Kemp, Brian, 320
Kennan, George, 136
Kennedy, Robert, 346
Kennedy assassination, 154
Khamenei, Ayatollah, 195
Khan Niazi, Imran Ahmed, 246
Khashoggi, Jamal, 226–27
Kim, Andy, 40–43, 89, 93, 94–95, 98–100, 101
Kim, Tony, 102
Kim Dong Chul, 102
Kim Hak Song, 102
Kim Jong Il, 92
Kim Jong Un. See also North Korea agreement/negotiations to meet with Trump, 91–102, 106
character of, Trump on, 183–84
correspondence between Trump and, 106–7, 171–74, 176–78, 179–81, 188, 222–23, 321, 388, Plate 14a
“Little Rocket Man,” Trump’s use of, 79, 83
meetings between Trump and, 106–11, 174–76, 177–79, 182–83, 185, 186, 191–93
Obama and, 191
pictures of Trump with, 174, 179, 182, 183, 184, 186, 188, 192, 194, Plate 14a
policy decisions regarding, 39, 40, 41–42
Pompeo meeting with, 93, 94, 96, 98–100, 101, Plate 8a
public disappearance/reemergence of, 321–22
relationship with Trump, 79–80, 81–82, 88–94, 106–11, 171–81, 193, 194, 222–23, 321–22, 388
South Korea, relationship with, 90–91
uncle killed by, 91, 184
Kim Myong Gil, 321
Kim Yo Jong, 101
Kim Yong Chol, 99, 101, 174
Kirkland & Ellis, 60
Kissinger, Henry, 222, 302
Klobuchar, Amy, 222
Korean War, 172
Kudlow, Larry, 292
Kurds, 137–40
Kushner, Jared Bolsonaro and, 275
border wall with Mexico, construction of, 264–66
on controversy elevating message, 259, 288
on COVID-19, 254, 277, 280, 281, 282, 289–90, 292–93, 302, 326–29
on criminal justice reform, 145–46, 329, 351
Fauci on, 354
image of, Plate 11a
Israeli/Palestinian conflict and, 64–66
Jerusalem, moving American embassy to, 329
Kelly and, 144
Mattis and, 2, 247
media, on Trump’s management of, 256, 260, 263, Plate 11a
NAFTA replacement (USMCA) and, 421
position in Trump White House, 64, 388
on reelection campaign, 145, 254, 259–60, 269, 270, 377–79, 381
security clearance issues, 144
at St. John’s Church photo-op, 338
Tillerson and, 6, 7
tree-planting initiative and, 277
on Trump presidency, 328–29, 377–79
on Trump’s character, 145–47, 256–59, 261–64, 266, 387, Plate 11a
on White House team, 262–63
Kuwait, 124, 130
Lafayette, Marquis de, 124
Lafayette Square, Washington, DC, 337, 338, 340, 364
The Lancet, 230
Lane, Clifford, 250
Laufman, David, 46
“law and order president,” Trump as, 337–38, 340–45, 347–48, 351, Plate 8b
LBGTQ community, Civil Rights Act protections for, 369–70
Lebanon, 133
Lee, Mike, 145–46
Lejeune, John, 3
Leonnig, Carol, 221–22
Lewinsky, Monica, 20, 57, 58, 160, 191
Libya, 8–9, 20, 107
Lighthizer, Robert, 37, 421
Limbaugh, Rush, 239, 251
Lincoln, Abraham, 73, 358, 362, 375, 420
lockdowns. See quarantines, lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and shutdowns
Loomis, Carol J., 422
Lyons, Derek, 280
Ma Xiaowei, 230–31
MacArthur, Douglas, 133
Macron, Emmanuel, 291
Madison, James, 13, 342
Manafort, Paul, 164
Mao Zedong, 232
Mar-a-Lago, FL, 198, 249, 261, 274, 293
Marine Corps, xiv, 1–3, 17, 18, 32, 60, 73, 123, 127, 130, 133–34
Marine One, 84, 86, 87, 158
Marshall, George, 1, 13, 133
Marxists, 375
masks and mask-wearing, 217, 246, 297, 384. See also N95 respirator masks
Mattis, James on cancellation of South Korean war games, 109–10
Coats and, 69–70, 116, 150, 165–67
conflicts with Trump, 32–38, 79–89, 109–11, 132–33, 139–41, 247
on deaths of soldiers, 3, 21, 73, 127, 133–35, 166
four-star jobs, filling, 129–33
at Hoover Institution, 17
image of, Plate 4b
on ISIS, 137–41
Kushner on, 264
on Lafayette Square attacks on protesters, 339–40
“Mad Dog” as Trump’s nickname for, 4, 16, 404
