I Alone Can Fix It

By Carol Leonnig & Philip Rucker

I Alone Can Fix It - Carol Leonnig & Philip Rucker
  • Release Date: 2021-07-20
  • Genre: Political Science
Score: 4
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From 697 Ratings

Description

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller | A Washington Post Notable Book | One of NPR's Best Books of 2021

The definitive behind-the-scenes story of Trump's final year in office, by Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig, the Pulitzer-Prize winning reporters and authors of A Very Stable Genius.

“Chilling.” – Anderson Cooper
“Jaw-dropping.” – John Berman
“Shocking.” – John Heilemann
“Explosive.” – Hallie Jackson
“Blockbuster new reporting.” – Nicolle Wallace 
“Bracing new revelations.” – Brian Williams
“Bombshell reporting.” – David Muir


The true story of what took place in Donald Trump’s White House during a disastrous 2020 has never before been told in full. What was really going on around the president, as the government failed to contain the coronavirus and over half a million Americans perished? Who was influencing Trump after he refused to concede an election he had clearly lost and spread lies about election fraud? To answer these questions, Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig reveal a dysfunctional and bumbling presidency’s inner workings in unprecedented, stunning detail.
 
Focused on Trump and the key players around him—the doctors, generals, senior advisers, and Trump family members— Rucker and Leonnig provide a forensic account of the most devastating year in a presidency like no other. Their sources were in the room as time and time again Trump put his personal gain ahead of the good of the country. These witnesses to history tell the story of him longing to deploy the military to the streets of American cities to crush the protest movement in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, all to bolster his image of strength ahead of the election. These sources saw firsthand his refusal to take the threat of the coronavirus seriously—even to the point of allowing himself and those around him to be infected. This is a story of a nation sabotaged—economically, medically, and politically—by its own leader, culminating with a groundbreaking, minute-by-minute account of  exactly what went on in the Capitol building on January 6, as Trump’s supporters so easily breached the most sacred halls of American democracy, and how the president reacted. With unparalleled access, Rucker and Leonnig explain and expose exactly who enabled—and who foiled—Trump as he sought desperately to cling to power.
 
A classic and heart-racing work of investigative reporting, this book is destined to be read and studied by citizens and historians alike for decades to come.

Reviews

  • Comprehensive reporting

    5
    By Marc from Bala
    You may think you’ve read it all about the dysfunction in the former guys’s White House, but this book really peels back the layers and repeatedly shows just how close we came to the brink under that administration.
  • JFC

    5
    By mullagutherum
    An unnerving but important read…May his legacy end asap!
  • It’s Nothing But Truthful and Factual

    5
    By PhoenixPhantomRise
    Once I started reading this book, I read nothing but the truth and facts about TFG’s awful last year of being President, and I am so glad that I bought the ebook version after seeing a hardback version of this at my college bookstore. I recommend reading this book! Nothing but truth and facts!
  • Yikes, it was bad.

    1
    By GREGLIKEWHOA
    Yeah, misinformation like crazy. Insanity how these people make money by spreading inaccuracies and getting away with it. Sad times.
  • Good read

    4
    By ishe4rl
    Entertrumping……this guy…WOW
  • I Alone Can Fix It

    5
    By vRoc33
    What a chilling and tragic look back at the last year of this administration. Very well documented and written. Buckle up and get ready. Great book..
  • I alone can fix this

    5
    By crackkitty
    A disturbing look at a President who couldn’t accept a reality that was at odds with his ego. I was very impressed with the behind the scenes efforts of Military leaders, Government officials and some White House aides to honor the Constitution.
  • Just finished… AWESOME!

    5
    By robmattson
    We listened to this book during our road trip across America, and it did not disappoint. Every single page is comprised of the most thorough sourcing of insiders I’ve ever seen (heard). Every single page comes from those closest to 45, the ones he endorsed and endorses. Every single page comes from those in the highest levels of our government, and even Trump himself. Every single page… Filled with endless, objective and unimpeachable truths about the person we elected to lead our nation, not destroy it. This book is not just modern non-fiction. It’s history in the context of us.
  • Insight can be painful and freeing

    5
    By auntie beans
    It gave me more insight into the last four years in the US, in a tangential but connected way to “Too Much And Never Enough.” Didn’t make me the least bit sympathetic to either Trump or Cohen, but it made me understand why things were the way they were, how Trump utterly ruins almost everything he touches. I’ll notice more — as I think we all will — if another tries to take his place.
  • Lies

    1
    By T_ray27
    This book has many factual inaccuracies, people like this is why we are so divided today. It's just a matter of time before misinforming a nation catches up with you. More people than I ever imagined is waking up to the fact that we have been lied to for years and they are mad, rightfully so.