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It's even worse than you think : what the Trump administration is doing to America / David Cay Johnston.

by Johnston, David, 1948-

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Simon & Schuster, c2018.

Trump, Donald, 1946-

Presidents -- United States.

United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-

9781501174162 (hc.)

1501174169 (hc)

Alternate title:

It is even worse than you think

1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.

306 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-293) and index.

Part I: A president like no other. The Trump factor ; Kleptocracy rising ; Emoluments ; Refusals to pay ; Appointees -- Part II: Jobs. Hiding in the budget ; A mighty job creator ; Forgetting the forgotten man ; Washington apprentice -- Part III: Taxes. The tax expert ; Trump's tax return ; Trump's wall -- Part IV: Fossil fuels and climate and science denial. Polluters' paradise ; Go FOIA yourself ; Interior purging ; Stripping science ; Stocking the swamp -- Part V: Global affairs. Diplomacy ; Trade ; Digital delusions -- Part VI: Education. Promises and performances ; Bankers before brains -- Part VII: Law and order, veterans, race and guns, immigration. Above the law ; Wounding the veterans ; The road to Charlottesville ; Immigration -- Part VIII: Conclusion. The con unravels.

It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America goes inside the administration to show how the federal agencies that touch the lives of all Americans are being undermined. Here is just some of what you will learn: The Wall. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto told President Trump that Mexico will never pay for the border wall. So, Trump is proposing putting a tariff on Mexican imports, meaning American consumers will end up paying for the wall-if it ever gets built. Climate Change. Run by Scott Pruitt, a lawyer who has spent much of his career trying to destroy the agency he now heads. Pruitt meets with industry executives to find out which clean air and clean water provisions they most want to roll back, and keeps staffers in the dark to make sure these pro-pollution plans don'tt leak prematurely. Stocking the Swamp. Contrary to his promise to "drain the swamp" in Washington, DC, Trump has filled his cabinet with millionaires and billionaires, from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a Goldman Sachs and hedge fund veteran who made much of his fortune foreclosing on homeowners, to billionaire heiress Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who has already put the interests of bankers ahead of debt-burdened students and their families. The Kleptocracy. Under Donald Trump conflict of interest is passé. When Trump isn't in Washington, he stays at one of his properties, where the taxpayers pick up the tab for staffers, Secret Service, and so on, all at full price. In Washington Trump International Hotel is the only place to stay if you want to do business with the administration. Meanwhile sons Donald Jr. and Eric run an eyes-wide-open blind trust of Trump holdings to avoid the appearance of conflict of interest - but not the reality.

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