Revenge

Revenge The inside story of Trump's return to power

Alex Isenstadt

Book - 2025

Over the course of the last four years, the American public looked on as the former president faced a series of daunting obstacles to return to the White House. The lingering cloud of January 6, a shadow effort within the Republican establishment to defeat him in the primary, multiple indictments, assassination attempts, and an 11th hour change of his opponent all threatened to derail his return to power at any moment. In Revenge, journalist Alex Isenstadt takes readers deep into Mar-a-Lago, inside the courtroom, and aboard "Trump Force One" to show how Trump and his revamped team responded, overcame, and in some cases orchestrated each and every surreal moment in this one-of-a-kind presidential campaign. Based on extraordinary ac...cess and over 300 interviews, Isenstadt paints a unique and deeply revealing portrait of a man bent on returning to the White House at all costs - and who successfully portrayed himself as an avatar of vengeance for the millions of Americans who voted for him.

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Subjects
Trump, Donald, > 1946-
Presidents > United States > Election > 2024.
Political culture > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
Published
New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Alex Isenstadt (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
289 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-289).
ISBN
9781538765517
  • Prologue
  • 1. "You're not Going to Believe This"
  • 2. FNG
  • 3. "Embrace the Suck"
  • 4. You're Either with Me or Against Me
  • 5. Boris and the Human Printer
  • 6. "Is That Lady from the RNC Gone Yet?"
  • 7. "A Nasty Title"
  • 8. "Fuck This, We're Going to Fight"
  • 9. "I Don't Want to Knock Him Out of This"
  • 10. The Most American Photo
  • 11. A "Never Trump" Guy
  • 12. Tour of Self-Destruction
  • 13. "Something's Up"
  • 14. Brat Summer, Bro Fall
  • 15. Revenge
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
Review by Kirkus Book Review

Axiosreporter Isenstadt charts the dark paths that led to 45's becoming 47. Donald Trump's election in 2024, writes Isenstadt, marks "the most remarkable political comeback in American history." Trump left the White House in shame, failed coup attempt and all, with an administration shattered by resignations and assorted scandals. Brooding in his Mar-a-Lago exile, though, he continued the big lie that he'd won the election to keep his base engaged and his name in the news. With able lieutenants, he also focused on gaining total control of the Republican Party, which he "wanted to run…like a big-city political machine." That project involved taking down his Republican opposition piece by piece, especially Ron DeSantis, who "was Trump but with all the stuff Republicans liked and without all the stuff many of them did not." Trump was successful, just as he was in reducing former allies who in his mind had become his enemies, such as Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley, who, after DeSantis crashed and burned, "had become the favorite of Republican establishment donors who were determined to stop Trump." It's worth noting that none of those enemies plays a role in the MAGA administration. Isenstadt delivers news, such as Trump's having seriously considered Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo for his vice president before selecting JD Vance, who had been critical of Trump in the past. No problem, writes Isenstadt: "Trump was always amenable to former detractors who wanted to kiss the ring." Trump was enraged when Kamala Harris took Joe Biden's place in the race against him, disparaging her in racist and sexist terms, but then again, in Isenstadt's telling, Trump is always enraged about one thing or another, which was manifest from day 1 of his second term, when "his quest for revenge appeared underway." A sturdy account of how we got where we are, vindictive chaos leading the way. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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