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The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America

Bill O'Reilly (Goodreads Author)

4.24 · Rating details · 2,473 ratings · 378 reviews

A rare, insider’s look at the life of Donald Trump from Bill O'Reilly, the bestselling author of the Killing series, based on exclusive interview material and deep research

Readers around the world have been enthralled by journalist and New York Times bestselling author Bill O’Reilly’s Killing series—riveting works of nonfiction that explore the most famous events in hi

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Sep 26, 2019 Patty rated it it was amazing

This in not a pro-Trump or anti-Trump book. It is a history book. There are no unnamed sources and O'Reilly does a fine analysis of describing how Donald Trump sees America and what motivates him. It was excellent! ...more

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Jan 16, 2020 Jeanette rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Better than I thought it would be and immensely more cringe revealing. What a world!

There are at least 20 top notch quotes in this book, and most of them are NOT from Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. My original thought was to put a few down in the reaction, but I decided against it. Read this book. If you are a Trump Hater, nearly all aspects of his personality and character most loathed will be fully revealed. If you are NOT, you will learn more about him than you knew. And might be more surpr Better than I thought it would be and immensely more cringe revealing. What a world!

There are at least 20 top notch quotes in this book, and most of them are NOT from Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. My original thought was to put a few down in the reaction, but I decided against it. Read this book. If you are a Trump Hater, nearly all aspects of his personality and character most loathed will be fully revealed. If you are NOT, you will learn more about him than you knew. And might be more surprised than you think re the fact that he said the exact same politico and in the same exact wordings for the last 30 plus years. He is who he is. Never changed. And the 3 or 4 top issues he cares about the most are unchanged, as well. And he is and WILL do something about every one of the 4.

What I liked the most about O'Reilly's take, was not his own personal stories as much as his historical knowledge. He has noted in this book with examples nearly the same things I have after reading so many Presidential biographies. Trump is the most like Andrew Jackson. But has strong connection with Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and in some ways Eisenhower too. He's very transaction based. The opposite of Obama in nearly every single operational category.

O'Reilly brought all the 2015-2018 scenarios into full view of "he said", "she said" and media vs population reactions. Never psychoanalyzing either 2016 candidate- but going head to head with all the movers and shakers within all those debates and election aftermath, as well. It was super illuminating in the Network and Media corporations involved.

Every punch he gets, he's going to punch back harder.

As he is impeached yesterday, he passes both 1st Phase China deal and the US-Mexico-Canada that day and in the very next. Pure Trump.

Strongly recommend this book if you are in break down like the Democratic Party. Trump is a doer, and it's NOT about racism, misogyny, and every other ism or loathe quality attributed to Trump. Or to American of now or past either. It's about the core culture of the United States and where the working Joe and Jane want it to go. Don't forget, there are OODLES of us who have escaped and left Socialism. For very good reasons. ...more

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Oct 11, 2019 Susan rated it really liked it

I’ve read most of Bill O’Reilly’s books, “Killing Lincoln,” “Killing Kennedy,” etc., and I although I’m not a super-fan, I do like President Trump. So it probably was not surprising that I’d be eager to read O’Reilly’s latest: The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America.

The first few chapters talked about Trump’s early years, and to me that was probably the most interesting part of the book. O’Reilly talked quite a bit to Trump’s oldest son, Don Jr., about what it was like I’ve read most of Bill O’Reilly’s books, “Killing Lincoln,” “Killing Kennedy,” etc., and I although I’m not a super-fan, I do like President Trump. So it probably was not surprising that I’d be eager to read O’Reilly’s latest: The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America.

The first few chapters talked about Trump’s early years, and to me that was probably the most interesting part of the book. O’Reilly talked quite a bit to Trump’s oldest son, Don Jr., about what it was like to grow up with Donald Trump as your dad:

"We’d see him in the morning briefly before he went to work and we went to school. It was the daily lecture: you know, no smoking, no drinking, no drugs, and then ‘Don’t trust anyone.’ There were a couple of times he’d follow up with a question: ‘Do you trust me?’ “Of course, you’re my dad!” He’s like, ‘Wrong! You can’t trust."

