CONTENTS

The Election Campaign

The Outsider No One Expected

Trump vs. the Republican Establishment

The Foreign Policy Speech That Surprised the World

The Russia Narrative and Vetting Vice Presidents

Choosing Pence, the Never-Trumpers’ Last Stand, and Clinching the Nomination

Trump Being Trump

An Unconventional Campaign Model That Worked

The Democrats’ Russia Narrative Rages and WikiLeaks Strikes

Debates, Hillary’s Weakness Shines, and Trump’s October Surprise

The Final Stretch, Comey’s Surprise, and the Night Trump Won

The Inauguration and Transition

The People’s Inauguration and Washington’s Reluctance to Accept Trump

The Mueller Investigation and Aftermath

What We Learned Then and Now

What the American People Were Not Allowed to See

Pleading, Lessons Learned, and the Power of Faith, Family, and Friends

Afterword

Postface: The Unlikely Impact of a Former Soviet Country