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Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
by Maggie Haberman (Author), Jonathan Swan (Author) Format: Paperback
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A riveting, intimate and revelatory account of the most radical and consequential presidency of our time.
From the two reporters who have covered him more closely than perhaps anyone else over the past decade comes this definitive portrait of Donald Trump in the White House. Regime Change covers the first year of Trump’s second presidency – a term liberated from every constraint that defined his first. The generals who once told him ‘no’ are gone, and the lawyers who remain have learned to pick their battles. His administration has flouted court orders and he has claimed powers that Congress once checked. What remains is a President willing to take enormous risks that have upended global markets and toppled heads of state; an imperial President operating almost entirely on instinct alone.
Based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented reporting from deep within the administration’s most closely guarded rooms, Regime Change takes the reader inside the Situation Room and into the secret Oval Office deliberations that have launched a new war in the Middle East and seen Trump seal the border, surge National Guard troops into cities, and send immigration agents into deadly clashes with protestors. Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan bring us behind the scenes of a presidency that has transformed the culture, turned the Justice Department into an agent of retribution against the President’s enemies and the office itself into a brazen vehicle for profit. They reveal a second term propelled by a historical irony that Trump himself has come to understand: that the indictments, the convictions, the assassination attempts and four years of exile made him not weaker but far more powerful, more vengeful and more willing to gamble than any President in modern history.
This is the story of how Trump has used that power, who has tried to stop him, and why nearly all of them have failed. It is also the story of something American journalists are more accustomed to chronicling in distant capitals than in their own: a President who has fundamentally altered the nature of the office he holds – and, with it, how the rest of the world understands American power. It is an account of Regime Change right here in America – a landmark real-time history of a modern presidency like no other.
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Maggie Haberman is a White House correspondent for The New York Times. A New York City native, Haberman worked at the New York Post, New York Daily News, and Politico, before joining the Times in 2015. She has covered six US presidential elections and several gubernatorial and New York City mayoral races. She was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for reporting on President Trump’s advisers and their connections to Russia. In 2021, she was part of a team that was a Pulitzer finalist for coverage of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus. She has received the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Aldo Beckman Award, as well as the Newswomen’s Club of New York’s Front Page Award for Journalist of the Year. She is the author of Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America. She lives in New York City with her husband and their three children.
Jonathan Swan is a White House correspondent for The New York Times. Originally from Sydney, Australia, he has reported on Donald Trump since 2015, covering all three of his campaigns and his first term in office. Previously at Axios and The Hill,he won an Emmy Award for his 2020 interview of then-President Trump and received the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Aldo Beckman Award. He began his career as a teenage copy boy at a Sydney newspaper and later covered federal politics in Australia’s capital for The Sydney Morning Herald. He became a US citizen in 2024 and lives in Virginia with his wife and two children, with a third on the way.
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Publisher : Simon & Schuster Australia
Publication date : 24 June 2026
Language : English
Print length : 496 pages
ISBN-10 : 1761828770
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joy m johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading.
Reviewed in Australia on 27 June 2026
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Very interesting. You get to read the bits that are not on the news.
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J. Diehl
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting Read!
Reviewed in the United States on 4 July 2026
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Ive heard Maggie Haberman on TV and podcasts many times and respect her reporting and writing. Im only about 1/5 through the book so far but its a riveting read! I have to admit its frightening to read about the level of corruption and total disregard for the Constitution and the rule of law! Our country has become unrecognizable and is no longer the shining city on the hill.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great price
Reviewed in Canada on 24 June 2026
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Cliente
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential to understand the disaster of this presidency
Reviewed in Spain on 26 June 2026
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We all know Donald Trump is dangerous for the democracy, the United States and the world, but with this amazing book we now know why. He is using his power to get him, his family and his friends richer, he doesn't care about American people nor the country. His ego is the most important. The US will need decades to recover from this man.
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Natalie
5.0 out of 5 stars Explosive, emphasised by the deliberate nonchalant style of writing.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2026
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review of Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
Reviewed in the United States on 3 July 2026
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In Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump , The New York Times' Maggie Haberman and Axios' Jonathan Swan deliver a chilling, real-time historical chronicle of the early days of Donald Trump's unconstrained second term .
The Transformation of the Presidency
The book’s central thesis is a historical irony: the legal indictments, convictions, and assassination attempts failed to weaken Trump, instead rendering him more powerful, vengeful, and emboldened than in his first term . Haberman and Swan document how the presidency has morphed into a fundamentally different, almost imperial institution. Bypassing traditional congressional checks and ignoring court orders, Trump wields unprecedented command over his party in Congress .
