A Warning

I read many comments regarding this book as calling the author "a coward for not revealing their identity" and am inclined to debunk those myths. The person who wrote the book is clearly a patriot for their nation: sitting down to pen a book, a tell all, takes heart and courage. Some times the truth isn't easy to express.They go on to say within the first pages of the book that not only were they not writing it for money (although offered, and declined royalties), they go on to say that they are keeping their name off the book because they want the focus to be on the words and message, rather than the messenger. That even in American history, some important writings were anonymous, to send out an important message. Paying homage to previous patriots who stood up for justice.The style of the book is easy to read and the content is a fair analysis of what's at stake here. It's witty at times, which helps digest the terrifying content within. Personally, it was hard to put down.We should all be worried about what's transpiring in America. Getting to 2020 election night will be a long road and we can only wish Americans take the content of this book seriously. To save freedom and stability for the many!What makes a great leader? What's the character of a man? How is it that so many people have risen to the top of this administration, where others have left? All questions answered within these pages, with fair and honest reporting.If you care what's happening in the political world today-read this. Pretending things are okay is probably the most reckless thing we can do. As a Canadian, Americans are our friends-we shouldn't turn our backs on them. They aren't all terrible people who voted in this man, in fact, most are just lost and confused the way we are.We should question "how did we end up at Trump" rather than condemn them for voting this man in. It's a symptom to a much deeper problem that we all have to face. It truly is a warning for the world: pay attention, take note, things are really not okay!

Couldn't put it down. Enjoyable read and if you didn't know otherwise you would think it was a work of fiction. Question to the author though: Isn't it a bit gutless to write about a potential walk out of Whitehouse staff. Actions always speak louder than words from behind someone's back. Still, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Nach Trumps Wahl im November 2016 las ich Michael D'Antonio "Die Wahrheit über Donald Trump". Ich war alarmiert. Dann verfolgte ich die Amtseinführung im Februar live und es zog mir die Schuhe aus. Ein narzisstischer Demagoge trat auf, der versprach, sich an keine Regeln halten zu wollen und sich davon einen Vorteil für die USA versprach. Und so kommt es seitdem. Die Bücher von Michael Wolff "Fire and Fury - Inside the Trump White House" und Bob Woodward "Fear - Trump in the White House" lesen sich gut und bestätigen, was man täglich auf CNN im Internet verfolgen kann. Natürlich ist das Urteil über diese Enthüllungsbücher abhängig von der eigenen politischen Einstellung, auf die es hier nicht ankommen soll.Was also bringt ein weiteres Buch, in diesem Fall Anonymous "A Warning"? Zunächst einmal schreibt hier jemand, der (wenigstens im Moment noch) im Stab des Weißen Hauses beschäftigt ist. Was er schreibt, ist schon deshalb glaubwürdig, weil man sich solchen Irrsinn nicht ausdenken kann. Trump liest keine Vorlagen und hört nicht zu (oder nur selektiv), wenn ihm referiert wird. Es gibt keinen Plan, außer dem von ihm selbst postulierten Ziel, unberechenbar für andere zu sein. Wer seine Gegner sind, wechselt. Zuweilen gehören Russland, China und Nord Korea nicht dazu, jedenfalls nicht deren diktatorischen Führer, die er bewundert, dafür die NATO, der er selbst angehört. Anonymous schildert, wie Trump über Nacht oder morgens vor dem Fernseher spontan Entschlüsse fasst, die er per Twitter verkündigt und noch am selben Tag umgesetzt sehen will. Beispiel: Die Lehrer an den Schulen zu bewaffnen oder den Sonderermittler Mueller zu entlassen. Das Problem ist nur, der Entschluss fällt entweder gar nicht in die Kompetenz der Exekutive, ist unrealistisch oder schlicht illegal. Wer widerspricht, wie Rex Tillerson als Außenminister oder General McMaster als Stabschef, wird gegangen.Wie kann es sein, fragt man sich, dass es dem Mann an der Spitze der mächtigsten Regierungsmaschine der westlichen Welt erlaubt wird, zwei Tage die Woche in Florida Golf zu spielen und einen Tag die Woche einen Wahlkampfauftritt zu bestreiten, wo doch jeder kleine Verwaltungschef in Deutschland eine durchgetaktete Arbeitswoche hat? Anonymous klärt auf. Der Stab ist über jeden Tag froh, an dem Trump nicht aus seiner Wohnetage ins Oval Office heruntersteigt und mit einer Wutrede Chaos verbreitet.Fazit: "A Warning" liest sich flüssig, ist gut strukturiert und bestätigt nochmal, was man eh schon geahnt hat.

