Mueller III finishes the Russia investigation. Reading “Peril” creates the sensation of riding a speeding train as scenes flash by outside the windows. But “Rage” it too ploddingly neutral and enamored of access to make a dent in this fallen age. Woodward’s journalism helped bring down Richard Nixon. Biden takes office three-quarters of the way through the book, shifting the narrative center of gravity toward his adjustment to a job he had sought for most of his career.īooks Review: Woodward’s Trump exposé ‘Rage’ reflects the lazy thinking that got us into this mess The effort was reminiscent of the way national security aides quietly severed the chain of command leading to an unstable President Nixon shortly before his resignation in 1974.Ī parallel storyline focuses on Joe Biden, depicting his emergence from grief over his eldest son’s death to mount a presidential campaign that proved his doubters wrong. Milley called his Chinese counterpart to assure him no sneak attacks were in the works, and he reviewed protocols for launching nuclear weapons in hopes of preventing a first strike. The details that have garnered the most headlines involve Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, who reportedly feared that Trump would order desperate military operations as he pushed American democracy to the brink. The book covers Trump’s final stretch in office, from his erratic management of the coronavirus crisis to his shambolic attempts to overturn the election.
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