Axios: Jonathan Swan: 3 things to know about Trump

 đŸ§  Jonathan Swan: 3 things to know about Trump
 
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan are interviewed by Ryan Nobles on “Meet the Press” yesterday. Photo: NBC NewsAxios CEO Jim VandeHei writes in his weekly C-Suite newsletter:

I never read Trump books. To me, there’s little mystery to how the president thinks, operates or governs.

Until now. Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (two reporters who are must-reads for Trump Kremlinology) deliver living history with “Regime Change,” which sparked a West Wing leak hunt and sold an astonishing 150,000 copies in preorders + Day 1.

I asked Swan, a longtime friend, to share his learnings on how business leaders can navigate Trump:

Play to his Great Man theory. Trump couldn’t care less about winning the midterms, boosting his domestic popularity or even helping set up Vice President Vance to succeed him. Trump’s singular obsession, fed by his staff and friendly historians, is being seen as a Great Man of WORLD history.

Master the oligarchy. Trump pops off in public but runs a more discreet operation with a half-dozen loyalists plotting future moves. To limit leaks, they sometimes use the Situation Room to secretly hatch domestic plans. This group includes: Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, chief of staff Susie Wiles and Stephen Miller.

Expect more volatility. Trump is playing for history and searching for grand gestures. Don’t be surprised if he seeks a deal with China to carve up the world map or expands his territorial ambitions south of the border.Get the book: With the book sold out in many places and distributors awaiting a new printing, Haberman tweeted last night that she and Swan “are so grateful that there is such interest in REGIME CHANGE … [T]he ebook and audiobook are both available immediately. Thank you for patience.”Share this story.📈 If you’re a CEO or on a CEO’s team: Apply now to join Jim’s new Axios C-Suite weekly newsletter.
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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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