Here's the Deal, page 59
Raytheon, 54
Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts (Scalia), 106
Reagan Presidential Library debate (2015), 113–114
Reagan, Ronald, 17, 24, 27, 30, 126, 260
Real Time with Bill Maher, 47–48, 119, 154
Redfield, Robert, 379, 381, 382, 384
Reiner, Rob, 119
Renee (cousin), 15, 17–18, 58
Republican consultants, 37, 80, 82–83, 466
Republican debate, Las Vegas (2015), 113–114
Republican National Committee, 30, 176, 203, 215, 327, 378, 394, 453
Republican National Conventions, 130–131, 262, 414, 429
Republican National Convention (2020) speech, 432–434
Republican Party abortion and, 304, 305
control of the Senate, 321
Democratic Party compared with, 485
midterm elections (2014), 92
midterm elections (2018), 292
needing to appeal to minority communities, 89–90
Never Trumpers in, 285–286, 323
pollsters, 36, 37
reversal on immigration, 90
“staff infection” in, 80
strength of, 485
Trump’s relationship with, 221
Reynolds, Kim, 379
Rice, Susan, 187
Rigged (Hemingway), 464
RightNOW, 193
Roberts, John, 78
Roberts, Pat, 379
Roe, Jeff, 110
Rogers, Katie, 325
Rollins, Brooke, 252, 337, 442
Romney, Mitt, 127, 159 Club for Growth conference and, 79
Cuccinelli consultants for, 83
Iowa Freedom Summit and, 98
Joe Scarborough on Conway’s criticism of, 179
on Obamacare, 78
as potential secretary of state, 178–179
presidential election (2012) and, 78, 80, 89
Rooney, J. Patrick, 37
Rosen, Hilary, 46
Rosenstein, Rod, 231
Ross, Brian, 191
Ross, Hilary Geary, 350
Rosslyn, Virginia, 218
Ross, Wilbur, 244, 255, 349
Rove, Karl, 200
Rubio, Marco, 80, 107, 115, 117, 118–119, 221
Russell, Will, 394
Russia, collusion with Trump campaign (2016), 208, 232, 275, 281, 294, 321, 387 Comey and, 190, 230
“dossier,” 187, 190
impeachment of Trump and, 340
Jeff Sessions’s recusal from investigation of, 229, 294
media and, 281, 335, 461–462
Mueller Report/investigation, 232–233, 275, 321, 335, 338–339
Obama and, 467
Trump’s response to charge of, 191
Trump’s visit with Putin and, 283–284
Ryan, Fred, 422
Ryan, Paul, 216
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Samet, Judah, 329
Sanders, Bernie, 318, 338
Sanderson, Len, 37
Sanders, Sarah Huckabee, 221, 231, 242, 252, 342
Santorum, Rick, 98, 117, 304
Santucci, Jeanine, 424
Saturday Night Live, 18, 218, 261
Scalia, Antonin, 105–106, 306, 446
Scaramucci, Anthony, 137, 242, 243, 244, 245–246
Scarborough, Joe, 45, 79, 179–180
Scavino, Dan, 197, 429, 434
Schiff, Adam, 354
Schiller, Keith, 114
Schlafly, Phyllis, 298
Schlapp, Matt, 465
Schlapp, Mercedes, 216, 252, 283, 465
Schmidt, Steve, 366–367
Schoen, Douglas, 46
Schultz, Howard, 366
Schuman, Betsy, 32, 58
Schumer, Chuck, 192, 212, 328, 435
Scott, Tim, 107, 408, 465
Scranton, Pennsylvania, 385
Secret Service, 114, 115, 140, 194–195, 210, 244, 257
Selig, Bud, 38
Senate Judiciary Committee, 286
Sessions, Jeff, 144, 148, 229, 281–282, 294
sexism, 333, 344, 363
sexual assault and harassment, 287–290
Short, Marc, 410
Sicha, Choire, 421, 422
Sifton, Sam, 422
Silva, Eduardo, 250
Sims, Cliff, 225
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 25
60 Minutes, 265, 388, 389, 436, 475
Smith, Karen, 131
S
social media. See also Twitter Claudia Conway and, 418–425
criticisms of Conway and, 195, 258
criticisms of Donald Trump on, 260
influence on adolescents, 417, 418
presidential campaign (2016) and, 137
spending time off of, 428
