Inside Trump's White House

by Doug Wead

  credentialed journalists on, 1

  Donald on, 1

  drive time radio campaigning, 1

  exit polls, 1

  Hillary Clinton’s headquarters on, 1

  historians on, 1

  Jared’s account of, 1

  Peninsula Hotel, 1

  planning Trump’s concession call, 1

  polling operations, 1

  radio interview, 1

  telling Trump her lost, 1

  Trump family voting on, 1

  Trump Jr. on Good Morning America, 1

  Trump replaying, 1

  Trump’s loss as accepted wisdom, 1

  war room, 1

  Election Night Ivanka on, 1

  media making effort to create excitement, 1

  Parscale on, 1

  returns, 1

  Trump impressed with Clinton’s party

  design, 1

  Trump looking better than thought possible, 1

  Trump’s compassion for Clinton supporters, 1

  Trump’s frustration on, 1

  Trump’s victory as death blow to many, 1

  Trump’s victory speech, 1, 2

  Elizabeth, Queen of England, 1, 2

  Élysée Palace, 1

  Emmy awards, 1

  energy-independent America, 1, 2

  England, 1

  Enron convictions, 1

  environment, 1

  Erdogan, Recep Tayyip, 1, 2 See also Brunson hostage case

  European Parliament, 1

  evangelical Christian community, 1, 2

  Evening Standard, 1

  exit poll surveys, 1, 2

  Facebook, 1

  Falwell, Jerry, Jr., 1, 2

  Family Leadership Summit, 1

  FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations), 1

  FDA (Food and Drug Administration), 1

  Fear (Woodward), 1

  federal judges, 1, 2

  Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 1

  Feinstein, Diane, 1

  Fellini, Federico, 1

  Fethullah Gulen, 1, 2

  Fethullahist terrorist organization, 1

  Financial Tribune, 1 first ladies

  Barbara Bush, 1

  causes supported by, 1

  Hillary Clinton, (See Clinton, Hillary)

  independent careers of, 1

  Jacqueline Kennedy, 1, 2

  Lady Bird Johnson, 1, 2

  Laura Bush, 1, 2, 3

  Melania Trump, (See Trump, Melania)