The Mechanics of Power
Grounded in over 1,000 interviews, the authors provide a blunt, behind-the-scenes look at an administration defined by improvisational and authoritarian impulses. The text details harrowing moments in the Situation Room—from discussions regarding going to war with Iran to managing the fallout from the Epstein files scandal. Furthermore, Haberman and Swan reveal a darker psychological landscape, noting that Trump draws inspiration and openly compares himself to historical strongmen like Stalin, Mao, Hitler, and Napoleon.
Literary and Narrative Style
Narrative Journalism: Written in a stark, journalistic style, the book reads like a modern political thriller set in distant capitals, applied directly to the American context .
Vignette-Driven Structure: Haberman and Swan masterfully weave macroscopic geopolitical shifts (such as US-Iranian tensions and Venezuelan operations) with bizarre, microscopic details of White House life—such as Trump engaging in petty,competitive battles over bedroom decor with First Lady Melania Trump .
Source-heavy Authority: The book leans heavily on deep-background sources, contemporaneous notes, transcripts, and secret focus-group polling data to corroborate its claims about the administration’s insularity and financial corruption.
The Core Critical Perspective
Ultimately, the authors present Regime Change as a definitive testament to the dangers posed by the new administration . They portray a White House completely stripped of internal guardrails or traditional military and legal advisors willing to say no . The underlying literary exhortation is a warning about the fragility of institutional norms, chronicling how one man’s willingness to break the rules has fundamentally altered the global understanding of American power .
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Reasonable Buyer
4.0 out of 5 stars Important Book
Reviewed in the United States on 5 July 2026
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Very readable, interesting, inside reporting of a truly norm-shattering, horrifying administration.
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Tom Hamel
5.0 out of 5 stars Well researched book; very discouraging reporting
Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2026
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A terrific and very comprehensive review of the inept administration led by our 47th president. Although many of the well-researched anecdotes were already publicly available, both Haberman and Swan reveal some extraordinary new insights into a terribly corrupt administration. This includes using the WH Situation Room as a crisis center on how to deal with the fact that the president, his family and Mar a Lago appear over 38,000 times in the Epstein files. There are so many descriptions of ineptitude, ego-driven decision making and sycophantic behavior to be exhausting, and I recommend reading the book in spurts. It's really that discouraging to understand how awful our present leadership is. The best review: our virtually illiterate president excoriated Haberman on Truth Social (not her male counterpart, however) for spreading lies. Hilarious response from the liar-in-chief.
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Daniel C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Straight Forward Facts
Reviewed in the United States on 3 July 2026
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I don't normally write reviews on political books. Because after reading them, you just sit back and say, "that's what I figured." But the writing in this book is straight forward. Sure, you can tell the authors are smiling in the background when they state some events or issues. But they are backed by facts and details. Besides, anyone with common sense would too. I found this very refreshing as not all things done by the Trump Administration are written as crazy. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to look deep into the first third of Trump's second term.
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Mia P.
5.0 out of 5 stars An important book about the current American president
Reviewed in the United States on 3 July 2026
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Lots of great information and very well- written.
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Randy Elrod
5.0 out of 5 stars Redefines the Meaning of a "Page Turner"
Reviewed in the United States on 1 July 2026
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I could not help but think while reading this horrifying yet mesmerizing book (the house-fire kind of unable-to-look-away) that the facts are laid out with enough rigor to serve as a litigation guide for prosecutors against the atrocities the Trump administration has committed.
Haberman and Swan report that close to seventy percent of people held in ICE custody had never been convicted of a crime, some waiting months in detention while judges ordered their habeas corpus petitions heard. One official recalled the surreal experience of discussing Trump and abused nipples in the White House Situation Room during an Epstein crisis meeting. And the strike on Iran was "an air and naval campaign against a major regional power, launched without a vote in Congress, without the support of NATO," carried out over private objections from the vice president, the chief of staff, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
This is a documentary account of a presidency at war with its own guardrails.
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TW
3.0 out of 5 stars A Propulsive Read, but Ultimately It's Just a Bag of Chips
Reviewed in the United States on 26 June 2026
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I liked this book even though it is part of the problem.
Essentially, if you are still stuck in the uni-party, you might think these revelations are explosive. But if you’re too addicted to X and podcasts like me, there are no surprises.
Even so, in “Regime Change,” you get lovely characterizations of many people, including Trump, Vance, Rubio, Susie Wiles, Stephen Miller, and many others. And it reads very quickly; the writing is propulsive. Before you know it, you’re on page 50, and you can’t wait to get back to it. It’s like a bag of chips laden with toxic chemicals: you can’t eat just one, and when you finish, you ask, “What is wrong with me on the deepest level that I just consumed a whole bag of poison?”
