Fear - Trump in the White House
Bob Woodward
Contributed by Larisa Brooke
Chapter Summaries
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Chapter Summary
Chapter 1
The author begins this chapter by mentioning a phone call conversation between Steve Bannon and David Bossie that happened back in 2010. The conversat...
Chapter 2
In this chapter, the author leaps from 2010 to 2016. Trump is already the Republican presidential candidate and is running against Hillary Clinton of....
Chapter 3
Bannon goes to Trump Tower on that Sunday night. He expects that he will find many people there since it is serving as the campaign’s headquarters (...
Chapter 4
Bob Woodward mentions the summer of 2015 as the time when Russian digital intrusions happened, effecting local and state electoral boards’ computeri...
Chapter 5
We learn that Bannon has planned an explosive way of undermining Clinton during the debate. He has uncovered secrets from the Clinton’s past and wil...
Chapter 6
The author picks up the story a week later after the election. At this moment, Trump is the president-elect of the United States. Trump’s first duty...
Chapter 7
Gary Cohn, the president of Goldman Sachs, receives an invitation from Kushner about a meeting with Trump. The meeting is only supposed to last for on...
Chapter 8
President Obama gives directions to his intelligence chiefs to produce a report that will expose the Russian interference with the elections. The find...
Chapter 9
Trump invites his top advisers and security team to the White House soon after taking the oath to office. Mattis presents plans for a SEAL Team Six op...
Chapter 10
A story appears in The Washington Post claiming that the National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn had discussed sanctions against Russia with the Russ...
Chapter 11
After the issue surrounding Flynn and his resignation, Trump needs another National Security Adviser, and he needs him fast. Therefore, he holds inter...
Chapter 12
Woodward starts by affirming that the biggest challenge to national security McMaster will face is the looming issue of North Korea and the threat of ...
Chapter 13
General Dunford visits Senator Lindsey Graham in his office for a private talk. Graham is a hardworking senator who is concerned about military matter...
Chapter 14
Derek Harvey becomes the Director of the Middle East on the National Security Council. He comes to Jared Kushner and explains his worries concerning H...
Chapter 15
Trump had been against the Afghanistan War for many years, expressing his concerns long before he announced his candidacy (Woodward 107). As usual, he...
Chapter 16
This chapter surrounds the Iran deal negotiated by President Obama. The deal needs a renewal after every 90 days, and only 2 days remain before the re...
Chapter 17
Woodward constructs this chapter around trade, something that Trump is very concerned about, having reservations about most US trade agreements. The p...
Chapter 18
There seems to be a problem in the West Wing of the White House. The issue involves Priebus and Bannon on one side while Kushner and Ivanka Trump are ...
Chapter 19
Trump now wants to withdraw from NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement. In fact, he wants an executive order by Friday. However, Porter claims th...
Chapter 20
Chapter 20 deals with the head of the FBI James Comey, a man whom Trump wants to remove from authority, despite counterarguments presented by Bannon t...
Chapter 21
John Dowd accepts to represent the President in the investigation launched by the FBI. Dowd has an impressive record having represented various indivi...
Chapter 22
Bob Woodward bases this chapter around the deep ‘secrets’ maintained by the government. He defines them as matters extremely sensitive, involving ...
Chapter 23
Trump wants to withdraw from the Paris Accord on climate change. It seems like Priebus is in support. However, it is clear that Ivanka wants the Presi...
Chapter 24
The New York Times publishes two stories detailing an undisclosed meeting between Don Trump Jr., Manafort, Kushner and a Russian lawyer. According to ...
Chapter 25
Marc Kasowitz tells Trump that Porter is a significant hire. Trump also seems impressed with Porter. Therefore, the president tells Porter to always r...
Chapter 26
McMaster voices his concern about Mattis and Tillerson to Porter. He claims that the two fail to include him in various crucial things that involve th...
Chapter 27
Priebus calls a full staff meeting to discuss the issue of immigration. Stephen Miller makes a presentation on the various elements that may aid in de...
Chapter 28
Tillerson is thinking about resigning. Priebus calls him and invites him to the office. There, Tillerson expresses his hostility towards Trump conside...
Chapter 29
Violence erupts in Charlottesville, Virginia as hundreds of white supremacists’ conflict with protestors. The racist and antisemitic actions of the ...
Chapter 30
At a press briefing in the lobby of Trump Tower, the president answers some questions on Charlottesville. He reuses his statement from Saturday and ad...
Chapter 31
Bannon seems to worry about Trump. Therefore, he talks to Kelly asking him to find someone who can cover for the president (Woodward 214). However, Ke...
Chapter 32
Kelly is making all the necessary efforts to ensure that he instills some order and discipline in the White House. Porter acknowledges Priebus’ effo...
Chapter 33
The predicted frustration of the President is now evident. Porter notes that in some moments, Trump is almost incapable of running the country (Woodwa...
Chapter 34
The conflict between Trump and Kim Jong Un is becoming personal, with Trump resorting to personal jabs saying that that Kim is crazy. Nonetheless, he ...
Chapter 35
Cohn previously agreed to stay only to ensure that the tax reform projects are completed, not trusting them to other staff members, as a result of thi...
Chapter 36
A conflict is boiling up between Trump and Bannon. This war of words begins after the release of Michael Wolff’s book ‘Fire and Fury’. The book ...
Chapter 37
McMaster and Tillerson are fighting over who will negotiate with the Saudis. Kelly lets the President know this information and Trump appears troubled...
Chapter 38
Bob Woodward opens this chapter by mentioning Afghanistan. In this part, Trump learns that there are sought after natural resources and minerals in Af...
Chapter 39
Graham is praising Trump for all he has done for the nation. He thanks the president for making the tax reforms and rebuilding the military (Woodward ...
Chapter 40
Trump is complaining to Dowd about Mueller’s investigation. The President then gives his attorney information about his negotiation with the Egyptia...
Chapter 41
Navarro, Ross, Cohn, and Porter keep on discussing tariffs. They all meet with the President and each pair make their arguments. Trump silences Cohn b...
Chapter 42
It is March 5 and there is a meeting in Mueller’s office. Those present include Mueller, Quarles, Dowd, Sekulow and 3 prosecutors in Mueller’s tea...
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