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The Madman Theory

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The Madman Theory

Trump Takes on the World

by Jim Sciutto

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314 pages
Published
August 11, 2020
Publisher
Harper
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  • Aug 6, 2020
    Advisers Hesitated to Give Trump Military Options

    Amid escalating tensions with both North Korea and Iran, President Trump's advisers hesitated to give him military options fearing the President might accidentally take the US to war and deliberately informed their counterparts in both countries that they did not know what the President would…

  • May 12, 2020
    The Madman Theory

    Coming this summer: The Madman Theory: Trump Takes On the World by Jim Sciutto.

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