Mr. Trumps Wild Ride, Major Garrett
Mr. Trumps Wild Ride, Major Garrett
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Mr. Trump's Wild Ride
The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency

Author: Major Garrett

Narrator: Major Garrett

Unabridged: 12 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/18/2018


Synopsis

A chronicle of the Trump administration's first term from the inside perspective of a White House press correspondent.

Major Garrett has been reporting on the White House for nearly two decades, covering four different presidencies for three news outlets. But if he thought that his distinguished journalistic career had prepared him for the unique challenges of covering Donald Trump, he was in for a surprise.

Like many others in Washington, Garrett found himself having to unlearn many of his own settled notions about the nature and function of the presidency. He also had to separate the carnival-like noise of the Trump presidency from its underlying substance. For even in its first half, Trump’s tenure has been highly consequential.

In Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride, Major Garrett provides what journalists are often said to do, but usually don’t: a true first draft of history. His goal was to sift through the mountains of distracting tweets and shrieking headlines in order to focus on the most significant moments of Trump’s young presidency, the ones that Garrett believes will have a lasting impact. The result is an authoritative, mature, and consistently entertaining account of one of the strangest eras in American political history.

A consummate professional with unimpeachable integrity, remarkable storytelling skills, and a deep knowledge of his subject earned through decades of experience, Garrett brings to life the twists and turns of covering this White House and its unconventional occupant with wit, sagacity and style. Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride should place him securely in the first rank of Washington journalists.

"Garrett's assessment of Trump manages the difficult task of being both hard-hitting and even-handed, as well as smartly entertaining...The result is one of the best accounts yet of Trump's impact." — Publishers Weekly

About Major Garrett

MAJOR GARRETT has been a fixture in executive branch reporting for seventeen years, serving as a White House correspondent for three news outlets during the last four administrations. He has been CBS News' chief White House correspondent since 2012, and is a substitute anchor of Face the Nation. GARRETT graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in journalism and political science. A native of San Diego, he lives in Washington, D.C.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott

8/30/2024 addendum: A decent, unexciting, somewhat-forgotten Trump book that got lost in the parade of other Trump books that came out around the same time. I tried to highlight some of the better quotes from the book... Major Garrett, a well-known name in mainstream media circles and the White House......more

Goodreads review by Neil

If you are not having nightmares about the Trump presidency now, you will after reading this book!......more