There are multiple problems.
It was beyond terrible that the authors refer to the geno---- in G-za in quotes, as in “geno----.” Hey, it’s uncontested; look it up. All she really says is that “it shocked the conscience of world.” Talk about minimizing and trivializing! I can’t express how appalling I found this. Just like I found the idea of Trump wanting to take the land and build a French Riviera there, with zero plans for the reduced population to have a good life. Insane; inhumane; revolting.
And there’s lots of contested or false information about Iran, Russia, and other places. For example, she endlessly repeats all of the nonsense about Iran seeking a nuclear weapon, but doesn’t mention that a certain belligerent prime minister has been endlessly saying “They’re two weeks away,” since at least 1996, or that former Iran’s Ayatollah had issued a religious proclamation against building one, because nuclear weapons are inherently evil, because they always k-ll innocent people) and thus can’t be used. The authors of “Regime Change” should read “Going to Tehran.”
The authors also downplay the Epstein Files, which is another Kafkaesque thing to do, because the Epstein Files raise the question of just how many of our leaders are depraved, blackmailed, and/or bribed, controlled, and just how illusionary our whole system is. The truth is: no one ever really gets what they voted for (peace and prosperity). The authors don’t wonder why no one (Democrat, Republican, or Independent) except the neocons ever get what they voted for.
And there’s no sense of just how dire our situation is in America, with most of America being a lot poorer than it was five, ten, fifteen, twenty, or thirty years ago. Our population is physically unhealthy, in debt, anxious, and propagandized. The authors don’t acknowledge any of this.
And there are pointless digs at Alex Jones, MTG, Charlie Kirk, and Candace Owens. I suppose that is to show where the authors’ sympathies lie. But, like everything else in “Regime Change,” the authors’ unquestioned assumptions are presented as facts.
But despite the book doing its best to maintain the illusion that we have any kind of a choice between the two parties, when in fact they are identical on war (they’re in favor) and the economy (give more money to oligarchs, run up the national debt, and gut the middle and lower class), I liked “Regime Change,” regardless of the fact that there are no surprises. It is the junk food that you can’t stop eating, even if it wrecks your metabolism and gives you chronic disease.
You get a picture of Trump as a dark magician, who casts spells on people, who uses: repetition, divide and conquer language, threats, disorientation, distractions, tribalism, and attempting to speak things into existence. Even so, DJT makes impulsive decisions, and gets his news from TV, whose business model isn’t news, but: fear, anger, one-sidedness, fake “debates” (usually two ideologues detached from reality who scream at each other for three minutes before a commercial break for drugs), shallowness, divide & conquer language. Fox, CNN, etc. never met a war they didn’t like, and they never have a robust discussion of how to help our beleaguered population, where—every year—the bottom 80% of the country is worse off than it was before.
Trump, of course, is obsessed with power, money, fame, and sex. It appears that he has no personal life. He used to inspire half of the population, and he reached out to independents, many minorities, and many others in 2024, but now he appears utterly detached from anyone but his owners.
Does Trump really have any control? This is the problem with the book not getting into the Epstein, JFK, RFK, MLK, or 9/11 Files. Who among our “leaders” is free of bribes or blackmail? There is no discussion of how people like Miriam Adelson donated almost a quarter of billion dollars to Trump. Who owns Trump?
Another good thing to add would be: what atrocious negotiators all of our politicians are, with Trump being Exhibit A. They are good at bullying people, but when they run into peers like Vladimir Putin, Xi, the Iranians, or even the pope (who won’t deviate from his emphasis on human dignity, regardless who criticizes him), they only respond by trying to hit people harder by talking trash, imposing sanctions, k-lling the negotiators, or bombing someone. If any normal person behaved this way in his or her relationships, he or she would go to prison. But we accept this no-compromise belligerence from our “leaders” as though this were sane. It isn’t, and it probably explains why we’re in a constant state of war, and every year, individuals and the nation go deeper into debt, and are mentally and physically getting more unhealthy.
Even so, I couldn’t stop reading “Regime Change.” It really is propulsive, and has excellent backstories on important people. But now, hungover from consuming that whole bag of toxic chips, I need a serious detox. I wonder: why do I bother “staying informed” when it’s just the same old thing?