at National Cathedral, Washington, DC, 71, 73, 74, 81, Plate 5
North Korea and, 35, 43, 71–81, 83, 86, 109–11, Plate 5
recruitment, confirmation, and swearing-in as secretary of defense, 1–5, 22–23
resignation of, 140–43, Plate 4b
Tillerson and, 16–23, 64, 96–97, 98
on Trump character, 72, 136–37, 387
Trump claiming to have fired, 143
Trump tweeting about, 340
Wei Fenghe and, 123–28
Mattis, Lucille, 5, 17
MBS (Mohammed bin Salman), 226–27
McAuliffe, Terry, 53
McCabe, Andrew, 51–54, 56–59, 61–63
McCabe, Jill, 53–54
McCain, John, 208–9, 350
McChrystal, Stanley, 135
McConnell, Mitch, 103, 146, 191, 332
McDaniel, Ronna, 269
McEnany, Kayleigh, 338, 353
McGahn, Don, 45, 47, 48, 50, 52, 61, 103–4
McMaster, H. R., 85, 87, 91, 95, 137
McRaven, Bill, 166
Meadows, Mark, 338, 352–53, 354
meatpacking plants, COVID-19 in, 302
Medeiros, Evan S., 92
media. See also specific outlets Bezos’s lack of interference with Post, 226, 228
COVID-19, Trump’s news conferences/press briefings on, 286–87, 299, 303, 312, 317, 320, 384–85
“fake news,” 222, 248–49, 294, 300, 365, 387
Fauci’s TV appearances limited by White House press secretary, 353
impeachment, Trump’s view of media obsession with, 225, 313
Kushner on Trump’s management of, 256, 260, 263, Plate 11a
news cycles in, 377–78
Trump’s views on/relationship with, 158–59, 179, 192, 206, 222, 225–26, 228, 248–49, 250, 294, 300, 312, 342, 365, 370, 379, 387, 388
Tulsa, Oklahoma rally and, 365
on West Point graduation speech and podium exit, 370
MELs (Mobile Erector Launches), 72
MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), 217
Messonnier, Nancy, 251–52
Mexico, 64, 131–32, 145, 225, 264, 329, 374, 421
Middle East, 11, 33, 64, 81, 124, 130, 196, 217, 227, 251, 332. See also specific countries
Miller, Katie, 325
Miller, Stephen, 48, 354
Milley, Mark, 131–32, 338
minorities. See protests against police brutality and racial inequality; race/racism
Mirani, Viraj, 169
Mitchell, Andrea, 114
Mnuchin, Steve, 137, 263, 277, 280, 281, 319, Plate 13a
Moderna, 219, 330
Modi, Narendra, 248
Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), 226–27
Mohammed bin Zayed, 11
Monroe, James, 13
Moon Jae In, 80, 85, 90, 92, 107
Mount Rushmore speech, 374–75
Mount Vernon, 123–27
Mueller, Robert. See also Russia investigation appointment as special counsel, 60–63
Barr letter, complaints about, 159
cautious approach of, 153–56
Coats resignation attempt and upcoming report of, 151, 152
image of, Plate 9
report issued by, 154–59, 161, 163–64, Plate 9
Rosenstein and, 153
testimony before Congress, 163–64, 207
Trump’s attacks on, 103–5, 153–54, 162, 313
Trump’s belief in prejudice of, 62, 104
Mulvaney, Mick, 36, 197, 236, 266–67, Plate 16
Muslim travel ban, 32–33
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (U.S./Ukraine), 202
N95 respirator masks, 219, 292–93, 302
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), 36, 421
NAFTA replacement (USMCA), 145, 225, 421
Nakasone, Paul, 116
NASA, 340
National Cathedral, Washington, DC, 71, 73, 74, 81, Plate 5
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 68
National Governors Association, 243
National Guard, 338, 339, 340
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 211
National Intelligence Strategy, 148–49
National Nuclear Security Administration, 186
NATO (North American Treaty Organization), 2–3, 81, 131–32, 140, 142, 186
Navarro, Peter, 37
Navy, 11, 20, 30, 77, 125, 130, 166
NBC News, 56, 114
NCAA, 278–79
