by Bob Woodward
relationship with Trump, 114, 116, 152, 194, 318
on Russia investigation, 194
secret new American weapons system and, 185, Plate 16
Tillerson and, 8–10, 12, 17, 18
al-Qaddafi, Muammar, 8–9, 107, 108
quarantines, lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and shutdowns, xv, 233, 234, 236, 237, 245, 251, 278, 280, 284, 286, 288, 291, 296, 301, 312, 318, 320, 335, 350, 352, 373, 377
Quds Force, 195, 196, 246
race/racism. See also protests against police brutality and racial inequality Civil Rights Movement, 336, 346
COVID-19 disproportionately affecting minorities, 311
Cummings and Baltimore, Trump’s comments on, 266–67
HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities), 362, 367
hearts and minds of minorities, questions about Trump’s ability to win, 361–63, 366–69, 376–77
systematic/institutional racism, Trump on, 368
Trump’s beliefs about what he has done for Black community, 358, 360–63, 367–68, 375–76, 420
white privilege, discussions between Trump and Woodward on, 358–63, 366–69
rage in America, 186–87
inspired by Trump, xi, 28, 207, 367, 369, 387
racism and, 367
of radical left, 375
of Trump, 27–31, 45, 49, 53, 61–62, 66, 95, 115, 118
rallies held by Trump, 16, 244, 254, 270, 278, 279, 357, 364–65, 370, 379
Rasmussen polls, 223
Ratcliffe, John, 169–70
Reagan, Ronald, 14, 17, 20, 57, 88, 257, 324
real estate developer, Trump as, 14, 146, 152, 192–93, 413
Redfield, Robert Birx and, 276
China, efforts to get investigative team into, 250, 331
on Chinese failure to close down international flights, 334–35
on COVID as marathon, 283, 325, 387, Plate 12
credentials of, 212–13
Fauci and, 213, 215, 217
“15 Days to Slow the Spread” guidelines and, 283
on first evidence of community transmission, 252–53
first notice of COVID outbreak in China, 212–20
governors, meeting with, 243–44
images of, Plate 12, Plate 13a
on lack of American preparation for major health crisis, 289
low risk, initial assessment of COVID-19 as, 255
March 2020, evolving views on COVID in, 273, 274, 276, 277, 283, 289
on Messonnier warning, 252
reopening guidelines and, 319
Trump listening to, 352
U.S. restrictions on Chinese travelers and, 233, 235, 236–37
U.S. restrictions on European travelers and, 277
reelection campaign (2020) approval ratings and polls, 222, 223, 248–49, 259–60, 307, 328, 362, 370, 376, 378, 379
contested election, Trump’s response to, 344
COVID-19 as threat to, 271–72, 351, 378–79
Fauci on, 354
Graham on, 347–51
immigration and, 145, 347–51
Kushner on, 145, 254, 259–60, 269, 270, 377–79, 381
opinion of Trump as to his chances in, 323–24, 370–73, 381–84
Parscale on, 254, 268–72, 274, 349
rallies held by Trump, 16, 244, 254, 270, 278, 279, 357, 364–65, 370, 379
replacement of Parscale by Stepien, 379
RNC and, 269
Russia investigation/impeachment of Trump and, 160, 240, 269, Plate 10a
strategy of Trump for, 188, 189, 381–84
Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally in, 357–58, 364–65, 370, 379
Reid, Harry, 209
reopening. See COVID-19, and reopening efforts
Republic of Korea. See South Korea
Republicans acquittal of Trump on impeachment charges and, 239–41
COVID-19 and, 306
Defense Department and, 142
disparagement of vaccines and testing by Trump in public meeting with, 325
failure to stand up against Trump, 167, 241
Graham on Republican need for Democrats, 348
history’s clock, awareness of, 359, 372
on inappropriateness of Trump trying to get Bidens investigated, 205
Kushner on Trump’s impact on, 264
Mueller’s testimony before House Judiciary Committee and, 163
