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The Enemy of the People

A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America

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The Enemy of the People

By: Jim Acosta
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From CNN’s veteran Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, an explosive, first-hand account of the dangers he faces reporting on the current White House while fighting on the front lines in President Trump’s war on truth.

In Mr. Trump’s campaign against what he calls “Fake News”, CNN Chief White House Correspondent, Jim Acosta, is public enemy number one. From the moment Mr. Trump announced his candidacy in 2015, he has attacked the media, calling journalists “the enemy of the people”.

Acosta presents a damning examination of bureaucratic dysfunction, deception, and the unprecedented threat the rhetoric Mr. Trump is directing has on our democracy. When the leader of the free world incites hate and violence, Acosta doesn’t back down, and he urges his fellow citizens to do the same.

At Mr. Trump’s most hated network, CNN, Acosta offers a never-before-reported account of what it’s like to be the President’s most hated correspondent. Acosta goes head-to-head with the White House, even after Trump supporters have threatened his life with words as well as physical violence.

From the hazy denials and accusations meant to discredit the Mueller investigation, to the president’s scurrilous tweets, Jim Acosta is in the eye of the storm while reporting live to millions of people across the world. After spending hundreds of hours with the revolving door of White House personnel, Acosta paints portraits of the personalities of Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Stephen Miller, Steve Bannon, Sean Spicer, Hope Hicks, Jared Kushner, and more. Acosta is tenacious and unyielding in his public battle to preserve the First Amendment and #RealNews.

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Easily the best book on truly understanding the Trump presidency. written with honesty, integrity and professionalism.

Brilliant! A must read!

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Loved it. You need to understand how Trump manipulates the truth. You need to read Jim's book. This is important. The truth matters.

Must read

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Thanks for the honest look into what it takes to be a true journalist in today’s America Jim! Excellent book and I was spellbound.

Thank you

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This is quite an interesting book with a lot of insight into the way Trump plays a game with people's lives. He is using the same playbook formula to ruin America. This would be a good book for any mega voter to get some more insight into this president. All I can say is my God Help America because you're gonna need it.

Changing America

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I've read altogether too many books analysing Trump, but this one is particularly good. Jim manages to give a very up close and personal perspective in terms of his insider knowledge and his media work.
His writing is superb and engaging as you might expect from a journalist and his delivery is passionate and well modulated without pushing it too far and being hardf to listen to over a protracted time.
The book gives great insights onto both the media and Trump, and mixes just enough light moments in that it's not overwhelmingly depressing or dry.

A superior Trump-related book from an interesting

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