Another insight about Trump from son Don Jr.: “He’s not a teacher that puts you on his lap and says this is how you do something. He puts you in a situation to learn, and you rise to the occasion or you fail.” Trump was not the dad at all the baseball games. He did ensure that his kids observed him at work and hopefully learned from what they saw.

O’Reilly explores Trump’s personality, suggesting that he is basically a loner with few close friends. Due to many life experiences (and I’m sure exacerbated by current events), he hardly trusts anyone. He has incredible energy, often sleeping just four hours or so a night. He loves Diet Coke — drinking up to 15 each day.

Of course, Trump is incredibly wealthy. But O’Reilly points out that he uses his wealth as a marketing tool — a “success brand.” He is not obsessed with jewelry, fine food, and certainly not wine (his oldest brother died an alcoholic, and Trump does not drink).

Why does Donald Trump act in the over-the-top way he often does? According to O’Reilly, there’s a method to his madness. When asked about this during an O’Reilly interview, Trump said, “Nobody would listen (if I worked normally) … If I attack it on a purely intellectual basis, nobody would listen and the response would not have been nearly as effective.” I think he’s probably right. Without the tweets, would Trump and his agenda get nearly the coverage?

The national press certainly doesn’t understand this, and apparently aren’t in on the joke. They cover the president “more as a national menace” than as the leader of the country. As someone who originally thought of majoring in and working in journalism, I am chagrined to see our press so biased and apparently so unaware of that bias. It was sad for me to read about press coverage of Trump after he won. There were no glowing accolades like Obama got as “first African-American President” or Hillary would have gained as “first female President.” No, the Associated Press opened with:

"The combative billionaire businessman and television celebrity won election in November over Hillary Clinton, and today he’s leading a profoundly divided country — one that’s split between Americans enthralled and horrified by his victory."

Another example, this one from the Los Angeles Times: "(Trump) has proved himself an incompetent and ignorant chief executive."

Can you even imagine anything with a similar tone being written about Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? O’Reilly points out that the article, and press coverage in general, offers “not one kind word” toward Trump. No wonder he doesn’t trust the media.

While reading this book, I could almost hear Bill O’Reilly monologuing, with mentions of “the folks” and “the Obama ‘birther’ thing,” etc. The book was interesting without being truly ground-breaking. If you enjoy politics and would like to learn more about our President, I recommend The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America. ...more

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Aug 15, 2020 Dan rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I was given this book as a Christmas gift from my Mother, I assume as payback/equal time for all of the anti-Trump books that I pass on to her to read. She said it was a gag gift, but, hey...It cost her $28.00, so, why not give her her equal time, and read it...?

The book is presented as straight reporting/history, neither pro-or-anti-Trump. For the most part, Author Bill O'Reilly manages to stick to that. (In all fairness, I must disclose that I, to use the same words that he uses over and ove I was given this book as a Christmas gift from my Mother, I assume as payback/equal time for all of the anti-Trump books that I pass on to her to read. She said it was a gag gift, but, hey...It cost her $28.00, so, why not give her her equal time, and read it...?

The book is presented as straight reporting/history, neither pro-or-anti-Trump. For the most part, Author Bill O'Reilly manages to stick to that. (In all fairness, I must disclose that I, to use the same words that he uses over and over and over again in this book, to the point or ridiculousness, both "Loathe" and "Despise" Bill O'Reilly. I was a channel 5 viewer in NYC when he started to rise to prominence on tabloid shows, and the guy was known city-wide to be a liar, an agitator, and a general creep.) O'Reilly is not shy about reporting the bad things about Trump, but he can't resist throwing in qualifiers of his own:

Trump's Father had a Podiatrist tenant of his fake a bone spur diagnosis to keep Trump out of Viet Nam.
So what? Lots of Politicians dodged the draft!

Trump's Father was in the KKK.
So what? He never discussed race with his son!

My favorite: Trump has gained a lot of weight since becoming President.
He can lose it whenever he wants, but does not want to change the shape of his face, which he finds very pleasing.

