Confidence Man

Resumen del libro

From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist: a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that moves beyond simplistic caricature, chronicling his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency and his potential comeback, now with a new afterword No journalist has covered Donald Trump more extensively than Maggie Haberman. Now, demonstrating her majestic command of this story, Haberman reveals in full the depth of her understanding of the 45th president himself, and of what the Trump phenomenon means. Interviews with hundreds of sources and numerous interviews over the years with Trump himself portray a complicated and often contradictory historical figure. Capable of kindness but relying on casual cruelty as it suits his purposes. Pugnacious. Insecure. Lonely. Vindictive. Menacing. Smarter than his critics contend and colder and more calculating than his allies believe. A man who embedded himself in popular culture, galvanizing support for a run for high office that he began preliminary spadework for 30 years ago, to ultimately become a president who pushed American democracy to the brink. Confidence Man is also, inevitably, about the world that produced such a singular character, giving rise to his career and becoming his first stage. It is also about a series of relentlessly transactional relationships. Confidence Man is the story behind the headlines, the definitive account of one of the most norms-shattering and consequential eras in American political history.

Biografía del autor

Maggie Haberman es periodista y formó parte del equipo que ganó un Premio Pulitzer en 2018 por informar sobre las investigaciones de las conexiones de Donald Trump y sus asesores con Rusia. Ha sido miembro en dos ocasiones más de un grupo finalista para el mismo premio: en 2021 por informar sobre la respuesta de la administración Trump al coronavirus y en 2022 por la cobertura relacionada con los disturbios del 6 de enero de 2021 en el Capitolio. Antes de incorporarse a The New York Times como corresponsal de campaña, trabajó como reportera política en Politico, de 2010 a 2015. Anteriormente, colaboró en The New York Post y The New York Daily News.