Netanyahu, Benjamin, 65–66
Never Trumpers, 7
New England Journal of Medicine, 235
New York, COVID-19 in, 253, 277, 279, 290, 298–99, 306
New York Times, 51, 55, 58, 98, 105, 112, 131, 159, 169, 179, 221, 222, 228, 231, 237, 275, 279, 320, 342, 344
New Yorker, 390
Newsmax, 150
Newsom, Gavin, 284
NIH (National Institutes of Health), 274, 304
Nimitz, Chester W., 133
9/11, 3, 27, 110, 121, 260, 314
Nixon, Richard, 17, 47, 57, 124, 160, 186, 199, 203, 204, 222, 228, 307, 346, 348, 382, 382, 386
Noonan, Peggy, 257, 278
North Korea. See also Kim Jong Un “Christmas gift” threatened by, 191, 321
Coats on, 148
COVID-19 in, 246, 295, 321–22
economic sanctions on, 40, 72, 92, 175
joint American/South Korean military exercises, objections to, 108–10, 180
JSA/DMZ, 86–88, 177–79, 183
Mattis’s concerns about, 35, 43, 71–81, 83, 86, 109–11, Plate 5
nuclear weapons and missile testing, 39, 71–82, 89–90, 109, 148, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 185, 191–93, 321, 322, Plate 8a
prisoner-of-war remains from, 171
release of American prisoners by, 101–2
shutting of border with China, 246
South Korea and, 75–76, 77, 78, 80, 83–86, 90–91, 99, 107, 108, 109, 180, 322
Trump’s policy on, 39–43, 72–73
NorthCom, 77
novel coronavirus. See COVID-19 pandemic
NSA (National Security Agency), 27, 30, 60, 116
NSC (National Security Council), xiv, 20, 21, 33, 39, 47, 69, 80, 88, 115, 120, 215, 279–80, 288–89, 314
nuclear weapons China and, 123
Hiroshima bomb, 79
Iran nuclear deal, 2, 121, 149, 405
Mohammed bin Zayed on, 11
North Korea and, 39, 71–82, 89–90, 109, 148, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 185, 191–93, 321, 322, Plate 8a
Russia and, 9, 114
secret new American weapons system, 185–86, 223, Plate 16
Nunes, Devin, 119–20
Obama, Barack Afghanistan war and, 135
Black community and, 361
China/Xi Jinping and, 125
COVID-19, Trump blaming for, 284, 288–89
DACA and, 348
division under, Trump’s claims about, 358
executive orders issued by, 229
improper unmasking of intelligence reports, accused of, 119
Iraq war and, 140, 141
judicial appointments under, 209, 228, 332
Kim Jong Un and, 191
Mattis and, 2, 134, 143
middle name Hussein, Trump’s use of, 187
on North Korea, 39, 41, 109
pandemic response document, 288–89
Putin and, 8–10
Russia investigation, Trump’s effort to investigate, 347
stock market under, 279, 373
on Syria, 9, 139
Tillerson and, 8
Trump determined to overturn legacy of, 32, 229
Trump on illegal acts of administration under, 61
Trump’s opinion of, 187
Twitter following of, 247
Woodward interviewing, 188
Obrador, Andrés Manuel López, 374
O’Brien, Robert Bolsonaro and, 274, 275
on China, 231–32, 333–34
COVID-19 and, xiii–xiv, xvii–xix, 215, 216, 230, 231–32, 236, 237, 241, 275, 276, 277, 279–80, 292, 325, 333–34
image of, Plate 4a
at St. John’s Church photo-op, 338
obstruction of justice charges in impeachment of Trump, 190, 239
in Russia investigation, 155, 160, 161
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria, 207
Olympic Games, 90
“One China” policy, 261–62
Operation Desert Fox, 20–21
Operation Neptune Spear, 166
Operation Warp Speed, 330, 356
OPLAN 5015 and OPLAN 5027, 74
Pakistan, 246
Palestinians, 64–67
pandemic. See COVID-19
Panetta, Leon, 22
Parly, Florence, 138
Parscale, Brad, 254, 268–72, 274, 349, 379
partisan atmosphere in Washington, 2, 59, 190, 208–10, 229, 339, 389
Paycheck Protection Program, 301
PDB (President’s Daily Brief), xiii, 29, 112, 121, 149, 230, 233, 260, 325