protests and, 341–42
reelection campaign and RNC, 269
Trump endorsements and election wins, 342
Trump’s reputation in, 27–28
voting for Clinton, 187
respirator masks. See N95 respirator masks
Revolutionary Guard (Iran), 195
Ri Sol Ju, 101
Ri Yong Ho, 79
Rice, Condoleezza, 14
RIMPAC, 125
Roberts, John, 210
Romney, Mitt, 239–40
The Room Where It Happened (Bolton), 231, 357
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (FDR), 257, 287, 390–91
Roosevelt Room, White House, 35, 290
Rosenstein, Rod, 44–54, 55–63, 104, 153, 156, 159–60, 251–52, Plate 10a
Ross, Wilbur, 35, 37
Rucker, Philip, 221–22
Ruddy, Chris, 150
Rumsfeld, Donald, 22
Russia China and, 148
Coats banned from, 26
Coats on security threat of, 112–22, 148
Crimea, invasion of, 26
demographic crisis in, 114
economic sanctions on, 118
Florida election registration system, malware placed in, 116–18
Mattis on, 19
as nuclear power, 9, 114
relationship with, Russia investigation affecting, 194
Soviet Union, collapse of, 3, 9
Tillerson on, 8–10, 11, 18
Trump’s approval ratings in, 222
Russia investigation. See also Mueller, Robert atmosphere and attitude of investigative staff, 153–54
Barr on, 154–57, 159, 160–64, Plate 10b
Burr and Senate Intelligence Committee on, 149
Coats and, 121–22
Coats asked by Trump to pronounce on, 149
Coats resignation attempt and, 151, 152
“collusion” charges, 155, 157, 159
Comey firing and, 45–54, 55–57, 249
Comey loyalty pledge request and, 55–56
Comey/McCabe memos and, 54, 56, 58–59
COVID-19 crisis compared to, 285
crime, viewed by Trump as, 249, 314
Graham on, 103–5
indictments stemming from, 164
Mueller report on, 154–64, Plate 9
obstruction of justice charges, 155, 160, 161
Putin meeting translator’s notes, decision not to subpoena, 154
reelection campaign and, 160, 240, 269, Plate 10a
regulations governing special/independent counsel investigations, 397–98
Rosenstein on, 160, Plate 10a
Sessions and, 44–47
size and extent of, 155
special counsel, decision to appoint, 57–63
subject matter of, 44–45
subpoena of Trump, decision not to issue, 154
Trump’s attacks on, 103–5, 113
Trump’s denial of complicity in, 104–5, Plate 14b
Trump’s efforts to investigate, 347
U.S. relationship with Russia and, 194
as “witch hunt,” 61, 153, 164, 406
Ryan, Paul, 146
Saddam Hussein, 20–21, 42–43, 130, 314
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC, 336–40, 341–42, 346, 347, 351
Sajjan, Harjit, 137–38
Samsung, 85
San Diego Union Tribune, 161
Sanders, Bernie, 22, 187, 207, 371, 378
Sanner, Beth, xiii, 121, 230
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), xiii–xvi, 211, 212, 214, 217, 219, 220, 23
0, 235, 243, 355
Sasse, Ben, 240
Saudi Arabia, 64, 65, 69, 130, 226–28, 333
SBX, 77
Scavino, Dan, 206–7, 328–29
Schiff, Adam, 105, 202–3
school closures and reopenings, 279, 280, 319
Schools, Scott, 50
Schumer, Chuck, 22, 109
SCI (Sensitive Compartmented Information), 144
SCIFs (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities), 28–29, 76, 84
Scott, Tim, 145
Senate Intelligence Committee, 27, 56, 112, 113, 148, 149
Senate Judiciary Committee, 103, 155, 160, 208, 229, 347
Senate Republicans’ failure to stand up against Trump, 167
Sessions, Jeff, 44–47, 49–51, 57, 62, 150, 154
Seventh Fleet, 77
Shanahan, Patrick, 142
Shayrat Airbase, Syria, bombing of, 34–35
shelter-in-place orders. See quarantines, lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and shutdowns
Shokin, Viktor, 201
shortages, COVID-related, 279, 281, 289–90, 300, 301–2, 307, 313
Shultz, George, 14, 17, 19
shutdown of government (December 2018–January 2019), 265