As I read on, the feeling that grew inside me was irritation, mainly because Trump's overriding view on everything, which I have been familiar with since I was a child in The Bronx, is "Fill-in-the-blank is unfair to me." Growing up and seeing this man on local television every night, I learned that casino laws were unfair to him, building codes were unfair to him, construction unions were unfair to him, tax laws were unfair to him, newspapers were unfair to him. Now, as President, the trend continues. The book closes with O'Reilly questioning Trump about whether his views on America have changed since he took office. The question is never answered, because he launches into a three-page pity-fest about how nothing is fair to him. I don't remember another President in my lifetime ever complaining about how unfair life was to them. Boo-hoo.

O'Reilly agrees, at least once a chapter, about the unfairness of the press and the media. Which is fine, since that is his opinion. At one point he addresses something that Trump did, and goes on to complain that the media as a whole, had not "one kind word to say. Not ONE." I don't remember Fox News having many kind words to say about Obama, so these kinds of comments are disingenuous at best, and blatant lies at worst. Considering how Fox News, and Bill O'Reilly made political outrage and bile a daily part of life in America, it seems a tad hypocritical to start complaining about it now, when the shoe is on the other foot. (Also, the book is practically brand new, yet already hasn't aged well...the fallback to every Trump complaint is "The economy is doing great."....Less that a year later, wow...how that has changed.) ...more

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Nov 21, 2019 Danielle Cumberland rated it liked it

Shelves: political

I am not a fan of Trump; I am one of the lifelong Republicans who has now ended my party affiliation, largely because of Trump. However, I hoped this book would be fairly even-handed, and I was curious what O’Reilly’s take would be on Trump’s rise to the Presidency.

The book is not even-handed, or, much less than I hoped. O’Reilly makes numerous excuses for Trump, even while he reveals instances where he disagreed with how Trump handled something, for example, the questions from Megyn Kelly duri I am not a fan of Trump; I am one of the lifelong Republicans who has now ended my party affiliation, largely because of Trump. However, I hoped this book would be fairly even-handed, and I was curious what O’Reilly’s take would be on Trump’s rise to the Presidency.

The book is not even-handed, or, much less than I hoped. O’Reilly makes numerous excuses for Trump, even while he reveals instances where he disagreed with how Trump handled something, for example, the questions from Megyn Kelly during the debates, or Trump’s response to Neo-Nazis marching in Charlottesville. In several places, O’Reilly sounds like the benevolent schoolteacher trying to see his student with severe special needs and behavioral problems, in a positive light. He says, “Donald Trump sees things in black and white terms,” or, “This is what Trump needs in order to be happy.” It comes across as a bunch of excuse-making.

This book was well-researched and O’Reilly has known Trump for a long time, so that made for a fairly reliable book, compared with many on the market. But I think O’Reilly has many blindspots, probably due to ways he himself is similar to Trump, for example, O’Reilly genuinely does not think Trump is racist and he draws this conclusion partially because part of their up-bringing in an all-white suburb was similar. O’Reilly is not a racist; he merely had so little exposure to non-white people, he just didn’t think about it. He applies this to Trump, too. I do not think this is accurate, though, because if Trump is not racist, a good researcher like O’Reilly should ask himself why his messaging excites and resonates with people who *definitely, overtly are* racist. Why do neo-Nazis flock to Trump? Because they believe(d) he is pointing policies in the direction they want, policies which ban/remove/deport non-white people.

Anyway...I think O’Reilly believed he was being fair and “no spin” to Trump and, it is true he does not just regurgitate MSNBC, so that’s nice. Rabidly anti-Trump news sources and authors are as annoying as rabidly pro-Trump sources (Rush), so it’s nice O’Reilly is neither. But O’Reilly is not as balanced as he believes himself to be, although kudos for trying, man; that’s like trying to find something nice to say about the Kardashians.

