'You say something enough times and it becomes true,' Trump once told someone. The passage on Trump's pattern of prevarication from 'THE DIVIDER: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021,' w/⁦Susan Glasser⁩ that ⁦Abby D. Phillip⁩ read just now on ⁦Inside Politics⁩

Looking forward to discussing 'THE DIVIDER: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021,' w/Susan Glasser, and much more with Abby D. Phillip on Inside Politics this morning. Tune in at 8 ET.

About to talk about this lovely memoir with ⁦Natasha Lance Rogoff⁩ at ⁦Politics and Prose⁩ tune in online!

Who does Trump reserve his anger for -- and who escapes his ire? He made that clear in during interviews for 'THE DIVIDER: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021,' w/⁦Susan Glasser⁩

What does Trump's refusal to leave the public stage after his 2020 defeat mean for the future of the Republican Party? Talking it through as Susan Glasser and I discuss 'THE DIVIDER: Trump in the awhite House, 2017-2021,' with Reed Galen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

About 70% of Republicans running for Congress have questioned Biden's election and of those two-thirds are favored to win. More than half of GOP candidates for state offices that play a role in elections and recounts have as well. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

'The Senate has essentially, for most purposes, stopped legislating': Some of the upper chamber's savviest, most experienced and most promising members are giving up and heading for the door. ⁦Carl Hulse⁩ nytimes.com/2022/10/14/us/…

India recently overtook Britain as the world's fifth largest economy. Britain is the only one of the G7 countries to have a smaller economy now than it did before the pandemic. ⁦Mark Landler⁩ nytimes.com/2022/10/14/wor…

Trump's response to the House committee subpoena was a pastiche of the standard breathless complaints. But the most embarrassing part was that he included the same nonsensical claims of fraud, some of which were debunked nearly two years ago. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

On Donald Trump, January 6, and the A-word...

My new Letter from Washington is up @newyorker: newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

Will Trump eventually agree to testify? Not if history is any guide. As recounted in 'THE DIVIDER: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021,' he said he would talk with Mueller but never did. His lawyers thought it would be folly since he couldn't keep his story straight.⁦Susan Glasser⁩

And after those, a collection of other new non-Trump books I'm eager to dig into. Never enough time! ⁦(Troy Senik⁩ ⁦Jonathan Darman)⁩ And that's before ⁦⁦Jon Meacham⁩ ⁦and Douglas Brinkley⁩ bring out much-awaited volumes in the next few weeks.

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Did the decline of Congress pave the way for Trump?

I get into it with @PeterBakerNYT and @ReedGalen on the new The Lincoln Project pod covering our book, The Divider: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Aside from Trump books, it’s a treat to turn to other interests. Among those worth reading if you’re interested in the world is “A Matter of Trust” by Meena Ahamed, an exceptional history of US-India relations from Truman to Trump

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Speaking of the peaceful transfer of power, it’s a perfect time to read “The Peaceful Transfer of Power,” an oral history out this week by ⁦David Marchick⁩ and ⁦Alex Tippett⁩ with A.J. Wilson. Fascinating history!

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No other book in my collection has more dog-eared pages than this recent book by ⁦Peter Baker⁩ and ⁦Susan Glasser⁩. They have carefully crafted the major and minor events which defined the 45th President’s Administration, decisions, management style, & decision making. Wow