Trump's America The truth about our nation's great comeback

Newt Gingrich

Book - 2018

The former Speaker of the House shares insider perspectives into the Make America Great Again movement and argues that Trump is keeping his campaign promises in spite of formidable resistance.

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Published
New York : Center Street 2018.
Language
English
Main Author
Newt Gingrich (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
x, 341 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-339).
ISBN
9781546077060
  • PART I: THE GREAT COMEBACK. The fight for Trump's America ; The comeback of "one nation" ; The comeback of "under God" ; The comeback of sovereignty, ending the new world order ; The comeback of free speech ; The comeback of the American economy, part 1: Cutting red tape ; The comeback of the American economy, part 2: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ; The comeback of the constitutional judiciary ; The comeback of American health care
  • PART II: CHALLENGES. Fighting fake news ; The rule of law versus the rule of Mueller ; Draining the swamp ; Let's trump addiction ; Helping Americans return to work ; Reaching beyond the stars ; The comeback is not guaranteed.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In Gingrich's sycophantic recap of President Trump's first year in office, the former speaker of the House and Republican presidential candidate argues that the achievements of the young administration have been largely overshadowed by the antics of a biased media and a frenzied opposition. Gingrich frames the country's current state as a "cultural-political civil war," stressing the importance of fighting for a particular vision of America's identity against constant attacks from the political left. Citing the Trump administration's rollback of regulations, passage of tax reform, and increased focus on illegal immigration-all happening during a strong economy-Gingrich makes a vigorous case that the administration has made progress on Trump's campaign promises. He veers into hagiography when discussing the president's character and political acumen, and, in agreeing with Trump's anti-NAFTA rhetoric, even disavows his former views, which supported the passage of NAFTA in the 1990s. In the second half of the book, Gingrich goes on the attack, condemning the ongoing investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian collusion in the 2016 election in a conspiratorial diatribe that ultimately undermines his argument about the administration's success. Though Trump critics might learn about some of the administration's accomplishments from this book, the author's bias indicates this is clearly geared towards supporters. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.