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Oct 01, 2019 Heather rated it it was amazing

I was already a big fan of O'Reilly's books and this one was no exception. I love his way of telling a story using facts but it doesn't read as a boring news report. It's so interesting and engaging that I have trouble putting it down! It seems like we know Trump because his life has been an open book but I really learned alot and continue to be disappointed in the media for their bias against him and others. I listened to the audio version and while Bill O'Reilly read the forward, he has anothe ...more

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Oct 09, 2019 Wendell H Howell rated it it was amazing

Perceptive

Donald Trump is like the Dutch boy with his finger in the dike. Holding back the flood of the full of hate progressives that sincerely want to destroy this great country.

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Jul 23, 2020 Scott Rhee rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: politics, nonfiction, trump-studies

Bill O’Reilly should just stick to killing people. Lest I be accused of vicious libel and “fake news”, let me just say that that is in reference to his popular series of historical nonfiction books in which he tackles famous assassinations. He is not, as far as I know, an actual murderer.

I’ve read “Killing Lincoln”, which I actually enjoyed, and I have read some of his other non-”Killing” books, like “The No-Spin Zone”, in which he likes to talk about how he is an amazing journalist.

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Sep 30, 2019 Fountain Of Chris rated it really liked it

This was my first O'Reilly book, and, considering how many bestsellers he's had, I shouldn't have been as surprised as I was that it is a well-written, coherent, and thoughtful book. He's not as impartial as he proclaims himself to be, but he is much more moderate in his approach than one might expect, judging by his TV personality.

The subtitle, "How the President Really Sees America," is a little misleading. Yes, O'Reilly uses a number of interviews (both television and private) to bring color This was my first O'Reilly book, and, considering how many bestsellers he's had, I shouldn't have been as surprised as I was that it is a well-written, coherent, and thoughtful book. He's not as impartial as he proclaims himself to be, but he is much more moderate in his approach than one might expect, judging by his TV personality.

The subtitle, "How the President Really Sees America," is a little misleading. Yes, O'Reilly uses a number of interviews (both television and private) to bring color to the President's character. These parts of the book are where it shines. Conservatives will enjoy learning more about their leader, liberals will gain much-needed insight into Trump's humanizing side - Even factoring in O'Reilly's bias, I imagine it will be tough to still think of Trump as the Devil incarnate after reading the book. - and neutrals will gain a perspective not currently available among the various media outlets (of any side). O'Reilly manages to address media bias in a more rational, and somewhat less partisan way than found in the day-to-day ruckus we see and hear.

However, those parts of the book make up about 30% of the space, with most of the remainder devoted to Trump's campaign and election to office. This is not unimportant, but it does make the subtitle a little disingenuous. IF YOU BUY THIS BOOK, MAKE SURE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE ACTUAL CAMPAIGN PROCESS. There are some paragraphs about why O'Reilly feels things broke Trump's way, but a lot of this material is a rundown of the campaign itself.

While O'Reilly's bias is noticeable in the way he addresses certain issues that have clear left-right positions (i.e. Clinton's emails, Biden & son in Ukraine, Mueller, Comey, the New York Times, etc.), he approaches them in a rational manner that should be palatable to his more liberal readers. That said, the omissions are clearly partisan decisions (i.e. just one throw-away sentence about Russian interference to help Trump win, an oblique reference to Michael Flynn being a poor choice but no other mention of the extremely high rate of turnover in Trump's administration, acknowledging that Trump says bad things to help stir up his base but not addressing what this says about the people who support him because of these bad statements, completely ignoring the documented poor treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers, etc.). These flaws do not at all ruin the book, but one can only assume they were done on purpose, either to placate Trump and his die-hard supporters, for political reasons, or just because O'Reilly knows who his audience is likely to be.