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dpd
4.0 out of 5 stars An important book but much too weedy
Reviewed in the United States on 4 July 2026
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While I think this is an important book, I think it’s way too “weedy.” It could have been trimmed to about 350 pages if much of the unneeded detail were eliminated. Things like the menu for meals at the White House. Or where every person was seated at meetings. My guess is this was Haberman and Swan’s way to saying to Trump, “See how many of your ’loyal’ people leaked information to us, Mr. President?” With each Trump book that comes out, I swear it will be my last because they wear me out. I’ve decided I can’t read them at night before I go to bed because I’m just too riled to get to sleep. But, I do as I did with “Regime Change”: I order my Kindle copy right after it’s released. The saddest part of this sad story that the two respected journalists lay out here isn’t so much in the further completion of the picture of what an inept, immoral, and corrupt man the president is. The saddest part of “Regime Change” is that the very people who should read it and need to read it won’t.” Thank goodness for term limits, though.
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babachf
5.0 out of 5 stars Insight into the facile and fact free Trump Administration
Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2026
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The book fills gaps unknown to the public about the ultra-secretive mercurial and unprincipled decision-making process of the Trump administration. It exposes the arrogance and intellectual sloth that is the Trump brand and the problem for our Republic. We're taken inside of the fawning court of jesters and strap hangers. It is a must read for anyone wanting to understand how misguided and muddle minded Trump's administration is. For example, appointments of cabinet heads was based on their appearance and most importantly loyalty to the leader of MAGA. Competence and experience was irrelevant. We learn how Trump transformed American political culture with his extremism and dishonesty, how his family makes money off of his presidency, and how the GOP morally collapsed with its Faustian bargain. I highly recommend it and hope it's in every library in the US to educate the bamboozled who still believe Trump is operating in good faith and cares about the American people who wear the MAGA hat.
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barnaclebob
4.0 out of 5 stars Could Have Brought In Big Picture Narratives
Reviewed in the United States on 5 July 2026
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The reporters/ authors could have done more to associate the meetings and convesations they "uncovered" with widely known events at or around that time to bring in stark relief the corrupt nature of the regime. Example: much is made of Trump's meeting with the oil company executives principally on the topic of Venezula, but the previous statement by Trump if those executives would contribute one billion dollars to his reelection campaign and then his inauguration fund, he would take care of them by doing away with environmental regulations, is not brought to bear on Trump's meeting with them. As it turns out, funds collectively in the hundreds of millions of dollars were forthcoming from oil industry executives on the promise of Trump's "pay for play" approach to governing. Bringing in the 'big picture" by referencing Trump's promise to them would make for more compelling reporting.
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Ava Courtney Sylvester
4.0 out of 5 stars The first real inside look at the second Trump term
Reviewed in the United States on 25 June 2026
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Unlike the first term, where insiders leaked details on a weekly, if not daily, basis and tell-all books were emerging consistently, the second Trump term has been remarkably tighter-lipped. This is the first real insider account of the second term, and it’s an indispensable read, filled with fascinating details from thousands of interviews.
Until this book, I didn’t know that Elon Musk camped out in his DOGE-era office in a sleeping bag with his only brought-in belongings a gaming PC and monitor, nor did I know the reactions of other staffers to the “move fast and break things” ethos Musk brought to DOGE cuts. I’d never heard how Benjamin Netanyahu gifted his way back into Trump’s good graces or the grisly, golden gift he presented Trump with. And I definitely had no idea Stephen Miller was so heavily involved in writing policy, going so far as to suggest he could grant oil CEOs the authority to bypass the laws of physics if it only meant they’d drill during the Trump term.
This account is by no means a hit piece; it’s just as prone to point out failings and oversights in the Obama and Biden administrations, such as Obama hiring Homan and deporting people en masse. The book’s subject focuses on the second Trump term, of course, so the criticism of other administrators is provided as context.
Altogether, this book is an essential read to better understand what’s going on and to better appreciate the key players of this second term, from billionaire real estate buddies brokering peace deals to a four-year-old sitting in on top-level meetings.
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Hwy 98 Garage
5.0 out of 5 stars All the details we wanted to know are there. Stop wondering. Buy the book.
Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2026
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Note the one bad review this book has was given on the exact same day the book was released, leading me to believe there is no way they read a 400 page book in a few hours. MAGA hates it, but Democracy lovers LOVE it. I'm not as eloquent a writer as I once was, so I will simply say this won't just be the book of the Year in America, the whole world is reading this book. Friends, to make sure they aren't revealed as enablers. The rest of the world, to figure how Trumps weak points and how to take him down.
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Austin Transplant
5.0 out of 5 stars The Cover is Trump Garish Gold
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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While I have not had time to read the actual book yet (it arrived today), I did watch the engaging interview conducted by John Stewart on The Daily Show with the authors. These two journalists (as well as one of my favorite interviewers) are talented, professional, pragmatic, and relentless, and instead of being derided by the president of the United States, they should be celebrated. I love the title, and the cover is Trump Garish Gold! What more could be wish for! Can't wait to read it.
