reopenings. See closures/reopenings
Republican National Convention, 246, 249–51, 252–53
Republicans
and ascertainment refusal, 400
and Congressional vote certification, 421, 433, 453, 454, 456, 463, 466, 478, 483–84
and impeachment (2021), 498
and impeachment trial (2020), 23
Lincoln Project, 209
and rigged election claims, 402–3, 420–21
Trump’s anger at, 513–14
on Trump’s peaceful transfer of power commitment refusal, 279
Richardson, Laura, 362
rigged election claims, 2, 3, 233–34
and ascertainment refusal, 399
Barr-McConnell conversations on, 403
Barr’s public statement on, 405–9, 433
campaign team on, 357–58
Christie on, 358–59, 393
and contesting plans, 333
and coup concerns, 365–66, 432–34, 441–42, 444
and death threats, 420
Dominion software accusation, 382–83, 391–93, 419, 424–25, 426, 431
Election Day, 346–49
and Farah resignation, 400–401
Flynn martial law proposal, 424–25, 441
Four Seasons Total Landscaping news conference, 357, 389
and Georgia Senate runoff elections, 403, 431–32, 449–50
and Giuliani, 356–57, 359, 372, 373, 390–93, 427–28, 459
governors on, 399
Graham call to Raffensberger, 379
Guilfoyle on, 518
Hicks on, 373–74
and mail-in balloting, 207, 216–17, 241, 265–66, 278
and Million MAGA March, 384
news conference (Nov. 19, 2020), 390–93
OANN on, 407–8
and peaceful transfer of power commitment refusal, 278–80
Sidney Powell on, 379–80, 390–93, 398, 425–26, 427–28
and pressure on state officials, 378, 429–32, 442–44
Republican leadership on, 402–3, 420–21
and “Save America” rally, 446, 455, 457–60
and “Stop the Steal” rallies, 417–20, 435
as threat to democracy, 369, 394
and Trump followers, 402, 437
and Trump instability concerns, 493
Trump interview on, 508, 510–13
and Trump’s anger at Barr, 404–5, 407–10
and Trump’s tweets during Capitol insurrection, 479, 481
and unrest concerns, 385
and vaccine development, 368–69
See also Capitol insurrection; Congressional vote certification; Trump campaign legal challenges
Rittenhouse, Kyle, 435
Roberts, John, 24
Roddy, David, 148
Romney, Mitt
and Capitol insurrection, 463–64, 465, 478
and Congressional vote certification, 453–54, 483
Election Day, 338
and impeachment trial (2020), 49
and rigged election claims, 393–94, 412
on threats to democracy, 3, 394, 483
and Trump followers’ threats of violence, 441
Trump’s anger at, 514
on Trump’s peaceful transfer of power commitment refusal, 279–80
Rood, John C., 50
Rosen, Jeffrey, 57, 422, 423, 473
Rouhani, Hassan, 435–36
Rove, Karl, 139–41, 222, 348
Ruggiero, Anthony, 20
Rumsfeld, Donald, 444
Russia
election interference (2020), 235–39, 260–63
Taliban bounties, 262
vaccine development, 282
See also FBI Russia investigation
Ryan, Maria, 385
Ryan, Paul, 513–14
Sammon, Bill, 344, 345
Sanders, Bernie, 24
Sanner, Beth, 37, 38, 261–63
SARS outbreak (2003), 13, 14, 19, 20, 37, 106–7
Sasse, Ben, 514
“Save America” rally (Jan. 6, 2021), 446, 455, 457–60
Sayegh, Tony, 249–50
Scarborough, Joe, 151
Scavino, Dan
and Capitol insurrection, 465
and Chinese stonewalling, 35–36
and election legal challenges, 377
and Operation Warp Speed, 144
and Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, 306, 307
and undermining of Fauci, 217–18
Schiff, Adam, 23–24, 260, 261
school prayer, 27
Schuchat, Anne, 63
Schumer, Charles (Chuck), 196, 470–71, 472–74, 481
Schwartz, Arthur, 322
Schwarzman, Stephen, 80
Seattle protests, 202–3, 204, 205–6
Secret Service
and Capitol insurrection, 444, 446, 464–65, 466–67
and racial injustice protests, 152, 153–54, 156, 164, 170
and resistance to coronavirus precautions, 75, 123, 130, 199, 202, 307–8
Seitchik, Brian, 345
Shah, Raj, 345
Sharpless, Ned, 277
Shea, Tim, 56–57
Shi Zhengli, 105–6
Short, Marc
and Atlas, 228
and campaign attacks on Fauci, 333
and Capitol insurrection, 467
and China travel ban, 44, 45
and Congressional vote certification, 440, 448, 450–51, 452
coronavirus diagnosis, 327–28
and coronavirus economic impact, 62
and coronavirus task force, 44, 71, 72
and cruise ban, 75, 286
and Democratic voter participation, 319–20
and Fauci pandemic announcement, 68–69
and Lafayette Square incident, 168
and Katie Miller’s coronavirus diagnosis, 131
and post-insurrection Pence-Trump relationship, 494, 495
and vaccine development, 374
and Verma, 72
and White House coronavirus precautions, 124
