Description: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The must-read new book from Jonathan Karl, the author of New York Times bestsellers Tired of Winning, Betrayal, and Front Row at the Trump Show In Retribution, Jonathan Karl's unparalleled access brings us behind closed doors deep inside the White House and presidential campaigns, revealing the extraordinary moments that ended one man's presidency and brought another back to power. This is a story of unprecedented political plot twists, showing what happened behind the scenes as political fortunes fell and rose again, and as a new team coalesced around President Trump with the goal of creating an entirely new world order. From President Biden's shocking withdrawal and Vice President Harris's historic run, to the multiple assassination attempts on President Trump, his election, and the changes he has brought to every corner of the country, this book reveals in surprising new detail how we got here, and what we can expect from American politics in the years to come.Review Quotes: Praise for Retribution
"An exceptionally brilliant portrait of how politics pulled America, kicking and screaming, into 2025 by one of the best, toughest, and non-partisan reporters the United States is so very fortunate to have. A reporting triumph." --Bob Woodward, associate editor at The Washington Post and author of 23 books
"Across soon-to-be-four massive bestsellers about President Trump, Jon Karl has never stopped his constant reporting, convening, gleaning. Retribution crowns the essential reported quartet of a presidency that will be studied till the end of time." --Mike Allen, co-founder, Axios "A new standard in presidential recklessness. ... Though last fall's election results prevented a special counsel investigating Donald Trump from showing his findings in court, Karl's reporting fills in some blanks. ... Maybe [Trump] won't 'topple American democracy, but he has shown how it can be done.' Karl's warning stands atop powerful evidence. A journalist unearths information revealing that the president is even more dangerous than previously thought." --Kirkus Praise for Jonathan Karl:
"The definitive account, by one of our most insightful reporters." --Walter Isaacson, on Tired of Winning "Karl has a reporter's eye and ear for the truth." --Bob Woodward, on Tired of Winning "A terrific psychological window into Donald Trump...Jonathan's book is the best thing I've read on that period." --Tim Alberta, The Ezra Klein Show, on Tired of Winning "Tired of Winning... is the most important thing that has been written to date about what is in front of the American people in the next presidential election." --Nicolle Wallace, on Tired of Winning "Adds substantially to the record of this parlous period--especially in the chaos of its final months. On substance...Karl shows no hesitance or equivocation. Karl sees Trump as a past, present, and future threat to the orderly process of American politics and the constitutional separation of powers far beyond that posed by past presidents (or would-be presidents)." --NPR, on Betrayal "A second riveting and horrifying read about how close America came to disaster." --The Guardian, on Betrayal "A must-read. I've read every book about the Trump presidency. This is the best." --Bill Press, on Front Row at the Trump Show "The Constitution is strict: It says we must have presidents. Fortunately, we occasionally have reporters as talented as Jonathan Karl--an acute observer and gifted writer--to record what presidents do. Karl is exactly the right journalist to chronicle the 45th president, who is more--to be polite--exotic than his predecessors." --George F. Will, on Front Row at the Trump Show