Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America by Jonathan Karl

Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America

by Jonathan Karl

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The second Trump presidency is more radical than the first in Karl's account, going after enemies, the courts, anti-corruption laws and aid programs. You get the race that produced it, Biden's exit, Harris's campaign and the attempts on Trump's life, from interviews across all three campaigns.

Core ideas
  • January 6, revisited: The book publishes Mike Pence's handwritten notes and reports Trump spent much of that afternoon scrolling Twitter as the Capitol was attacked.
  • The Clooney op-ed: Accounts conflict on Barack Obama's role in George Clooney's call for Biden to quit, and Hunter Biden believed Obama was behind it.
  • Bannon in prison: Steve Bannon told Karl that being locked up kept him from inflaming tensions after the July 2024 assassination attempt.
Published2025
Pages448
ISBN9798217047000
ReadNov 2025

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