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Great book

Great book. We are a blessed nation to have dodged Clinton for president. Enjoyed the book and the outcome!

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I couldn't stop listening!!!

There could not have been a better book on the subject. I thought it would be okay, but it was incredible.

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A worthwhile book!

This was a very good book to listen to. I used to hear it when I walked every morning. It is an extremely honest story about the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States. What I like listening to are the facts behind the scenes--and they are presented to the listener in this book. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants an in depth-unbiased and honest view of the recent election.

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Dystopian fiction

Would you try another book from Roger Stone and/or BJ Pottsworth?

I'm worried about the author's mental health. I'm a huge fan of dystopian fiction - I love the Hunger Games, 1984, Man in the High Castle, and the Handmaid's Tale. But the premise of this book - a Trump presidency - is simply too outlandish for me to really buy in. Since President Hillary Rodham Clinton's defeated Trump by 3 million votes last November, her approval ratings have soared. She's raised the minimum wage, introduced universal health care and appointed Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. I'm all for creative license, and I get that Roger Stone is having a lot of difficulty accepting the results of the election. But this time, his admittedly overheated imaginations has really gone too far.

Would you ever listen to anything by Roger Stone again?

Will he be publishing while under house arrest while awaiting trial for treason?

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narration was excellent.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Making of the President 2016?

The parts where Stone says Trump won the election, when everyone knows President Hillary Rodham Clinton beat him by 3 million votes.

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Summary of President Donald Trump and the election

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely, it explains more about what President Trump did for years to prepare himself to run in the 2016 election. Knowing who the other players in the election were and what they did to not win the final vote reassures that we made the right choice...we picked a very intelligent winner.

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great book

if you wonder why and how it happened this is a great book to spell it out.

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Awesome Details & Analysis

Book is FABULOUS about 2016 Election - delicious details. This book details who the players are and where they came from.

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Great behind the scene information.

If you want to know everything about the election race and some history you might not otherwise hear about, this is the place to get it.

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Great Book!

Would you listen to The Making of the President 2016 again? Why?

Yes. Love reliving the events.

What other book might you compare The Making of the President 2016 to and why?

Shattered. It covered some of the same events.

Which scene was your favorite?

Loved it all.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me smile.

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