and White House coronavirus response, 60
and White House muzzling of public health officials, 71
shutdowns. See closures/reopenings
Sicknick, Brian, 479–80
Slaoui, Moncef, 142, 374, 375, 376
Smith, Adam, 363, 473
Smith, Brad, 97–98, 283, 284, 374
Snoop Dogg, 501
Soleimani, Qassim, 16–17, 435–36, 445
Sondland, Gordon, 50
Southern District of New York, 190–96
South Korea, Trump’s insults, 54–55
Spanish flu (1918), 13, 37, 38, 219–20
Spicer, Sean, 428
State of the Union address (2020), 48
“steal, the”. See rigged election claims
Stecker, Judy, 69
Stenger, Michael, 462
Stephanopoulos, George, 397
Stepien, Bill
appointment of, 222–23, 290
and Biden’s lead, 263
and campaign budget, 223, 224, 225
coronavirus diagnosis, 311
and Democratic voter participation, 319
Election Day, 335, 336, 337, 339, 340
and election legal challenges, 354, 377
and first presidential debate, 288
and mail-in balloting, 266, 336
and rigged election claims, 357–58
and Trump reelection campaign, 332
and Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, 308
and Trump’s refusal to
follow coronavirus precautions, 288
Sterling, Gabriel, 419–20
Stewart, Celina, 241
Stewart, Jen, 361
Stitt, Kevin, 179, 202
Stone, Roger, 55–59, 500
“Stop the Steal” rallies, 417–20, 435
Strauss, Audrey, 196
Sullivan, Dan, 452–53, 473
Sund, Steven, 457, 459, 460–61, 462, 463, 464, 468–69
supporters. See Trump followers
Supreme Court
Barrett appointment, 287–88, 299
and Trump campaign legal challenges, 347, 371, 411–13, 512–13
Swan, Jonathan, 244, 286, 426
Tarrio, Enrique, 417–18
Tata, Tony, 365
Tellesco, Victor, 318
Thomas, Clarence, 413–14
Thomas, Pierre, 58
Thornberry, Mac, 363
Tillerson, Rex, 367
Tillis, Thom, 311
Toensing, Victoria, 385, 390
Topol, Eric, 248
Troye, Olivia, 44–45, 49–50, 71, 113, 131
Trump, Donald J.
approval ratings, 51–52, 102, 179, 214
authors’ interview with, 506–14
farewell rally, 502–3
instability concerns, 313, 362–63, 492–93
New Year’s celebration (2020), 11–12
post-presidency activities, 514–15
2024 political ambitions, 515–16
Trump, Donald, Jr., 339, 346, 449, 456, 458, 489, 518–19
Trump, Eric, 339, 346, 456
Trump, Fred, 384, 514
Trump, Ivanka
and Capitol insurrection, 475, 477–78, 479
and Congressional vote certification, 456–57, 459
and coronavirus precautions, 226
Election Day, 339
and Esper firing possibility, 360
and Europe travel ban, 78
and Lafayette Square incident, 164–65, 168, 169
and McEntee, 137
and post-insurrection Pence-Trump relationship, 494–95
and presidential pardons, 490, 500, 501
and rigged election claims, 371
and “Save America” rally, 458–59
Trump, John, 516
Trump, Lara, 222, 250, 339
Trump, Melania, 11, 25–26, 62, 299, 339, 458
Trump administration
as addiction, 477
enablers and stabilizers in, 7–8
first three years of, 1–2
Trump’s retribution campaign within, 50–51, 132–38
See also Trump administration internal conflicts
Trump administration internal conflicts
and Azar, 32, 33, 119, 120, 121–23
and coronavirus pandemic, 32–33, 34
and deep state accusations, 49–50
and PPE/medical supplies, 96
and Trump’s divisiveness, 316
Trump’s purges, 50–51, 100, 132–38, 362
and Trump’s retribution campaign, 50–51, 100
Trump campaign legal challenges
Barr on, 402, 403–4, 409
Christie on, 397–98
Clark on, 377–78
and Ellis, 380–81, 385–87, 390
failures of, 381–82, 410–14
Giuliani’s court representation, 388–90
Giuliani’s leaderhip role, 356, 379–80
messaging for, 355
strategy planning, 354–55, 357–58
and Supreme Court, 347, 371, 411–13, 512–13
team limitations, 387–88
Trump followers
and bleach treatment suggestion, 113
and China travel ban, 46
and coronavirus precautions, 226–27
and coup concerns, 366
and divisiveness, 5
and fetal tissue ban, 70
and Stephen Miller, 156
Million MAGA March (Nov. 14, 2020), 383–84
and rigged election claims, 402, 436
self-victimization, 4–5
and “Stop the Steal” rallies, 417–20, 435
threats of violence, 441, 446
Trump interview on, 509
and Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, 306, 307–8
and Trump’s coronavirus public statements, 117
and Trump’s demands for force at protests, 204
See also Capitol insurrection; Trump’s tweets
Trump reelection campaign
advertising, 180, 197, 221
attacks on Biden, 252–53
attacks on Fauci, 332–33
and Bannon, 322
Barr on, 116–19
