{
  "id": 4339814,
  "title": "Inside Trump 2.0: What new book reveals about his second presidency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/inside-trump-2-0-what-new-book-reveals-about-his-second-presidency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T03:44:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/donald-trump-2-regime-change-maggie-haberman-jonathan-swan-10855359/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan's new book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump provides a detailed look at the second term of U.S. President Donald Trump. The 450-page book reveals the authoritarian, corrupt, and morally degraded nature of the Trump administration during the first year of his re-election.\n\nThe book is divided into four sections: \"Whirlwind,\" \"Retribution,\" \"The Enemy Within,\" and \"Plunder.\" The \"Whirlwind\" section examines Trump's strategy of releasing constant news, announcements, and executive actions. This led to hundreds of executive orders and decisions on immigration, cryptocurrency, tariffs, Gaza, Ukraine, and USAID. The authors show how this strategy pushed the limits of what the institutions meant to check the president could respond to.\n\nIn the \"Retribution\" section, the authors explore how Trump used personal grievances to dictate institutional policy. He targeted individuals or entities he believed had wronged him, creating a new front for his second term. This included prosecutors, political opponents, media figures, and law firms. Trump's suspicious relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker, and his administration's handling of the Epstein files are also discussed.\n\nThe \"Enemy Within\" section highlights Trump's view of Americans, particularly the Left and institutions associated with it, as his enemies. This perspective led to a shift in how Trump viewed political opposition within the United States. The \"Plunder\" section examines how Trump monetized his presidency through crypto investments, land deals, and other ventures. The book also provides insight into Trump's interactions with the late Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice Department's handling of Epstein files, and the divisions within the MAGA coalition.",
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/trumps-marine-one-helicopter-loses-communication-with-air-traffic",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:43:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}