Fear: Trump in the White House

But one hour later: David A. Fahrenthold, “Trump Recorded Having Extremely Lewd Conversation About Women in 2005,” The Washington Post, October 8, 2016.

“I expected it to be something”: Yahoo News Staff, “64 Hours in October: How One Weekend Blew Up the Rules of American Politics,” Yahoo News/Huffington Post, October 6, 2017.

Trump issued a brief statement: David A. Fahrenthold, “Trump Recorded Having Extremely Lewd Conversation About Women in 2005,” The Washington Post, October 8, 2016.

After midnight—and hours: “Transcript of Donald Trump’s Videotaped Apology,” The New York Times, October 8, 2016.

Just before 1 p.m., Pence: Yahoo News Staff, “64 Hours in October: How One Weekend Blew Up the Rules of American Politics,” Yahoo News/Huffington Post, October 6, 2017.

Two hours later, Melania Trump: Ibid.

At 3:40 p.m., Trump tweeted: Ibid.

Will you stay in the race?: Ibid.

Priebus, Christie, even the reliable: Brent Griffiths, “Trump Campaign Manager Reemerges to Show Support for GOP Nominee,” Politico, October 9, 2016; State of the Union transcript, CNN, October 9, 2016.

Giuliani gave, or tried: Meet the Press transcript, NBC, October 9, 2016.

The “transformational” presidential campaign: Fox News Sunday transcript, Fox News, October 9, 2016.

When CNN’s Jake Tapper

: State of the Union transcript, CNN, October 9, 2016.

He had pulled out every stop: This Week transcript, ABC, October 9, 2016.

CHAPTER 5

The information in this chapter comes primarily from multiple deep background interviews with firsthand sources.

The in-depth and wide-ranging 2017 Yahoo News/Huffington Post oral history project “64 Hours in October: How One Weekend Blew Up the Rules of American Politics” was a helpful resource throughout this chapter.

Giuliani had said twice: State of the Union transcript, CNN, October 9, 2016; Meet the Press transcript, NBC, October 9, 2016.

Just before 7:30 p.m.: Yahoo News Staff, “64 Hours in October: How One Weekend Blew Up the Rules of American Politics,”

Yahoo News/Huffington Post, October 6, 2017.

At 7:26, Trump tweeted: Ibid.

Early on, CNN’s Anderson Cooper: Presidential Debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, transcript, Commission on Presidential Debates, October 9, 2016.

They were using Pence well: Pence’s campaign appearances were recorded by the nonpartisan P2016: Race for the White House, http://www.p2016.org/trump/pencecal1116.html.

Two days before the election: Fox News Sunday transcript, Fox News, November 6, 2016.

“If we don’t win”: Donald J. Trump, “Remarks at J. S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina,” November 7, 2016. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=122536.

According to Clinton’s book: Hillary Clinton, What Happened

(New York: Simon & Schuster, 2017), p. 378.

The state was called: Lauren Easton, “Calling the Presidential Race State by State,” AP, https://blog.ap.org/behind-the-news/calling-the-presidential-race-state-by-state.

It was announced he had won: Ibid.

The AP called Wisconsin: Ibid.

“Now it’s time for Americans”: Donald J. Trump, “Remarks in New York City Accepting Election as the 45th President of the United States,” November 9, 2016. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=119495.

The president-elect dwelled: Ibid.

The press release listed: Donald J. Trump, “Press release—President-Elect Donald J. Trump Announces Senior White House Leadership Team,” November 13, 2016. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=119641.

CHAPTER 6

The information in this chapter comes primarily from multiple deep background interviews with firsthand sources.