and Barr’s Operation Legend tour, 267–68, 269
budget of, 223, 224, 225
and China travel ban, 48
Christie on, 207–8
Conway on, 207
and coronavirus pandemic spread, 206–7
and coronavirus precautions, 215, 226
and Democratic voter participation, 319
disorganization of, 224
and divisiveness, 213–14, 250, 252–53, 294
donations for, 224–25
and Durham investigation of FBI, 102–4
election briefings for Trump, 264–65
first presidential debate, 288, 291–95, 384
and Hicks coronavirus diagnosis, 296–98
late optimism, 319, 331–32, 335, 339
and Lindell, 180
and McEnany, 126
Mount Rushmore speech, 213–14
Parscale on, 207
and Parscale’s mental health incident, 290–91
plans for attacks on Biden, 140–41, 207, 214–15
rallies, 177–79, 196–202, 315–16, 331–32, 335
Republican National Convention, 249–51, 252–53
second presidential debate, 325–27
suburban fear message, 268–69
TikTok spoof, 201
and Trump’s approval ratings, 51, 214
and Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, 300, 308–9
and Trump’s coronavirus public statements, 113–15, 298, 326, 331
Trump’s criticisms of Parscale, 209–10
Trump’s Cuomo-Obama ticket theory, 139–41
Trump’s fears about, 207–8
Trump’s return to, 315–16
use of federal property for political purposes, 251, 252, 337
and vaping ban, 25–26, 28
and White House coronavirus response, 196, 214, 225–26, 229–31, 308
and WHO funding suspension, 104
Trump’s characteristics
absence of empathy, 82, 93, 151, 244, 307–8, 309
abuse of subordinates, 25, 26–27, 87–88, 175–77, 201, 205
addiction to media, 514–15
alignment with authoritarian leaders, 191
deadly ramifications of, 3–4
decisiveness, 46
divisiveness, 5, 155, 185, 316
emotional reaction to Floyd killing, 148
exclusive dependence on own ability, 8, 117–18
hostility toward science and experts, 109, 181, 218, 516
hunger for praise and recognition, 213, 270–71
ignorance, 70, 86–87, 161, 164, 180, 376, 396
loyalty focus, 58, 97, 137, 415
lying, 510, 517
Obama on, 243
rages, 62, 86, 175, 176, 235, 407, 410
secretiveness about health, 300
self-victimization, 4–5
shamelessness, 6<
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shrewdness, 6
solipsism, 4, 114, 430
transactional approach to governing, 184, 371
unwillingness to take responsibility, 104, 151, 257
Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, 298–311
Conley reports on, 299, 302, 303–5, 309
dexamethasone treatment, 302
early signs of, 296, 297
and image focus, 5, 302, 303, 306–8, 309, 310
immunity claims, 315–16
and instability concerns, 313
joy ride, 307–8
monoclonal antibody treatment, 298, 301, 302, 306
and reelection campaign, 300, 308–9
remdesivir treatment, 302, 306
Trump’s tweets on, 299
vulnerability, 299, 301
Walter Reed admission, 301–3
Walter Reed discharge, 309–10
and White House outbreak, 310–11
Trump’s coronavirus public statements, 238
bleach treatment suggestion, 112–13
convalescent plasma treatments, 247–49
and coronavirus precautions, 258–59
and cruise ban, 76
early “under control” statements, 30–32, 44
Europe travel ban, 81–83
and Trump followers, 117
and Trump reelection campaign, 113–15, 298, 326, 331
on vaccine development, 258–59
on Wuhan lab-leak theory, 106
See also Trump’s tweets
Trump’s coronavirus responses
and absence of empathy, 82, 93, 151, 244, 307–8, 309
and approval ratings, 179, 225–26
and campaign rallies, 179, 201
and Chinese stonewalling, 35–36, 108–9
and closures/reopenings, 382
and convalescent plasma treatments, 244–49
and cruise ban, 75–76
and death toll, 151
Europe travel ban, 79–81
and hydroxychloroquine treatment, 109, 110, 180–82
media exaggeration accusations, 62–63
and misinformation, 113–14
and Operation Warp Speed, 142, 143–44
and pandemic declaration, 65–66
refusal to follow coronavirus precautions, 5, 76, 123, 125, 226–27, 288–89, 376
silver lining comment, 74
Trump interview on, 516
and vaccine development, 69–70
and vaccine development timetable, 274–75
See also Trump’s coronavirus public statements; White House coronavirus response
Trump’s demands for force at protests
advisers’ meeting, 156–57
and Esper firing, 363
Esper’s public statement on, 173–74, 175
and Insurrection Act, 239, 240
and law and order rhetoric, 2, 159
Stephen Miller on, 156, 157, 158–59, 239–40
and Milley’s mission, 188–89
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