Summary Of Mandate By Michael Wolff

The highly controversial book by Michael Wolff highlights the current Trump administrations processes, from the beginning of his campaign, through the transitory period, and well into the first year of Mr. Trump's presidency. The book is based on both on and off the record interviews with the staff, political advisors, and other friends of those in the White House conducted by the author in a very “fly on the wall” setting where he was allowed to stay in the White House simply because nobody was telling Mr. Wolff to leave. Using these interviews, the author paints a picture of how the President is constantly manipulated by those around him, how he is extremely unprepared for his position, and how he is regarded by those around him. The nature

The books attempt at a neutral covering is most clear in the style of evidence collecting. Using the notes directly from interviews should create a perfect representation of what is really going on, but the slight left leaning spin comes out in the timing of quotes or the specific ones used. For example, when covering the inauguration speech, the author states that the previous meeting with the at the time current President, Barack Obama, Mr. Trump felt scorned, and as a result, “wore what some around him had taken to calling his golf face: angry and pissed off, shoulders hunched, arms swinging, brow furled, lips pursed. This had become the public Trump—truculent Trump.” (page 44). The fact that the description of Mr. Trump is so extensive, and doesn’t mention the more right leaning idea that it was an extension of his “game face” lends itself to the understanding that the book was written by somebody who doesn’t like the President. Another example of the more left leaning attitude is the quote from George W. Bush used to sum up the inauguration speech “That's some weird shit.” The use of a quote like that instead, or without the acknowledgement of someone saying something for the speech shows a very “this is all a mess” attitude, consistent with the more liberal

His father, Fred Trump, was a man of power and acumen. As a result, Mr. Trump gained many of his personal attributes from a respect of his father in his formative years, including the President’s natural competitive nature. When he got out of college, Mr. Trump immediately joined his father's real-estate management company,which he then expanded upon on his father's business ventures. As a window into the kind of person he is, after Mr. Fred Trump passed away at 93, he was quoted saying “I don’t think I wanted to outdo him, but maybe psychologically I did. You’re always looking to do a little better than your parents... deep down, maybe I did.” As a result, Mr. Trump defines himself as as a successful businessman, a good decision maker, a member of the “lucky sperm club.” As all successful businesses do, Mr. Trump branched his areas of influence out, being the owner of a line of steaks (sold at radioshack), the owner of a college, an airline, a hotel chain, casinos and other such oddities. While many of the ventures proved to be drains on his wallet, others such as his hotels gave him money in which to tout. The man eventually moved from New York to Los Angeles, where the people more closely resembled his style of flattery for influence. There he became a reality T.V. star, in his show “The Apprentice”. Although his political career officially started with his announcement of candidacy for the Presidential race, Mr. Trump