Fear: Trump in the White House

Freedom Caucus, 43, 201

Gang of Eight briefings, 29, 62

Graham on state of, 101, 102

House Ethics Committee, 170

immigration, possible deal on, 317–23

immigration and, 186–87

Senate Armed Services Committee, 65, 99, 105, 255

tax reform and, 267, 291–93, 294, 295

Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), 322–23

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

Conway, Kellyanne, 16–18, 24–25, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 46, 54, 65, 236, 237, 261

Cook, Tim, 190

Cooper, Anderson, 39

Corke, Kevin, 243

Corker, Bob, 253

corrupt intent, as focus of Mueller investigation, 346, 350

Costa, Bob, xiii, xxii

Cotton, Tom, 286

Coulter, Ann, 284

Counterterrorism Pursuit Teams (CTPT), 123, 255

CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference), 322–23

Crane, Chris, 283

crowdsourcing by Trump, 231

CTPT (Counterterrorism Pursuit Teams), 123, 255

culture wars, 252

currency manipulation, 223

cyber attacks and cyber security, 92, 93, 97–98, 280, 339–40, 341

DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), 185–88, 267, 285, 317, 318, 319, 321

Daily Mail (United Kingdom), 145

DCLeaks, 28

debt ceiling, 58, 292

decision memos, xix, 143, 190, 201, 202, 262–63, 266, 287, 336

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), 185–88, 267, 285, 317, 318, 319, 321

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ; between North and South Korea), 94

Democratic National Committee (DNC), 28, 30, 327

Democratic National Convention, 24, 74, 301

Democrats. See also individual Democrats by name

donations by Trump to, 5

in Gang of Eight, 29, 62

Graham on bipartisanship, 103

on immigration, 217, 268, 317, 318, 319

Kushner and Ivanka described by Trump as, 144, 190

on Mueller investigation team, 169

tariffs and, 233

tax reform and, 291

Trump’s relationship to, 103

Virginia Democratic Party, 84

Deng, Wendi, 20

“deplorables,” 35, 355

Dereliction of Duty (McMaster), 86, 87, 117

DeStefano, Johnny, 132, 212

Deutsche Bank, records subpoenaed from, 326–27

Devos, Betsy, 123

Dimon, Jamie, 248

Diplomatic Reception Room (White House), 242

diversity lottery, 321

DMZ (Demilitarized Zone; between North and South Korea), 94

DNC (Democratic National Committee), 28, 30, 327

Dobbs, Lou, 284

domestic abuse allegations against Porter, 336

Donaldson, Annie, 198

donations to political parties/candidates by Trump, 5, 6

Donilon, Tom, and Donilon memo, 53

Donnelly, Sally, 195–96, 203

“dotard” remark of Kim Jong Un, 281

Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, 73

Dowd, Carole, 356

Dowd, John, 167–72, 173, 197–98, 199–201, 271, 324–33, 343–57

Dr. Strangelove (film), 301

Dreamers and DACA, 185–88, 267, 285, 317, 318, 319, 321

Duke, David, 246

Dunford, Joseph, 76, 77, 86, 99–100, 124, 132, 203, 222, 280, 302, 305, 306, 307, 308

Durbin, Dick, 185, 187, 188, 286, 318, 319–20

Earned Income Tax Credit, 293

economy. See also jobs; trade/trade deficits/trade agreements

autonomous vehicles, economic impact of, 58

Cohn’s initial meeting with Trump on, 55–60

conservative approach urged by Cohn, 274

financial crisis of 2008 (Great Recession), 137, 293

Graham on Trump’s success with, 316

of Russia, China, and U.S. compared, 298

of South Korea, 305

stock market, 194, 232, 242, 302, 334, 339

tariffs, effect of, 339

tax reform, increased economic growth as means of paying for, 291

U.S. as consumer-driven economy, 339

U.S. as trade-based economy, 56

World Economic Forum, Trump speech at (January 2018), 298–99

Egypt, release of U.S. charity worker imprisoned in, 324

El Salvador, immigrants from, 320

election campaign. See presidential election campaign

election night, 45–47

el-Sisi, Abdel Fattah, 324

emails

Clinton email investigations, 163, 172–73, 327, 331, 350

from DNC server, 28

from Podesta’s personal account, 30, 36

employment. See jobs

England. See United Kingdom

Espy, Mike, 351

Europe/European Union. See also specific countries

Brexit referendum, 78

case for free trade with, 220

Chinese intellectual property violations and, 272

economic growth rate in, 78

Iran, trade with, 221, 223

executive privilege and presidential testimony in Mueller investigation, 351

“Executive Time” for Trump, 266

F-22s, 178

Face the Nation (TV show), 302

Facebook, 33, 39, 190, 206

Facts and Fears (Clapper), 70

Fahrenthold, David, 29

fake news, concept of, 164, 311, 357

family reunification policy (chain immigration), 186–87, 268, 321

FBI. See Federal Bureau of Investigation

fear, as real power, xiii, 175, 275, 300

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

firing of Comey and, 162

intelligence standards, 63

Kushner financial records sought by, 163

Mueller as director, 168, 170

Russian meddling in election and, 27, 62–71, 83–85, 330

fighting/pushing back, Trump’s belief in, 166, 174, 175, 176

financial crisis of 2008 (Great Recession), 137, 293

Financial Times, 8, 251

Fire and Fury (Wolff), 297

FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act), 174

Flake, Jeff, 295

Flynn, Michael

Comey, firing of, 164

Comey on Trump asking him to drop investigation of, 164, 169–70, 173

lies and lying, 82, 198, 330, 345