Pearl Harbor, 221–22, 391
Pelosi, Nancy, 184, 188, 239
Peltz, Nelson, 198
Pence, Karen, 24
Pence, Mike Asian countries, tour of, 90
Coats and, 24–25, 26–30, 70, 152
COVID-19 and, 252, 280, 286, 287, 289, 292, Plate 16
Fauci and, 354
images of, Plate 13a, Plate 16
intelligence agencies, relationship with, 30
Mattis and, 1, 2, 33
Miller as press spokesperson for, 325
presidency, decision not to run for, 25
on staying the course, 70, 152
Tillerson and, 6
U.S. restrictions on Chinese travelers and, 233–34
vice-presidency, selection for, 25
as White House Coronavirus Task Force leader, 252, Plate 16
PEOC (Presidential Emergency Operations Center/White House bunker), 342–43
Perry, William, 19
PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization), 67
police. See also protests against police brutality and racial inequality “defund the police” movement, 347, 348
Graham’s ideas on police reform, 348–51
polls and approval ratings, 222, 223, 248–49, 259–60, 307, 328, 362, 370, 376, 378, 379
Pompeo, Mike appointment as secretary of state, 96
COVID-19 and, 302
efforts to present facts to Trump by, 137
image of, Plate 8a
ISIS and, 138
Kim Jong Un/North Korea and, 93, 94, 96, 98–100, 101, 171, 176, 322, Plate 8a
Mattis and, 133
Milley recommended as Joint Chief chairman by, 132
nomination as CIA director, 40
North Korea and, 40–42, 93, 94, 96, 98–100, 101
relationship with Trump, 120–21
on Russian security threat, 112
Tillerson and, 93
Porter, Rob, 62
Pottinger, Matt on
China as U.S. national security threat, 231–32, 291, 292, 355
COVID-19 and, xiv–xvi, xviii, 215, 216, 220, 230, 231–33, 236, 237, 241, 242, 246, 277, 279–80, 291, 292, 355, Plate 4a
Fauci on, 355
image of, Plate 4a
North Korea and, 39, 41, 91
on Trump’s speech to South Korean National Assembly, 88
Powell, Colin, 129–30
PPE (personal protective equipment) shortages, 300, 313, 334
presidential election (2016), 162–63, 187, 222, 259, 269, 347, 357, 358, 371–72, 378. See also Russia investigation
presidential election (2020). See reelection campaign
Presidential Medal of Freedom, 239
presidential powers Barr’s view of, 154
to fire officials, 46–47, 51, 52, 249
increase in, 388
Trump’s view of, 201, 202, 204, 205, 249–50, 312, 383–84
press. See media
Priebus, Reince, 7, 13, 35–36, 47, 258
pro-life supporters, 27–28
protests against police brutality and racial inequality Andrew Jackson statue, Lafayette Square, efforts to tear down, 364
Bible, Trump’s use of, 338, 339, 342, 346, 351
“defund the police” movement, 347, 348
Democrats/radical left associated by Trump with, 340, 341, 357–58
denigration of protesters by Trump, 341, 343–44, 365–67, 375
“domination” of protesters, Trump’s strategy of, 336–38
Floyd, torture and killing of, 336, 337, 340, 346, 351, 362, 374
Graham on Trump’s response to, 346–51, Plate 8b
helicopters used to disperse protesters, 339
Lafayette Square police attacks and St. John’s Church photo-op, 336–40, 341–42, 346, 347, 351
“law and order president,” Trump positioning himself as, 337–38, 340–45, 347–48, 351, Plate 8b
National Guard, use of, 338, 339, 340
tear gas/pepper spray used against, 337, 338, 341, 364
Trump’s response to, 336–45
White House bunker, Trump retreating to, 342–43
white privilege, discussions between Trump and Woodward on, 358–63, 366–69
Putin, Vladimir on China, 318
image of, Plate 14b
interference in U.S. presidential election by, 44
meetings with Trump, 113, 114–15, 116, 154