Overall, the book is solid, and I can recommend it to right-leaning readers as an enjoyable profile and reliving of a historic election, as well as to other readers as a necessary, relatively reasonable contrarian view to most of the information one hears, sees, and reads about the President. ...more

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Oct 08, 2019 John Dickinson rated it liked it · review of another edition

Now it was good. And it was fair. And O'Reilly did a good effort to remain neutral, presenting only the facts. Just sometimes I felt it lacking in detail. A lot of things felt left unexplained or unanswered. Now I do understand that that's probably mostly because there's not enough material available for O'Reilly to conduct his research, but overall it kept me expecting me. It also seemed more like a just history of Trump during the campaign, but was almost entirely void of details on his presid ...more

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Oct 02, 2019 Cheryl Kloda rated it it was amazing

Bill O 'Reilly is a gifted writer. I have read most of his books. "The United States Of Trump", was a great read. Author O'Reilly, gives an excellent view into President Trump's character. He really was able to write about what makes President Trump tick. As a reader, I agree that most of the Mainstream Media have been extremely unfair to our American President. I agree with O'Reilly that good and fair Journalism has gone down the drain! I strongly feel that history will be much kinder to Presid ...more

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Oct 01, 2019 Ietrio rated it did not like it

Shelves: junk

And like Jesus, O'Reilly sees into the heart and mind of another individual and translates what the voices tell him. ...more

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Oct 21, 2019 Melanie rated it it was ok

The book starts off with a statement I really wanted to believe: Not a partisan pro-Trump or anti-Trump book. I would like to say O'Reilly starts out that way, but even then he is comparing his life to Trump's life. All pretense was gone once he started going into his blind double date with Donald and Marla Maples Trump. Really, how believable are you about being not being pro-Trump when you had him as your guest at the White House Correspondents Dinner two months before he announced his candida ...more

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Oct 14, 2019 Donna Hines rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed-library-books, library-holds

In dealing with malignant narcissists I've long learned we have what we coined as 'enablers' or if you like 'flying monkeys' in which these loyal harem will do and say anything to be loyal to the gills for their leader.
In this case I cannot diagnose from afar via Goldwater Rule but safe to say what the other side alleges occurs is actually what they themselves are doing.
It's a lovely example of what survivors have experienced through the toxicity known as gaslighting, mirroring, projecting, and ...more

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Oct 13, 2019 David Gramley rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I did not choose this book as a fan of Donald Trump. My view of him is very mixed, and on the character side, I do not respect him. I realize that much of my view of President Trump, actually, everyone’s view of a Trump, is received through the media lens which I believe to be tainted against him. And thus, I saw this book by Bill O’Reilly and have read it to gain a vantage point from an honest and untainted lens. I just need to keep an open mind.

This is vintage O’Reilly. I’ve read most of his I did not choose this book as a fan of Donald Trump. My view of him is very mixed, and on the character side, I do not respect him. I realize that much of my view of President Trump, actually, everyone’s view of a Trump, is received through the media lens which I believe to be tainted against him. And thus, I saw this book by Bill O’Reilly and have read it to gain a vantage point from an honest and untainted lens. I just need to keep an open mind.

This is vintage O’Reilly. I’ve read most of his “Killing...” series, and I appreciate his factual information and logical conclusions. He finds a perspective I can understand and appreciate. And I frequently watched The Factor as the only opinion show I could tolerate. O’Reilly’s “me-too” failure and dismissal from Fox News is inexcusable, and I hesitated to purchase this book as a result of that. However, I really want to understand Trump and how he thinks, and what he believes, as he is our President today, and possibly four more years. I need to understand him so I can better tolerate and perhaps make some sense of our current state of political ineffectiveness and chaos.

O’Reilly delivers as I hoped he would. He is uniquely connected and has always been able to take the spin out of politics. My negative feedback is that Bill has a nice size ego and he doesn’t spare accolades for his own career. Between Trump and O’Reilly, humility does not have a chance. But that aside, O’Reilly does a nice job providing insight into Trumps childhood, his boarding school, his father and the real estate business, and how he made his mark in Manhattan properties. I respected Trump for vision in this area, and ability to achieve despite many obstacles. I also found the extended insight of the 2016 election was fascinating. He covers both Trump and Hillary, and weaves in Wikileaks, and Comey, and the debates. The final section of the book is a review of his first two years in office. Again, it’s insightful, and the perspectives are very helpful to understand some of what I have read in the media.