shutdowns for COVID-19. See quarantines, lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and shutdowns
Singapore, 30, 108, 125, 171–73, 176, 177, 192–93, 215, 355
Situation Room, White House, 70, 116, 280
Slaoui, Moncef, 329–30, 356
small business loans due to COVID-19, 301, 313
smallpox scare (1969), 234
Smolens, Michael, 161
sneezing and coughing etiquette, 278, 281, 315
social distancing, 217, 278, 281
social media, xv, 206, 218, 220, 232, 247–48, 334. See also specific platforms
Soleimani, Qasem, 195–98, 246
Solomon, John, 168
South China Sea, Chinese expansion into, 125–26
South Korea American military exercises with, 108–10, 180
American troops stationed in, 36, 69, 83–86, 97, 186, 191–92, 322
JSA/DMZ, 86–88, 177–79, 183
Mattis on importance of alliance with, 81
North Korea and, 75–76, 77, 78, 80, 83–86, 90–91, 99, 107, 108, 109, 180, 322
steel/aluminum tariffs and, 35
Trump’s meetings with Kim Jong Un and, 90–91, 94, 177–79
Trump’s visit to, 83–88
SpaceX, 340
Spain, 335
Spanish Flu pandemic (1918), xv
sports shutdowns, 278–79
Spratly Islands, 125–26
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC, 336–40, 341–42, 346, 347, 351
Starr, Ken, 58, 59, 60
STAT News, 244
State Department, 19–22, 69, 76, 93, 96, 97, 191, 276, 302
State of Denial (Woodward), 314
State of the Union address 2019, 207
2020, xvii–xviii, 239, 259, 269
stay-at-home orders. See quarantines, lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and shutdowns
Stepien, Bill, 379
stock market, 236, 251, 254, 271, 275, 279, 357, 363, 373
Stone, Roger, 164, 247
Strategic Command, Omaha, 74
Super Bowl, xvii
Supreme Court, 28, 88, 101, 228, 265, 287, 369–70
Sweeney, Kevin, 142
swine flu, 211
Syria, 4, 9, 34–35, 137–41, 166, 224
Taiwan, 11, 126, 215, 261, 355
tariffs and trade China, trade war/trade deal with, xix, 64, 125, 145, 194, 223–24, 225, 229, 243, 314, 332, 357, 421–22
COVID-19, continuation of trade and commerce despite, 234
Huawei, U.S. restrictions on, 232
steel and aluminum tariffs, 35–38
trade deficits, 36, 421–22
WTO, Trump on, 224–25
tax returns, Trump’s failure to release, 188
terrorists and terrorism, 2, 3, 4, 27, 33, 110, 133, 140, 170, 195, 260
testing for COVID-19, 219, 220, 253, 274, 279, 281, 288–89, 298, 299, 309, 313, 318, 325–28, 376–77
Thailand, 219, Plate 2
The Threat (McCabe), 52–53
3M, 292, 302
Tillerson, Renda, 7, 12, 13
Tillerson, Rex efforts to present facts to Trump by, 137, 247
firing of, 95–98, 139, Plate 6
image of, Plate 6
insulted by Trump, Plate 6
Israeli/Palestinian conflict and, 64, 65–66
Kushner on, 264
Mattis and, 16–23, 64, 96–97, 98
North Korea and, 43, 78, 83, 85, 93
Putin and, 8–10, 12, 17, 18
recruitment and confirmation as secretary of state, 6–15, 23
on Trump’s character, 387
Tillis, Thom, 103
Today show, 254, 315
toilet paper shortages, 279
Top Secret National Event Conference, 71, 76–79
torture/enhanced interrogation techniques, 2, 3
trade and commerce. See tariffs and trade
tree-planting initiative, 277
Trian Fund Management, 198
Tripp, Linda, 160
Trump, Barron (son), 284–85
Trump, Donald. See also COVID-19, and Trump; immigration; impeachment of Trump; media; race/racism; Russia investigation; tariffs and trade; specific countries, individuals, and events accomplishments of, 80–81, 421–22
apology, refusal to make, 204–7
Bible, use of, 338, 339, 342, 346, 351
character and temperament of, 19, 27–31, 69, 72, 80, 136–37, 145–47, 183–84, 256–59, 261–64, 266, 387, Plate 11
division as tactic of, 160, 339–40, 348, 358, 374–75, 387, 388