I received A Warning in the mail this afternoon and devoured it within a few hours. The book is written by a senior official in the White House, we don't know who. It's written well--very matter of fact but also engaging. Honestly, I thought it was going to be a book directed more toward liberals, but I was surprised to find that it's much more a book written for Republicans by a Republican--kind of a plea to rethink what the party stands for.The book is divided into eight chapters:Chapter 1 talks about a group within the White House called the "Steady State." The author describes this group as people behind the scenes who "keep the wheels from coming off the White House wagon" by guiding Trump toward better, less crazy decisions. But the author says this group is all but gone now, since most people have quit or been fired by volatile Trump. So the author is writing this book because the people need to know who Trump is.Chapter 2 is about character, what makes a good leader, and how Trump basically doesn't possess any of the necessary qualities (like courage, bravery, level-headedness, mental stability, loyalty, fairness, etc.) to be considered a good one.Chapter 3 is how Trump isn't even an actual Republican. What was especially interesting to me is how much Trump has expanded the government and driven up the deficit. Did you know that he took our deficit from $587 billion (from when Obama left office) to over $1 trillion currently? And he is on track to add another $2 trillion in debt over the next decade.Chapter 4 gives Trump's record on undercutting democracy, either through revealing government secrets and putting soldiers at risk to wanting to prosecute and persecute anyone who challenges him to undercutting his own intelligence community.Chapter 5 talks about how badly Trump has damaged our international reputation and put us all in danger by alienating our allies while cozying up to dictators who don't even support us.Chapter 6 is about how Trump talks like he's, well, straight out the trailer even when he's standing in front of the White House--how he uses his words to lie, insult and divide people, and encourage mob rule.Chapter 7 is about the newest wave of staffers in Trump's White House. The author describes them as confrontational, critical, catty, vicious, incompetent, insecure, and easily manipulated. S/he also describes the environment as completely leaderless.Chapter 8 argues how important it is to get Trump out of the White House using proper channels--no impeachment or takeover by the Vice President. The author believes the best way to get a new president is to elect one on Voting Day.What an intriguing read! I was already familiar with a lot of the highlights of Trump's presidency, but the book still gave me some insights into both Trump and the Republican party. And the Democratic party, too, actually. I'm going to be thinking about this book for a while.

I have read a couple of books on this subject; Woodward's Fear and Michael Wolfe's Fire and Fury and Siege, I suppose I was dreaming that this book would paint a picture that wasn't as bleak. Alas no. The book is written by someone, who wanted to believe in Trump and has given him every opportunity to show he has the character to be President and at every turn he has been let down. What is evident is that by Trump using Tweets to directly connect with his voters, by passing all of the safeguards that the US has in place to balance abuse of power; Congress, Senate and Legal, he is smashing up American Democracy. Trump is vain and getting 150,000 likes on twitter is more important to him than protecting US interests. He will NEVER make a difficult decision or make the call that in the short term is unpopular but needs to be done, as he cannot handle anything negative. Everything has to be liked by the 6 finger morons that voted for him. The area I found most interesting was Trump campaigned on reducing big government and reducing the deficit to zero and the reality is totally different. Anyone that disagrees is bullied and picked on, in public, by his tweets and vilified by his followers.When he was elected i did think his unconventional style would shake up politics and help modernise and reconnect with a disillusioned public. Alas that is not the case. Trump is nothing more than an idiot. If he didnt have his fathers money, he would just be another loud mouth you bump into when you go to the pub, the person you don't want to talk to because he's an uneducated, racist, bully that everyone groans when they walk in.