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Marilyn Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding
Reviewed in the United States on 1 July 2026
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This book is truly a masterpiece on the backstories that we only hear what is reported for the masses. This gives a peek into a distressing time, a man, driven by ego using corruption like anyone else would use their integrity. Stunning portrayal of a sad state of our union. And, of the man and his enablers in the Cabinet and in the Congress should be held accountable for all of the grifting of America. Shame on all of them. Thank you to the brave journalists and their contacts to get this regimes work documented.
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Kyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!
Reviewed in the United States on 5 July 2026
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Amazing read! Really dives into the mind set and craziness that is the current Trump administration’s second term in office. These journalists really got in depth and in deep with some of the key players which really gives you a fascinating perspective…also a scary perspective. What is America coming to?!?!….happy 250th
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Polymath
3.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting but Pervasive Partisan Bias
Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2026
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I was enticed by some of the published snippets- eg the funny/frightening one in the Epilogue about the “historian” cited to the authors by Trump who had written that Trump was the most powerful leader ever and the historian turned out to be Gary Player’s caddy!
The authors did a great job of amassing interesting insider information like this.
BUT the authors’ strong cognitive bias in favor of what I would call the accepted NYTimes narrative somewhat spoiled the book for me because it made me question what they left out in service of their preferred narrative, either deliberately or through strong cognitive bias.
Virtually every action of Trump (and many of his advisors) is portrayed in the worst possible light with scarcely a mention of any other interpretations or context that could possibly put them in a different light.
I could give many examples but I’ll give two which are representative.
1. The authors discuss some of Trump’s more questionable pardons and his cavalier comments about the pardons without mentioning the flood of pardons under Biden, the auto-pen pardons etc or going back a few years Clinton’s egregious pardon of Marc Rich. The authors strongly imply that Trump broke a previously sacrosanct presidential tradition.
2. Trump’s convictions for fraud for overstating the value of assets on a fully repaid bank loan was treated as a serious apolitical trial based on well substantiated facts (the judge accepting a ludicrous $18M valuation of Mar-a-Lago was not mentioned). Trump’s complaining about this and related matters is treated as just more typical Trump BS. In fact respected non-partisan observers eg eminent law Professor Turley have written that this trial was a farce that never should have happened.
So when you read sections like these you have to wonder about the reliability of the authors’ accounts of other more significant, far less public matters, e.g., discussions of Trump’s team leading up to latest Iran war.
And this is a shame because the book had the potential to be not just an interesting but an important book.
As it stands it will likely just be viewed through partisan lenses.
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J A Blecher
4.0 out of 5 stars interesting
Reviewed in the United States on 30 June 2026
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I never doubted Trump’s dangerous, egotistical persona. Details were laid out well. In the end, my opinions were validated. Am very sad we have had this person as our leader. Can’t think of one redeeming quality. Did I learn anything? Only he is worse than thought. He does seem to win at everything with no consequence. Was a little surprised at portrait of Vance. He actually scares me more than Trump. Hypocritical Christian who sold his soul to power.
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John Bordeaux
5.0 out of 5 stars History in real time
Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2026
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This surpasses the usual real-time journalism evidenced by Woodward - this tome will stand the test of time. Generations will learn about the absurd and dangerous times we brought upon ourselves from this tireless accounting of the most dangerous administration in U.S. history.
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Gregory Opritza
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible read
Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2026
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Astounding inside view of this wild time in history. Very readable and engrossing. Highly recommend. Anyone with an interest in the events of the Trump administration should read it.
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KLQ
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on 3 July 2026
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I have just started this book but find it riveting and very detailed. It is an interesting read and much different than other books about our president and his administration.
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Trojan 75
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!
Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2026
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Fabulous reading on what REALLY happens behind closed doors in WDC! Reading of this book makes me anxious for the mid-term elections to start. Excellent reporting...ordered the first day.
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Julie A. Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars Clarifying
Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2026
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You know all those news stories that felt like you were being shot with a fire hose? Now you have a look at all the players, the attitudes and situations leading up to the events, and it all comes together. Trump is still a chaos agent flying by the seat of his pants but Haberman and Swan give us a framework to understand what we have been living through. This is an important book and a great read.
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John Ford
5.0 out of 5 stars Left wanting more
Reviewed in the United States on 30 June 2026
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There were chapters in this book that were frighteningly detailed.
And there were many parts that had been previously reported so not earth shattering news. I’ll give it a 5 because the reporting is excellent. But I was left wanting for more details that weren’t common knowledge from previous reports.