  Michelle Obama, 1, 2, 3

  modern role of, 1

  as mothers of small children, 1

  Nancy Reagan, 1, 2, 3

  Rachel Jackson, 1

  Rosalynn Carter, 1, 2

  5 Star Movement party, 1

  5G (fifth generation cellular network technology), 1

  FiveThirtyEight podcast, 1

  Flood, Emmet, 1

  Florida, 1, 2

  Flynn, Michael, 1, 2

  Foley, Diane, 1

  Foley, James, 1

  Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 1

  food stamps, 1

  Forbes, 1

  Ford, Gerald, 1, 2, 3

  Ford, Jack, 1

  Ford, Susan, 1

  Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant, 1

  foreign policy America’s role in the world, 1

  China, 1

  England, 1

  France, 1

  Germany, 1

  Iran, 1

  Italy, 1

  Japan, 1

  Latin American, 1

  Mexico, 1

  NATO nations paying delinquent dues, 1

  Saudi Arabia, 1

  South Korea, 1

  tax dollars funding other nations’ government programs, 1

  trade deficits and, 1

  Trump’s frustration with past, 1

  Venezuela, 1

  Fox and Friends, 1

  Fox News, 1

  France, 1

  Francis, Pope, 1

  Fredericks, John, 1

  free markets, 1

  free trade, 1

  French media, 1

  Friedman, Milton, 1

  Friedman, Uri, 1

  Gang of Eight, 1

  Gates, Bill, 1

  Geist, Mark, 1

  Georgetown University, 1

  Germany, 1, 2

  Gettysburg Address, 1

  Ghana, 1

  ghost voters, 1

  Gingrich, Newt, 1, 2, 3

  Giuliani, Rudolph (Rudy), 1, 2, 3

  Global Magnitsky Act, 1

  Goebbels, Joseph, 1

  Goldston, James, 1, 2

  Golge, Serkan, 1

  Good Morning America, 1

  Goodwin, Doris Kearns, 1

  GOP debates

  Democratic candidates, 1

  distinguishing oneself from the pack, 1

  Trump, Jr. on, 1

  Gore, Al, 1

  Gorsuch, Neil, 1, 2

  government shutdown, 1

  GPS, 1

  #GrabYourWallet, 1

  Graff, Rhona, 1

  Graham, Billy, 1

  Graham, Franklin, 1, 2

  Graham, Lindsey, 1, 2

  Greenwald, Glenn, 1

  Grenada, 1

  Griffin, Kathy, 1

  Griffin, Phil, 1

  Grisham, Stephanie, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Gritz, Robyn, 1

  gross domestic product, 1, 2

  G20 summit in Hamburg, 1

  Guaidó, Juan, 1

  The Guardian, 1

  Gul, Abdulhamit, 1

  Gulen, Fethullah. See Fethullah Gulen

  Guthrie, Savannah, 1

  Haberman, Maggie, 1, 2

  Halkbank, 1

  Hamilton, Alexander, 1

  Hannity, Sean, 1, 2, 3

  Harding, Warren G., 1

  Harrison, William Henry, 1

  Hartson, Kate, 1

  Harvard University, 1, 2, 3

  Hayes, Chris, 1

  Hayes, Rutherford B., 1

  Heller, Dean, 1

  Helms-Burton Act, 1

  Helsinki summit, 1

  Herndon, William, 1

  Hicks, Hope, 1, 2

  Hicks, Tommy, 1

  Hijazi, Aya, 1

  Hilton Hotel, 1, 2

  Hiltzik, Michael, 1

  Hitchens, Christopher, 1

  Hitler comparison, 1, 2

  Hollywood antipathy toward white Christians, 1

  opposing Trump, 1, 2, 3, 4

  supporting Hillary, 1

  “Unite for America” movement, 1

  Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1

  Holt, Joshua, 1

  Home Alone 2 (film), 1

  Honduras, 1

  Hoover, Herbert, 1, 2

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 1

  Hoover Institute, 1

  Hoovervilles, 1

  Horton, Willie, 1

  hostages, American Andrew Brunson (See Brunson hostage case)