So, has this book helped me to support Trump, or to become more vigorous fighting to see him removed from office? Honestly, I still can’t support him as a leader of our nation, but I also do not have a candidate in mind to support. All candidates have their flaws. I will say I have a much better understanding and tolerance of Donald Trump, with an open mind, and that is what I was looking to gain from this book. ...more

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Oct 12, 2019 Regan rated it it was ok

O'Reilly starts out the book by saying it is not a pro or con on Trump but just the facts. Well, that's not quite true. It's a lot of facts that say Trump is a victim, that he's doing a great job, that everyone who doesn't think he's wonderful is wrong -- kind of like Trump's own vision of himself. TSome good photographs too -- interestingly the ones of Nancy Pelosi and Hilary Clinton are pretty ghastly where the ones of Trump and his brood are so nice. It IS a better read than Lewandowski's pra ...more

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Oct 02, 2019 Brian rated it really liked it

The first half of this book is the best. It dives into Trump’s early life - high school, college and what some of the motivating factors in his family. I was especially interested to learn about his older brother and his sister and how different they turned out.
The second half goes blow by blow through his campaign and eventual victory to the presidency. It was interesting, but less insightful.
The writing is excellent and personal anecdotes make it a worthwhile read.

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Oct 06, 2019 Alexander Stroli rated it did not like it

Highly Disappointing

This book was more of a buildup of Bill O’Reilly than it was about President Trump. This book is not objective, contrary to Mr O’Reilly’s claim.

Personally, I am very disappointed.

It was supposed to be about “The United States of Trump”, which it was not.

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Nov 19, 2019 Christy rated it liked it

I picked this book off the library's best seller display. Honestly, I'm registered as an independent voter, but I have never been able to stomach Trump, and I mean from long before he became president. I have always gotten the sense that we were just so completely different that I could not relate to him or his worldview at all. When he was elected I tried to reach out to ask those who supported him why; I was honestly interested. Some people on both sides of his fan club responded in the spirit I picked this book off the library's best seller display. Honestly, I'm registered as an independent voter, but I have never been able to stomach Trump, and I mean from long before he became president. I have always gotten the sense that we were just so completely different that I could not relate to him or his worldview at all. When he was elected I tried to reach out to ask those who supported him why; I was honestly interested. Some people on both sides of his fan club responded in the spirit in which I asked the questions, but many became so angry at me for asking that I eventually stopped. I picked up this book looking for some insight. I know Bill O'Reilly is a conservative guy, and all the better. Explain to me what I'm not seeing! It all started really well. I learned about Trump history and thought it was a pretty balanced account. As the book went along it became clear that O'Reilly wasn't as direct and unbiased as he claimed to be, which was really annoying by the end. It would be one thing if he hadn't stated repeatedly that he was an unbiased reporter, but since he did...he isn't. Or he doesn't read like one. The title is also misleading. I expected more about how Trump actually views the presidency and his country. This mostly reads like a timeline of his campaign and first moments in office, with the campaigning part taking the Lion's share of the book. That in itself was somewhat interesting; all kinds of issues I had mostly forgotten about or pointedly ignored the first time around were re-explained. I gained a bit of insight, I would say, into both Trump and those who support him. But end of the day, this book just affirms that he and I are two totally different people with next to nothing in common, which doesn't necessarily say anything for his ability to govern or for this book's ability to make him a personable character. As a moderately biased semi historical text on the campaigning aspect of this presidential round, with the winner as the subject, this book does a fine job. ...more

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Oct 12, 2019 Ronald Aylward rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A well written biography of President Donald Trump.

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Mar 13, 2020 BADASSBOOKWORM rated it liked it

GREAT!

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Jul 23, 2020 Brice Karickhoff rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020

3.5 stars. This book was the most helpful window into the President’s life and personality I’ve read. Early on, O’Reilly that this book “is not pro- or anti-Trump. It is history.” The best thing about this book was that he generally stuck to that commitment quite well. I’ve read 3 (or maybe 4?) books that are basically a giant attack on Trump (which is reasonable), so this book was a welcome changeup!