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NJST
5.0 out of 5 stars Revelation 47
Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2026
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Great read! Thanks to the brave authors for shining a light on the dangerous dark forces currently at work in the White House. God help us all.
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Dexters Dog Parlor
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced.holds interest
Reviewed in the United States on 30 June 2026
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Book gives great insight into the inner office and helps one to learn names of key people..As a forever Trumper, i smugly enjoyed it.
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J
5.0 out of 5 stars Seems accurate, can't wait for the sequel!
Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2026
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Got the audible version, seems accurate if you know how narcissists tick, and if you were following the news... can't wait for the sequel!
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Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book/Bad Amazon
Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2026
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Great book but buying books at Amazon is not only awful because you hurt book stores (I only buy books on Amazon that are hard to get or sold out at store) but bc the books always arrive with a problem! Some of them come already read, some arrive damaged, and this one arrived with a torn up dust jacket. Going to go to a bookstore from now on and preorder them there! Stars rating is bc of the book itself.
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Craig Brewer
5.0 out of 5 stars Fills In “Between the Lines”
Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2026
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Excellent rounding out of the reported “news” with revealing the actors involved with specific events and their personal involvement or, capitulation.
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Eagl/t2
4.0 out of 5 stars Will they ban this book?
Reviewed in the United States on 30 June 2026
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You can’t make this stuff up. If you did no one would believe you!
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5.0 out of 5 stars an exasperating view of pres djt
Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2026
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unbelievably great insight to a corrupt administration. Well written and an easy read (although sickening)
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J. Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars Incomparable reporting. A masterpiece.
Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2026
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The authors give us a seat in the room where a distracted, charming manchild holds court over intimidated acolytes in the pursuit of retribution, acquisition and self-glorification. His consistent disinterest in domestic concerns of the electorate, midterm consequences to his party loyalists, and ongoing policy failures, suggests a president willing and ready to take more risks.
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Brenda R. Moyer
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read.
Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2026
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We watch the news most of the day so the first 1/3 -1/2 of the book was not informative to me. The rest was excellent.
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sharon donnelly
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on 5 July 2026
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LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
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Deborah
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Reporting!
Reviewed in the United States on 30 June 2026
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Excellent! Wonderful insight and reporting by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. Thank G-d we have them to do this for the rest of us!
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Good quality product and good price.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality product
Reviewed in the United States on 1 July 2026
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Good quality product and good price
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Whimzy66
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting reading
Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2026
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Was the book I wanted to read and it came very fast
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Ric Trigueiro
5.0 out of 5 stars Trump
Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2026
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Come on ,look at the authors, enough said!!
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Portsmouth NH resident
5.0 out of 5 stars Most important book ever!
Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2026
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Astonishing revelations! Crooked president! Horrifying accusations!
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Susanna Dubler
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Reporting
Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2026
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Outstanding.
Shocking and clear to the point.
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Patricia Jensen
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as advertised
Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2026
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exactly as advertised and arrived in a timely fashion
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carlos rodriguez
5.0 out of 5 stars What a read!!!
Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2026
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This book is a must read!!
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DBower
5.0 out of 5 stars Wish it was satire
Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2026
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Best satire , wait, what?
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5.0 out of 5 stars There is no angle to information. Just “telling it” like it was/is.
Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2026
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Terrific read! One has noted the major outlines of reporting, but behind the scenes writing brings information into perspective.
The writing is A+!
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Linda K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great title for this book!
Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2026
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Can't wait to read!
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Robin
5.0 out of 5 stars The qoutations
Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2026
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Exceptional Writing
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Todd Waladkewics
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth
Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2026
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A++++
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Roro
5.0 out of 5 stars Delivered on time
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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I like the review that was given on one of the TV shows
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JayefromJersey
5.0 out of 5 stars love it!
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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I could not wait to read this book! I knew it would be an interesting book to read. It explains so much about what is happening to our democracy. And well written.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well recieved 6.23.2026
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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I don't know why the president would hate it. After all, it has a gold cover and his name is on it. Unlike the Kennedy Center! Well written and well investigated. Considering this administration: if it seems outlandish, it probably happened.
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Frank Manfredi
5.0 out of 5 stars A Recap of the last 14 Months of Trump 2.0
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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If I had to describe this book in one word, that word would be brilliant! I have finished about 250 pages, and the book reads as an exciting novel. The writing is clear, concise, and the subject matter at times frightening.
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Scott R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very revealing and great writing.
Reviewed in the United States on 30 June 2026
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Great book.
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Lions Fan
5.0 out of 5 stars Unvarnished look at the gilded administration
Reviewed in the United States on 25 June 2026
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For people decrying that this book is one sided, I have one thing to say to you: the truth is not multi-faceted. Corruption and incompetence don’t need additional perspectives.