  Aya Hijazi, 1

  Carter on, 1

  in China, 1

  imprisoned outside US, 1

  James Foley, 1

  Joshua Holt, 1

  in North Korea, 1, 2

  Otto Warmbier, 1

  Presidential Policy Directive (PPD), 1

  Reagan redefining America’s policy on, 1

  secret process for release of, 1

  Trump negotiating for, 1, 2, 3

  UCLA basketball team members, 1

  House of Cards (television series), 1

  Hsieh, Tony, 1

  Huckabee Sanders, Sarah. See Sanders, Sarah

  human rights abuses, 1

  Human Rights Campaign, 1

  human trafficking, 1

  Hungary, 1

  Illegal immigrants. See immigration

  Immigrant’s Rights tributaries, 1

  immigration from Asia, 1

  child separation from parents in, 1

  Democratic Party and, 1

  France and, 1

 
; government-provided health insurance for

  illegal, 1

  Italy and, 1

  Muslim, 1

  Trump policy, 1

  as Western Hemisphere challenge, 1

  impeachment, 1, 2

  Inauguration Day Bibles used on, 1

  formal signing ceremony, 1

  inaugural balls, 1

  lighting Chavez candles on, 1

  media coverage of Melania, 1

  National Cathedral service, 1, 2

  near disaster for Trump ladies, 1

  parade route, 1, 2

  readying for the balls, 1

  Saint John’s Episcopal Church service, 1

  swearing-in ceremony, 1, 2, 3

  swollen feet, 1

  Trump family White House tour, 1

  White House private quarters, 1

  incest, 1

  India, 1

  Indian Treaty Room, 1

  industries for the future, 1

  inflation, 1

  infrastructure, decaying, 1

  Inside Edition, 1

  Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 1

  internet bullying, 1, 2

  intersectionality, 1

  Investors Business Daily, 1

  Iowa caucuses, 1, 2

  Iran, 1

  The Iran Crisis (Wead), 1

  Iran hostage crisis, 1

  Iraq War, 1

  ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) appeal of, 1

  Boko Haram collaborating with, 1

  controlling land, 1

  defeat of, 1, 2

  Flynn on, 1

  France and, 1

  genocide in Sinjar, 1

  massacring villagers, 1

  media treatment of Trump’s victory over, 1, 2

  Obama’s strategy, 1

  “Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria” memorandum, 1

  rise of, 1

  seizing American guns and vehicles, 1

  Trump’s strategy, 1, 2

  Islam, Frank, 1

  Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. See ISIS

  Islamic terrorism, 1, 2, 3

  Israel, recognizing Jerusalem as capital, 1

  Italy, 1

  Jackson, Andrew, 1, 2

  Jackson, Michael, 1

  Jackson, Rachel, 1

  Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 1

  James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, 1

  Japan, 1

  Javits Center, 1

  Jay-Z, 1

  Jefferson, Thomas, 1

  Jefferson Memorial, 1

  Jeffress, Robert, 1, 2

  Jerusalem, US embassy in, 1, 2, 3

  Jesus, 1

  Jindal, Bobby, 1

  jobs creation, 1, 2

  jobs president, Trump as, 1

  Joel, Billy, 1

  Johnson, Andrew, 1

  Johnson, Boris, 1

  Johnson, Lady Bird, 1, 2

  Johnson, Louisa Catherine, 1

  Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1, 2, 3

  Johnson, Martha, 1

  Johnson, Woody, 1

  Joshua project, 1

  journalists. See media

  Judd, Ashley, 1

  “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (Rolling Stones), 1

  Kaine, Tim, 1

  Kaled, DJ, 1

  Kasich, John, 1, 2

  Kaufman, Ben, 1

  Kavanaugh, Brett, 1, 2

  Kavelec, Kathleen, 1

  “Keep It Great” rally, 1

  Kelly, John, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Kennedy, Anthony, 1

