Corey R. Lewandowski

I was a political science major in college. I am fascinated by our political process. I simply can't read enough about elections, especially presidential ones. I typically read books written by both sides because of this deep desire to ascertain what happened and why. For these reasons I picked up this book by Trump's former campaign manager and another former staffer. I expected to find some incredible insights into this election from people who were on the inside. I was sadly disappointed. show more I expect that the only people who will like this book are Trump himself and those who listen to him blindly, regardless of facts. To sum up quickly these two authors think, or at least, write that Trump is the most amazing person, businessman and politician to ever walk the earth. There is no discussion as to how the campaign was run, what they did right or wrong, or even why things turned out the way they did. They simply claim that they always knew Trump would win because of how incredible he is. The only thing I sort of learned was how short Jason Miller's role was in the campaign and sort of why - another scandal of course! This book was a waste of my time as it was simply a fan book by two people who, despite their claims that Trump values loyalty above all else, were let go at different times and do not have any role in the White House now. Perhaps after he reads this book and sees how much these two kiss his tush, they will be back. There is no other reason for such a meaningless book. show less

I stopped reading this book because it was not what I thought it was. I expected the subject of this book to be President Trump, but he was only a secondary character. The book itself is about the efforts and challenges of the author and David N. Bossie, showing them as close advisers to the President, in the President's fight to retain the White House -- an effort first begun shortly after he was elected President in 2016.

Yes, you may call me Pollyanna. I had thought this would be a show more serious work about President Trump's first 4 years and the important things he accomplished in his first term -- without all the smoke and mirrors of Trumpian rhetoric. There are some positive accomplishments-- it is inevitable. After all, Hitler loved German and restored German pride. He also restored major areas of German manufacturing. OK, I'll grant it was the armaments manufacturing which didn't turn out so well for the rest of the world and ultimately Germany, but it was initially good for Germany. Josef Stalin loved Russia. He significantly raised the standard of living, created a massive good modern economy, provided education for all people and significantly improved women's rights and, most importantly for Russia, raised it from a backward, agrarian nation to an industrialized one. Without the contribution of Stalin's Russia, the allies may well have lost World War II.

BUT, what the above paragraph demonstrates is that considering a President "the Best President Ever" has to include more than him loving his country. And the text must include more about him than a repeat of his smoke and mirrors. show less

I actually enjoyed reading this book. It put a lot of context about the campaign that was lacking in the "press." I put that in quotes because journalism appears to be dead in most cities in America. The portions about Cory's description of his losing his job to Manafort now ring with a different bell. Cory realized Manafort was not what Trump needed. We all now can see that was true. A good look to the trials and tribulations of any political campaign.

This book was disappointing to me. I didn't learn much from this shallow dive of the Trump campaign. Nothing surprising here and so many newsworthy moments were glossed over. The book felt rushed and just patched together. A lot of name dropping and self aggrandizement by the authors. I expected more.