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diane luyken
5.0 out of 5 stars Most vapid, thoughtless and incompetent POTUS.
Reviewed in the United States on 25 June 2026
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What a GREAT read! Couldn't put it down. These writers made common sense observations of the man we have known him to be all along.
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Lindsey Herrin
5.0 out of 5 stars Actual reader
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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Anything to get better ratings than that couch living James Bowmen BS trash he wrote! Oh and EXPOSING the absolute corruption in this gvmnt is astounding!
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Idiots everywhere
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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Excellent summation of all things trump. Well researched. Very well written. Informative, factual. Highly recommended.
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gammyjill
5.0 out of 5 stars “
Reviewed in the United States on 23 June 2026
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Maggie Haberman’s, known as the New York Times “Trump whisperer” was the recipient of a whole lot of secrets which she and fellow NYT reporter Jonathan Swan published in their new book, “Regime Change”.
Their book is filled with facts, secret conversations, and other “whispers” that will interest most readers, regardless of political outlook.
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Katers
5.0 out of 5 stars Important reporting
Reviewed in the United States on 23 June 2026
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An excellent book by Haberman and Swan. I hope this book gets passed around all summer so more people can get exposure to the megalomaniac in the White House. Not enough people are paying attention.
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PrincessBride
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece!
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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Impeccable reporting. An absolute masterpiece for the ages.
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khoi
5.0 out of 5 stars Already out of stock
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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Just received it. Beautiful book.
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Delta D.
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing. Granular detail added to well-known facts, but I learnt very little of significance.
Reviewed in the United States on 1 July 2026
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Trump's second term has, I suspect, been the subject of greater scrutiny than that of any other president.
This book provides a lot of granular detail on issues which have been covered extensively in earlier journalism. Who sat next to whom in the Netanyahu meeting may validate the authenticity of the coverage, but is of little benefit to the analysis.
I persevered through to the end of book, but I wish I had given up earlier.
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The Angry Aardvark
3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected
Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2026
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I expected a book that would bring clarity. It did no more than rehash what I have already read.
No offense to the authors is intended.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing more than a salacious timeline
Reviewed in the United States on 25 June 2026
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I am a Haberman fan all day long. But: at the the end of the day: it just a 400 page timeline. And occasionally, some new, salacious bits thrown in. Glad I got it on Prime Day for $16. Best part about it was Maggie walking out on The Daily Show in her red heels.
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1.0 out of 5 stars The authors can't help revealing their prejudices.
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2026
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If you are not hardcore left, not hardcore right.... And long for the days when you couldn't see the author's personal views in their reporting.... Skip this one. Trump haters will probably love this and unconditional defenders will hate it. I know of the author and mostly ignore political books but bought this book to get some supposedly behind the scenes facts about who thought what in the decision processes at the top of the government. I couldn't even get through the forwards without tripping over numerous disparaging adjectives and innuendo, presented with one side only.I guess I should be thankful the biases were displayed so blatantly up front. I am so disappointed. I wanted to believe the 'old' reputation NY Times reporters had.... When you could read an article twice and never deduce the author's politics. The funny thing tho is in the forwards you can see they view themselves as facts only reporters.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was looking for
Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2026
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Wish I knew how sharp the tone of this book is... wouldn't have bought it. Doesn't take more than a few sentences to figure out who the authors like, and who they don't.
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<정권 교체: 도널드 트럼프의 제국적 대통령제 내막> 요약 평론
1. 서론: 제국적 대통령의 탄생과 체제 변혁
뉴욕타임스의 베테랑 백악관 출입 기자 매기 하버먼과 조나단 스완이 공동 집필한 <정권 교체: 도널드 트럼프의 제국적 대통령제 내막>은 도널드 트럼프의 두 번째 임기 첫해를 집요하게 추적한 정치 저널리즘의 결정판이다. 이 책은 단순한 폭로성 보고서를 넘어, 미국 헌법 체제가 규정한 권력 분립과 견제 장치가 어떻게 한 개인의 권력 의지 앞에서 무력화될 수 있는지를 보여주는 실시간 역사 기록이다. 저자들은 트럼프의 두 번째 임기가 첫 번째 임기와 결정적으로 다른 지점을 집어낸다. 그것은 바로 제동 장치의 소멸이다. 과거 트럼프의 독단을 가로막았던 군 장성들(‘어른들의 축제’)과 법적 한계를 경고하던 엘리트 관료들은 사라졌고, 그 자리를 충성파와 현실 타협적인 법률가들이 채웠다. 저자들은 이를 미국 내부에서 일어난 사실상의 ‘정권 교체(Regime Change)’이자, 현대적 의미의 ‘제국적 대통령제’의 완성으로 규정한다.