  Kennedy, Caroline, 1

  Kennedy, Jacqueline, 1, 2

  Kennedy, John F., 1, 2

  Kennedy, Robert F., Jr., 1

  Kerry, John, 1

  Khrushchev, Nikita, 1

  Kid Rock, 1

  Kim Jong Nam, 1

  Kim Jong-un. See also North Korea American hostages and, 1

  background of, 1

  hating the word “hostages,” 1

  Saigon Summit, 1

  Singapore Summit, 1

  Trump and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Kim Yo-jong, 1

  King, Gayle, 1, 2

  King, John, 1, 2

  King David Hotel, 1

  Kipling, Rudyard, 1

  Kirk, Charlie, 1

  Kissinger, Henry, 1

  Knavs, Viktor, 1

  Korean peninsula, denuclearizing, 1

  Kramer, David, 1, 2

  Kristof, Nicholas, 1, 2

  Krugman, Paul, 1, 2

  Kübler-Ross, Elizabeth, 1

  Kul, Ismail, 1

  Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), 1

  Kushner, Arabella, 1, 2

  Kushner, Inc. (Ward), 1

  Kushner, Ivanka. See Trump, Ivanka

  Kushner, Jared on Access Hollywood scandal, 1

  assignments, 1

  attacks on, 1

  breaking China deadlock, 1

  on bringing corporations back to America, 1

  on China trading relationship, 1

  criminal justice reform and, 1, 2

  daughter Arabella as biggest fan, 1

  on economic growth, 1

  election day campaigning, 1

  election night, 1

  on energy-independent America, 1

  on environment, 1

  on foreign travel, 1

  on foreign wars as unsustainable, 1

  improving White House meetings, 1

  informality of Middle East meetings, 1

  at Jerusalem embassy dedication ceremony, 1

  leading White House Office of American

  Innovation, 1

  lighting Chavez candles in White House, 1

  on media conspiracy, 1

  on Merkel, 1

  Middle East crisis and, 1

  on moving American embassy to Jerusalem, 1

  on Mueller investigation, 1

  NAFTA and, 1

  Paul Ryan and, 1

  Paula White and, 1

  on people in politics, 1

  personal diplomacy idea, 1

  on president’s decision making, 1

  as president’s fireman, 1

  on president’s legacy, 1, 2

  on president’s style as key to success, 1

  Priebus and, 1, 2

  renegotiating NAFTA, 1

  Republican National Committee and, 1

  on Secret Service, 1

  sister Dara, 1

  on tax reform legislation, 1

  Trump administration role, 1

  on Trump as outsider president, 1

  on Trump as patient listener, 1, 2

  on Trump missing Christmas with family, 1

  at Trump Tower meeting with Russia, 1

  on Trump-Kim relationship, 1

  on Trump’s compassion, 1

  Videgaray and, 1

  voting on election day, 1

  White House first time visit, 1

  White House office, 1, 2, 3

  White House reputation, 1

  White House salary, 1

  wife (See Trump, Ivanka)

  working on Wisconsin, 1

  Kushner Orbach, Dara, 1

  Kyoto Protocol, 1

  La Guardia Airport, 1

  Lafayette Park, 1

  Laffer, Arthur, 1

  Lankford, James, 1

  Latin American policies, 1

  leadership, Sun Tzu’s philosophy of, 1

  League of Communists of Slovenia, 1

  Lee, Mike, 1

  the Left. See also Democratic Party tolerance of, 1, 2 on Trump’s economic miracle, 1

  Trump’s victory as death blow to, 1

  Let Me Finish (Christie), 1, 2

  Lewandowski, Corey, 1

  Lewinsky, Monica, 1

  Libertarianism, 1

  Libya, 1, 2

  Lichtman, Allan, 1

  Lighthizer, Robert, 1

  Lincoln, Abraham, 1, 2

  Lincoln, Willie, 1

  Lincoln Bedroom, 1, 2

  Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1 />
  lobbyists investing in Clinton Foundation, 1

  NAFTA and, 1

  presidents benefiting from, 1

  Trump and, 1

  wars making money for, 1

  Logan Act of 1799, 1

  Luntz, Frank, 1

  Lynch, Loretta, 1

  Maas, Heiko, 1

  Macron, Emmanuel, 1, 2

  Maddow, Rachel, 1, 2

  Madison, James, 1

  Madonna, 1, 2, 3

  Maduro, Nicolás, 1

  MAGA, Make America Great Again, 1

  Magnitsky Act, 1

  Maher, Bill, 1, 2

  Manafort, Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Manigault Newman, Omarosa, 1, 2

  Maples, Marla, 1, 2

  Marble Collegiate Church, 1

  Marine One, 1

  Mar-a-Lago, 1, 2

  Matthews, Chris, 1

  Mattis, James, 1, 2

  May, Theresa, 1

  McCabe, Andrew, 1

  McCain, John, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  McCain, Meghan, 1

  McCain Institute for International Leadership, 1

  McClellan, George, 1

  McMaster, H. R., 1, 2

  McMullin, Evan, 1

  Meacham, Jon, 1

  media. See also pundits; individual media outlets absent from Trump Tower, 1

  on America First policy, 1

  attacking Barron, 1

  attacking Melania, 1

  blaming voters for bad poll information, 1

  as Clinton supporter, 1, 2, 3

  covering Inauguration Day, 1

  creating excitement on election night, 1

  Democratic Party alliance with, 1, 2, 3

  economy, reporting on, 1

  exit polling data, 1

  friendly to Trump, 1

  good news, bad news maxim, 1

  government’s request to ignore hostage

  stories, 1

  hiding Trump’s victories, 1

  Jared Kushner on, 1

  on moving American embassy to Jerusalem, 1

  Mueller investigation and, 1

  negative Trump stories reported by, 1

  newspaper endorsements, 1

  not getting the movement, 1

  promoting election as fraudulent, 1

  promoting opinions, 1

  protective of presidents, 1

  rallies, reporting on, 1

  seeking to divide Melanie and Donald, 1

  targeting Republican presidents, 1

  theological expertise of, 1

  Trump Jr. watching meltdown of, 1

  Trump-Kim summit reaction, 1

  on Trump’s successes, 1

  Trump’s views of, 1

  Meet the Press, 1

  Mercy Corps, 1, 2