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Peril

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Peril

by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa

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Published
September 21, 2021
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-13
978-1982182915

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On Political Wire 10 posts

  • Nov 23, 2021
    How Trump Repeatedly Duped the GOP Elites

    Amanda Carpenter reviews Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa:

  • Sep 29, 2021
    Barr Told Trump Voters Thought He Was an ‘Asshole’

    Then-Attorney General William Barr urged then-President Trump to change his image if he wanted to win re-election, according to Bob Woodward in a PBS interview about his book, Peril

  • Sep 20, 2021
    Top General Was Not ‘Going Rogue’

    Washington Post journalist Robert Costa said that Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley "was not going rogue" when told his Chinese counterpart that the U.S. would not launch a surprise attack, Axios reports.

  • Sep 18, 2021
    Quote of the Day

    “Could Trump work his will again? Were there any limits to what he and his supporters might do to put him back in power? Peril remains.”

  • Sep 17, 2021
    Bob Woodward Extends His Trump Chronicles

    The New York Times reviews Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.

  • Sep 16, 2021
    Paul Ryan Researched Narcissism After Trump Won

    Then-House Speaker Paul Ryan started studying how to interact with people with narcissistic personality disorder after Donald Trump won the 2016 election, according to a new book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, Insider reports.

  • Sep 14, 2021
    GOP Infighting Over Trump

    CNN has a one sentence review of Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa:

  • Sep 14, 2021
    Trump’s Afghanistan Order Blindsided His Own Advisers

    "Just eight days after the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump was so determined to end the war in Afghanistan during his presidency that he secretly signed a memo to withdraw all troops by January 15, 2021, according to a new book, Peril, from journalists Bob…

  • Sep 14, 2021
    Top General Feared Trump Would Start War with China

    “Twice in the final months of the Trump administration, the country’s top military officer was so fearful that the president’s actions might spark a war with China that he moved urgently to avert armed conflict,” the Washington Post reports.

  • Aug 16, 2021
    Bob Woodward’s New Book Out Next Month

    Peril is the title of the highly-anticipated third book about President Trump from Bob Woodward, this time written with co-author Robert Costa, CNN reports.

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