on “dynamite behind every door,” xx–xxi, 243*, 260, 272, 285, 294, 386, 388, Plate 3
economy lauded by, 198, 225, 229, 259, 287–88, 324, 344, 360–63, 369, 373
experts, dislike of, 80–81
facts/truth, difficult relationship with, 30–31, 69, 81, 116, 120, 137, 147, 227, 258–59, 262, 354
FDR compared, 390–91
Fourth of July speeches of, 374–75
golf, views on, 197, 323, 348
grandiosity and self-regard of, 37, 181, 187, 189, 193, 237–38, 247–48, 362, 376
images of, Plate 3, Plates 13–16
inaugural address, 160, 374
income of, 188
intelligence agencies, relationship with/opinion of, 29–31, 115–16, 148–49, 161–62, 169–70, 183, 387, 405
judicial appointments under, 88, 191, 208–10, 228–29, 332
as “law and order president,” 337–38, 340–45, 347–48, 351, Plate 8b
LBGTQ rights, refusal to comment on, 370
on losers and losing, 54
Obama, determined to overturn legacy of, 32, 229
paranoia of, 120
PDB (President’s Daily Brief), xiii, 29, 112, 121, 149, 230, 233, 260, 325
phone habits of, 120
presence/appearance, importance of, 270–71
on presidential job, 188–89
presidential powers, view of, 201, 202, 204, 205, 249–50, 312, 383–84
public criticism of, lack of effect of, 166–67
rage inspired by, xi, 28, 207
rages of, 27–31, 45, 49, 53, 61–62, 66, 95, 115, 118
ramblings and prevarications of, 48, 53, 56, 136, 146–47, 189, 247, 298–99, 354, 385, 390
as real estate developer, 14, 146, 152, 192–93, 413
on social media, xv, 206, 247–48
state of Constitutional government under, 388
tax returns, failure to release, 188
“thank you” tour and rallies, 16
as TV-watcher, 45, 52, 341, 364
tweeting of, 31, 68, 72, 79–80, 83, 96, 98, 103, 107, 138, 139, 149, 150, 177, 223, 247–48, 256, 266, 269, 289, 340, 348, 353, 388
West Point graduation speech and podium exit, 370
Trump, Donald, interviews with March 31, 2016, xi
December 5, 2019, 182–89
December 13, 2019, 81–82, 190–94
December 30, 2019, 198–207
January 20, 2020, 221–23
January 22, 2020, 223–29
February 7, 2020, xviii–xxi, 243*, 386, Plate 3
February 19, 2020, 246–50
March 19, 2020, 237–38, 284–88
March 28, 2020, 293–95
April 5, 2020, 298–308
April 13, 2020, 313–17
May 6, 2020, 238, 323–25
May 22, 2020, 331–33
June 3, 2020, 340–45
June 19, 2020, 356–63
June 22, 2020, xi, 364–73
July 8, 2020, 374–77
July 21, 2020, 380–84
agreement of Trump to, xx, 182, 390, Plate 16
Trump’s feelings about forthcoming book in, 229, 314–15, 316, 332, 344, 361, 363, 365, 374, 376, 377, 390
Trump, Ivanka (daughter), 2, 4, 11, 206, 269, 275, 338
Trump, John (uncle), 187, 193
Trump, Melania (wife), 87, 243, 365
Trump and Churchill (Nick Adams), 344
Trump golf clubs Bedminster, NJ, 2, 88
Northern Virginia, 169
West Palm Beach, FL, 154, 195–98
Trump Tower, NYC, 6–7, 26, 304
truth/facts, Trump’s difficult relationship with, 30–31, 69, 81, 116, 120, 137, 147, 227, 258–59, 262, 354
Tuchman, Barbara, 78, 359, 372
Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally in, 357–58, 364–65, 370, 379
TV-watcher, Trump as, 45, 52, 341, 364
28th Marine Regiment, 73
Twitter, Trump’s use of, 31, 68, 72, 79–80, 83, 96, 98, 103, 107, 138, 139, 149, 150, 177, 223, 247–48, 256, 266, 269, 289, 340, 348, 353, 388
Ukraine investigation, 168–69, 190, 199–207, 231, 241
Ulchi-Freedom Guardian, 109
unemployment and COVID-19 benefits and cash payments, 300–301, 308, 309, 313
rates of, 311, 320, 328, 362, 369
United Airlines, 233
United Arab Emirates, 11
United Nations, 9, 20, 126
unmasking, 119–20
Urban, David, 132
U.S. Park Police, 339
USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement), 145, 225, 414
USS Arizona Memorial, 221
