Fear: Trump in the White House

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al-Abadi, Haider, 314

ABC, 32–35, 40, 340, 342

abortion, 24–25

Access Hollywood tape, 29–37, 39, 43

Afghanistan/Afghanistan War, 115–28, 254–60

Bannon and, 122–23, 124, 125, 126, 127, 195–96, 254

CIA and, 119, 123, 126, 255, 257–58

civilian scenario planning on, 313–14

decision on policy regarding, 254–60

enlisted soldiers, Trump’s meeting with, 123–24

Graham on, 121–22, 123, 126–28, 259, 316

Harvey on, 108, 109

as House of Broken Toys, 314

India on, 125

Kabul, extent of violence in, 311, 312

Mattis and, 50, 51, 123, 124, 125–26, 196, 256, 258, 260, 313

McMaster on, 117–21, 122, 123–26, 254, 255–56, 257, 258, 259, 260, 310–11, 314

mineral wealth of, 125, 309–11

MOP used in, 184

Nicholson on, 311–13

NSC meetings and strategizing, 117–21, 124–26, 254–60

under Obama, 116, 117–18, 120, 127, 128

poppy fields, 125

as quagmire, 229, 246

R4s (reinforce, realign, reconcile, and regionalize), 121, 123, 258

South Korea compared, 313

strategy in, 115–28, 221–22, 254–60

Taliban, 116, 118–19, 121–23, 125–27, 255, 258, 260, 311–13

Trump asking McEntee about, 231

Trump briefed on, 124–26

Trump’s desire to pull out of, 229–30, 314–15

Trump’s opposition to war, 115–16, 120, 314

“victory” in, 260, 311–13

AFL-CIO, 248

African countries, immigrants from, 320

agricultural products, trade in, 158–61, 220, 341

Ailes, Roger, 12–13

Air Force One, 145, 229, 234, 241, 259, 271, 279, 281, 352, 353

Airborne Early Warning aircraft, 184

al Qaeda, 51, 72–75, 108, 112, 116, 256, 257

al-Abadi, Haider, 314

al-Assad, Bashar, 131, 146–47, 149–53

Aliyev, Ilham, 309

Alliance for American Manufacturing, 248

aluminum tariffs, 223, 273, 277, 337

American Manufacturing Council, 247–48

antibiotics produced by China, 275

apologies

Access Hollywood tape and, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36

of Flynn for leading “Lock Her Up” chant, 60

of Graham for Republican majority, 101

Trump’s difficulties with making, 34, 242, 244, 249

Apple, 190

The Apprentice (TV show), 2

arms deals, 220

Article II powers of president, 326, 328, 350, 356

al-Assad, Bashar, 131, 146–47, 149–53

assassination ban, 181

assassination/replacement of Kim Jong Un, proposals regarding, 181–84, 282

The Atlantic, 339

Augusta National Golf Club, Masters Tournament at, 339

Australia

refugee agreement, 207

steel tariffs exemption for, 207–9

automotive industry, 58, 142, 175, 223, 276–77, 335

autonomous vehicles, economic impact of, 58

Azerbaijan, 309

B-2 stealth bombers, 178

Baier, Bret, 285

Baker, James A., III, 54

Baltics, Russia on war in, 132

Banana Republic, 136

bankruptcies of Trump, 274–75

Bannon, Steve (Stephen K.)

Access Hollywood tape and, 31–33, 34, 35, 37

Afghanistan War and, 122–23, 124, 125, 126, 127, 257, 259, 260

appearance and demeanor of, 8

Bossie and, making inquiries about Trump candidacy, 1–7

campaign strategy of, 25–26

Charlottesville, media view of Trump after, 253, 254

as “chief strategist,” 48

Christie and, 35, 37

Comey, firing of, 162, 163, 165

on election night, 45, 46, 47, 214–15

in final ten days of campaign, 43–44, 45

foreign policy, on lack of organizing principle for, 195–96

foreign policy, Pentagon lunch and Tank meeting on, 218–26

Graham and, 186–88

on immigration, 185–88, 267–68, 321

Kelly and, 253–54, 261

Kushner and Ivanka Trump, problems with, 144–45, 186

Mannafort, meeting with, 20–22

McMaster, appointment of, 86–87, 88, 89, 90

on Melania Trump, 32, 299

on Middle East, 297–98, 307

on military families, and Trump, 75

money for transition team and, 40–41, 42

Mueller investigation, testimony in, 352

on North Korea, 259

on Paris Climate Accord, 190, 191, 192

presidential campaign, takeover of, 8–16, 19–24

Priebus and, 48, 144, 145, 236–37

Priebus on, 236–37

resignation of, 254, 259, 267, 321

on Saudi Arabia, 114, 298

second presidential debate and, 38–39

Sessions, Trump’s attack on, 214–15

on Syrian air strike, 148, 149–50, 151

#TimesUp and #MeToo movements, 299–300

on trade/trade agreements/trade deficit, 140

on transgender troops, 201, 203

Trump, breakdown in relationship with, 190, 297–301

Trump presidency as viewed by, 297–300

White House staffing in transition period and, 51, 55

Yemen strike and, 72–73, 75

Bedminster, Trump National Golf Club at, 12, 51, 229, 238, 240, 248, 261

Beirut, bombing of Marine Barracks in (1983), 52

Bernanke, Ben, 233

Biden, Joe, 99, 122

bin Laden, Osama, 108, 116

bipartisanship, 99, 103, 217, 218

Blackwater (defense contractor), 122

Bloomberg, 199, 339

Blue Lightning, 279

Blue Room (White House), 104

Bolton, John, 87–88

Bortnikov, Alexander, 28

Bossert, Tom, 339–42

Bossie, David, 1–7, 40, 145

Boston bombers, 207

Brady, Kevin, 291, 292, 294

Brazile, Donna, 30

Breitbart News, 8, 9, 22, 39