The Trump Presidency: Outsider in the Oval Office

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Donald Trumps stunning and surprising election to the US presidency has convulsed the political, academic, and journalistic worlds. No president has taken the oath of office with as little political experience. And his first few months in office have raised the central question: Can an outsider govern In The Trump Presidency, Steven E. Schier and Todd E. Eberly provide students with a brief, comprehensive introduction to the remarkable launch of the new administration. After briefly describing the Trump electoral victory, they provide critical insight into the Trump transition and media strategy, and relations with Congress as well as the challenges the new administration confronts on domestic and foreign policy. A final chapter describes the prospects for a presidency marred by missed opportunities in Congress, some setbacks in the courts, low popularity, and ongoing personnel drama. The Trump Presidency provides a succinct Trump-centric view of the American presidency and introduces students to all major aspects of the new administration.

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Since the moment that Trump claimed victory, political observers have said that America is in uncharted waters. Schier and Eberly provide an excellent chart of the early days of this unusual administration. Thoughtful, balanced, and politically savvy, this book carefully distinguishes the real from the fake, and the unprecedented from the conventional. At a time of partisan heat and intellectual confusion, it provides a temperate guide for the perplexed. -- John J. Pitney Jr., Claremont McKenna College
This is a must read book for understanding Trump's rise and the implications for American politics by two of the foremost presidential scholars. It will leave you thinking very carefully about the Trump presidency. -- Janet Box-Steffensmeier, The Ohio State University
I highly recommend this engaging, balanced, and well-researched evaluation of Donald Trump's candidacy and the first six months of the Trump Presidency.Schier and Eberly provideus with much-needed context and insight grounded in political science, showing us what is - and what is not - unusual about the Trump Administration and what to expect going forward. -- Kathryn Pearson, University of Minnesota

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Steven E. Schier is Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College, where he has taught the last thirty-six years. He is the author or co-editor of 21 books. Todd E. Eberly is the Chair of the Political Science Department, an Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, and Coordinator of the Democracy Studies program at St. Mary's College of Maryland.