2. 핵심 요약: 제2기 트럼프 행정부의 가동 원리
본서는 수백 건의 내부 인터뷰와 상황실(Situation Room), 집무실의 비밀 회의 기록을 바탕으로 트럼프 2기의 핵심 축을 세 가지로 요약한다.
제약 없는 권력과 제도적 무력화: 1기 시절 트럼프를 제어하려 했던 관료 집단은 완전히 해체되었다. 법원의 명령은 공공연히 무시되거나 우회되며, 의회의 예산권과 상원 인준권 역시 행정 명령과 직무 대행 체제를 통해 무력화된다.
보복의 도구로 전락한 사법 기구: 법무부는 더 이상 독립적 사법 기관이 아닌, 대통령의 정적을 처벌하고 개인적 원한을 갚는 ‘보복의 대리인’으로 기능한다. 저자들은 트럼프가 자신을 향했던 수많은 기소와 유죄 판결, 암살 시도와 망명에 가까운 정치적 공백기를 거치며 약화된 것이 아니라, 오히려 맹렬한 복수심과 면책 특권을 확신하는 괴물로 진화했음을 증명한다.
본능에 의존하는 대외 정책과 시장 변동: 국가안보회의(NSC)나 정교한 외교 채널 대신 트럼프 개인의 본능과 이해타산이 글로벌 시장을 흔들고 중동의 새로운 군사적 긴장을 촉발하며, 동맹국 수장들의 지위를 위협하는 과정을 생생하게 묘사한다. 국경 봉쇄와 내륙 도시로의 주방위군 투입 등은 더 이상 수사가 아닌 현실의 정책으로 집행된다.
3. 평론: 사리사욕의 극대화와 민주주의의 회색지대
이 책이 지닌 가장 큰 미덕은 트럼프라는 인물을 괴물화하거나 희화화하는 쉬운 길을 택하지 않는다는 점이다. 하버먼과 스완은 냉철하고 객관적인 시각을 유지하며, 트럼프가 권력을 사용하는 구체적인 메커니즘을 해부한다. 특히 저자들이 주목한 역설은 트럼프가 자신에게 가해진 사법적 압박과 정치적 위기를 오히려 자신의 권력을 강화하는 서사로 흡수했다는 점이다. 그는 기소와 유죄 판결을 ‘기득권 카르텔의 박해’로 둔갑시켜 지지층을 결집했고, 이를 통해 획득한 초법적 정당성을 바탕으로 백악관을 자신의 거대한 수익 모델이자 사적 보복 기구로 전환하는 데 성공했다.
그러나 이 책은 취재의 한계와 저널리즘의 딜레마 역시 동시에 드러낸다. 저자들은 권력의 심장부에서 벌어지는 일들을 놀라운 디테일로 복원해 냈지만, 트럼프의 건강 문제나 가장 깊숙한 은밀한 영역에 대해서는 여전히 철통같은 보안 벽에 부딪혔음을 고백한다. 예컨대 트럼프가 자신의 신체적 약함을 극도로 숨기려 하는 성향과 참모들의 조직적 은폐로 인해, 80세에 접어든 대통령의 직무 수행 능력에 대한 본질적인 평가는 장막 뒤에 가려져 있다.
결론적으로 <정권 교체>는 트럼프 개인에 대한 비판을 넘어, 미국 민주주의 시스템의 취약성을 고발하는 엄중한 경고장이다. 견제와 균형이라는 250년 된 헌법적 가치가 통치자의 ‘수치심 결여’와 ‘제도적 파괴 의지’ 앞에서 얼마나 쉽게 무너질 수 있는지를 보여준다. 저자들은 독자에게 묻는다. 시스템이 인간을 통제하지 못하고, 인간이 시스템을 완전히 장악했을 때 그것을 여전히 민주주의라고 부를 수 있는가? 이 책은 미국 정치의 현재를 기록한 저널리즘의 승리이자, 미래의 붕괴를 예견한 어두운 묵시록이다.
궁금하셨던 책의 핵심 내용과 비판적 시각을 정리해 드렸습니다. 혹시 이 책에서 다뤄진 구체적인 사건이나 트럼프 2기의 특정 정책에 대해 더 자세히 알고 싶으신 부분이 있으신가요?
이 책의 공동 저자인 매기 하버먼과 조나단 스완이 직접 출연하여 제2기 트럼프 백악관 내부의 무제한적인 권력과 헌법적 제약의 소멸에 대해 상세히 증언하는
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