O’Reilly leveraged his personal relationship with Trump, along with unique access to interviewin ...more

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Oct 04, 2020 David Ward rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2017-2020, non-fiction, politics

The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America by Bill O'Reilly (Henry Holt and Co. 2019) (973.933092) (3469).

Bill O'Reilly is a conservative political pundit and commentator. O'Reilly is one of the countless public figures upon whom Donald John Trump has lavished praise and plaudits when said figure's opinions were originally in accord with some position endorsed by Trump. Bill O'Reilly is also one of the passing few pundits who Trump has not yet villified and abandoned for d

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Mar 19, 2020 Gina rated it really liked it

I am quite left leaning myself, so I am not a Trump stan or anything - but I am never adverse to reading and considering alternate viewpoints. I try and seek to understand and learn, rather than judge differing political viewpoints.

What I do believe is that Trump is not a cruel or a malevolent dictator, like most people portray him to be. Sure, he may not be everyone’s ideal candidate and his supporters can be very intense. In saying that, I still wanted to learn more about the POTUS. After all ...more

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Jan 28, 2020 David rated it it was amazing

Although I'm not a fan of Bill O'Reilly as an interviewer (he constantly interrupts whoever he is interviewing), I am a fan of books he has written; his former life as a history professor really shows. I've read most or all of his "Killing" series and found them each to be hard to put down as he presents many lesser-known/unknown facts about his topic. In his new book, The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America, we get the interviews without the interruptions. The author s ...more

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Oct 27, 2019 Dan rated it it was ok

I have become very interested in reading pro-Trump books to help me understand this moment in history. I'm not sure O'Reilly's book qualifies as pro-Trump. O'Reilly is a pretty clever guy so I'm not sure if he's being slyly cynical in this book or not. Basically O'Reilly spends the book explaining that Trump was elected because A) Americans are frustrated with the political process and B) since they don't really understand that process they are C) eager to elect anyone who promises to ignore the ...more

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Oct 12, 2019 Colette rated it liked it

Shelves: ebook, 2019, nonfiction, bios-memoirs

First, about the writing — O’Reilly’s use of present tense always drives me crazy, and the interjections about himself were distracting. Sometimes it was hard to follow with all the dates and jumping around in time. Sometimes I had no clue what the date at the head of the chapter had to do with anything. Having said all that, I found this book to be somewhat of a page turner; more so in Part I.

I thought the first half (about Trump’s younger life) was more interesting. I am able to better see wh ...more

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Jan 16, 2020 Mark rated it really liked it

Shelves: biography, history-us, politics, current-affairs, coming-of-age, nonfiction

Bill O'Reilly gives us a straightforward examination of President Trump, his background, history as a business man, childhood, family and personality...Its also the story behind his rise to the presidency. Love or hate him, Trump is a "one of a kind" and is currently performing decently, as president, under the weight political and personal attacks that no president has faced since Abraham Lincoln. History will have to decide whether he will be as effective as Lincoln, in spite of this overwhelm ...more

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Oct 07, 2019 Wesley Hansen rated it it was amazing

O'Reilly pulls no punches with his book about "The Donald", his background and history as a business man and as a person, and the story behind how he rose to the presidency. Love him or hate him, Trump is a unique individual that is performing as president under the weight of the job, the Democrats, and the national media. We will have to let history decide how effective he has been and will be for this country. ...more

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Nov 12, 2019 Gina *loves sunshine* rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, 2019

This was very interesting as are all of Bill O'Reilly's presidential books...which I am slowly making my way through! The title is a bit misleading as this book doesn't really touch on his presidential term. It rather tells a small part of Trump's growing up/early years, and then mostly covers the timeline of the campaign - debates, election, the candidates and how it all played out leading up to the vote - Trump vs media. With a touch of the inauguration and a bit after. ...more

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About Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly

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Bill O'Reilly's success in broadcasting and publishing is unmatched. The iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor led the program to the status of the highest rated cable news broadcast in the nation for sixteen consecutive years. His website BillOReilly.com is followed by millions all over the world.

In addition, he has authored an astonishing 12 number one ranked non-fiction books including the hist ...more