Billionaire at the Barricades, Laura Ingraham
Billionaire at the Barricades, Laura Ingraham
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Billionaire at the Barricades
The Populist Revolution from Reagan to Trump

Bestseller

Author: Laura Ingraham

Narrator: Laura Ingraham

Unabridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2017


Synopsis

This program is read by the author.

Bestselling author Laura Ingraham tells the story of Donald Trump's surprising ascent to the White House at the head of a much-maligned and misunderstood populist revolt.

Americans didn’t just go to the polls in 2016. They joined a movement that swept the unlikeliest of candidates, Donald Trump, into the Oval Office. Can he complete his agenda? Or will his opponents in the media, protester class, and political establishment block his efforts and choke off the movement he represents?

In Billionaire at the Barricades, Laura Ingraham gives readers a front row seat to the populist revolution as she witnessed it. She reveals the origins of this movement and its connection to the Trump presidency. She unmasks the opposition, forecasts the future of the Make America Great Again agenda and offers her own prescriptions for bringing real change to the swamp of Washington.

Unlike most of her media colleagues, Ingraham understood Trump’s appeal and defied those who wrote his political obituary. Now she confronts the president’s critics and responds to those who deny the importance of his America First agenda. With sharp humor and insight she traces the DNA of the populist movement: from Goldwater’s 1964 campaign, to Nixon’s Silent Majority, to Reagan’s smashing electoral victories.

Populism fueled the insurgency campaigns of Buchanan and Perot, the election of George W. Bush, and the Tea Party rallies of the Obama presidency. But a political novice—a Manhattan billionaire—proved to be the movement’s most vocal champion. This is the inside story of his victory and the fitful struggle to enact his agenda.

About Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham is the author of several New York Times bestsellers, including The Obama Diaries, Power to the People, Shut Up & Sing, and Of Thee I Zing. She is the host of Fox News' The Ingraham Angle, and the editor-in-chief and co-founder of LifeZette, a multi-media website focusing on politics, parenting, pop culture and faith. The Laura Ingraham Show is heard coast-to-coast on 225 radio stations. A mother of three and a cancer survivor, Ingraham resides in Washington, DC.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ed on October 27, 2017

A comprehensive review of the conservative/populist movement from Barry Goldwater's exciting but disastrous campaign in 1964 to Ronald Reagan, Pat Buchanan and the Tea Party to Donald Trump's epic victory in 2016. You might not agree with Laura Ingraham's politics but her passion is as vibrant as he......more

Goodreads review by Terry on May 22, 2022

Ingraham's look at the growth of populism related to the presidency from Reagan to Trump's election. I found the chapter's on Reagan and Bush the elder the most interesting. I was in college during Reagan, and somewhat out of touch with national politics. Clinton was really my start with following p......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on July 03, 2018

Wow! This audiobook is amazing! I highly recommend it! I’m NOT political, but I do seek to understand it sometimes. And in all honesty, I just haven’t. Laura Ingraham removes the mystery and confusion and explains in simple terms our recent political past up to our current state of affairs. Billionair......more

Goodreads review by Matt on December 07, 2017

Easily 5 STARS......I chose the correct book to read while on vacation. You talk about an Amazing woman who understands America First. The best conservative populist book you will ever find. Every single woman should strive to carry themselves like Laura. Definitely a role model for Americans and a......more

Goodreads review by Steve on October 29, 2017

Listened to the audio book during a long trek. Good 60 year history of the conservative movement. I learned much and the Republican Party's foibles and who the phony conservatives were. Explains the growing frustration among voters (from both parties) as Congress grew more and more elitist. Voters go......more