Woodward's 3rd Book on Trump: Post-2020 Election — Should be Award Winner

Bob Woodward & Robert Costa co-writing

Bob Woodward is now writing his third Trump book following his first two: “Fear” and then “Rage.” The new one is still untitled:

“New Woodward book to cover last days of Trump presidency”

Woodward's first book on Trump written in 2018. The title was “Fear” It detailed the measures taken by top officials and White House aides to prevent what they saw as a president unhinged, unable to control his own impulses, and unaware of how much danger his rash decisions could bring.

Woodward’s second Trump book was titled “Rage” and it came out in 2020. 

It took the readers inside the Oval Office during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, confirming that Trump understood how contagious and deadly the virus was long before the American people were made aware.

For this third book, Woodward, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, is joined by Robert Costa from The Washington Post. They are looking at the extensive end of the Trump presidency and its transition to the Biden administration.

According to a description from the publisher, also of Woodward’s two earlier Trump books, Simon & Schuster, this third book will also stretch into the early months of the Biden presidency.

Trump declined to sit down for an interview with Woodward for “Fear” but he gave the journalist unprecedented access for “Rage,” granting 18 free-ranging interviews, some in-person, and many over the phone.

It's unclear whether Trump agreed to give Woodward and his co-author, Robert Costa, interviews for the upcoming new book.

Trump did seat sat down with Trump on the campaign trail during the 2016 presidential election. That interview served as the inspiration for both titles of Woodward's earlier books.

Trump told Woodward and Costa in 2016: “Real power is, and I don't even want to use the word, is fear.”

Trump also said: “I bring rage out. I do bring rage out. I always have. I don't know if that's an asset or a liability, but whatever it is, I do.”

My 2 Cents: “Con man Don” says he deals in “Fear and Rage” – hence the title of the two Woodward books. It’s anyone’s guess what the title of this third book will be.

My hunch for the title (tongue in cheek of course) is one of these: (1) “I was Cheated in 2020,” (2) “The 2020 Election was Rigged and Fraudulent,” or (3) “I Didn’t Lose – Biden is Illegally in Office.”

We shall see – but coming from Woodward this third book also should also be award winning work. Woodward's the very best dating back to Nixon and the “Watergate” era.

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