used by the Conways, 239
South Carolina Freedom Summit, 106–107
SpaceX Dragon, 407
Spain, 31
Spicer, Sean, 201–202, 205–207, 213, 225, 230, 242
Spielberg, Steven, 349
Spitzer, Eliot, 70, 71, 78
Springsteen, Bruce, 24, 161
Stanek, Jill, 304–305
Starr, Kenneth, 59
State of the Union (Sunday show), 278, 288
State of the Union address (2016), 291–292
State of the Union address (2018), 316, 329
State of the Union address (2020), 380
Statue of Liberty, 358
Stelter, Brian, 291
Stephanopoulos, George, 204, 264, 295, 454
Stepien, Bill, 137, 159, 176, 350, 438–439, 444, 445
Sterling, Virginia, 109
Stevens, Stuart, 80, 366
Stewart, Martha, 349
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 197–198, 407–408
St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Hammonton, New Jersey, 16–17, 25
St. Louis debate (2016), 144, 148, 150, 151–152
Stone, Roger, 84, 126
Success Academy Charter Schools, 38
Super Bowl, 273–274, 378, 380
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, 317
Supreme Court. See U.S. Supreme Court
Surabian, Andy, 137
survey research, 33–34, 36–37. See also polls/polling
Susan B. Anthony List, 298
Swalwell, Eric, 198
T
Talesnik, Sonja, 69
Tanden, Neera, 130
Tapper, Jake, 288–289, 362–363
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 270, 272
TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party, 78
technical and vocational education, 129
television. See also specific programs and networks appearances by Conway, 42–47, 53, 70, 116, 154–156, 191, 203–204, 366–367
conservative women on, 45–46, 47–48
Conway preferring to stay off of, 175
in Conway’s childhood, 16, 18
Jared Kushner talking to Conway about, 211–212
terrorism/terrorists, 95, 237
Texas, 454
Thanksgiving Day, 29, 56, 178
Thomas, Clarence, 45, 446
Thompson, Fred, 51
TikTok, 418–420, 421, 422, 427
Time magazine, 180, 199, 218, 225
Tlaib, Rashida, 338
Today show, 154
Todd, Chuck, 191, 204–207, 282
Tormey, John II, 58
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, 282
Trainer, Nick, 439
travel bans, 295, 382, 389
Tree of Life massacre, 329
Trevor, Sarah, 394, 442
Tributary (magazine), 26
Trinity College, 25, 328
Tripp, Linda, 54
Trudeau, Justin, 209
Trump administration AARP interview, 411–412
accomplishments of, 375, 446, 450, 472
addressing the “forgotten” people of America, 308–309
Anthony Scaramucci and, 245–246
chief of staffs, 242–244, 246, 292–293, 294, 387–388
Christmas events, 271–272
Conway leaving position in, 8, 442
Conway’s “counselor to the president” role in, 185
Conway’s offers and decision about joining, 164–166, 174–175, 180–184
first foreign trip, 217
George Conway’s position in, 183, 193, 240
healthcare policy, 337–338, 404
illegal border crossings and, 281–283
inaugural events, 188–189, 192–199, 201–202
Jared Kushner in, 221–222
judicial nominations and confirmations, 212, 287–291, 305–306, 375, 441–443
leaks in, 223–230, 232
men forming top spots in, 174
merit-based immigration plan, 358
Mitt Romney and, 179–179
Nikki Haley and, 291–292
Obamacare, repeal of, 220, 403–404
opioid epidemic/drug addiction addressed by, 309–318
pardons and clemency, 465, 471–472
press briefings during COVID pandemic, 399–402
Reince Priebus and, 215–217
response to COVID-19, 378–379, 383–385, 389, 391–396, 404–405, 409–411, 446
response to George Floyd murder, 406–407
Sean Spicer and, 201–202
Steve Bannon and, 217–218
stimulus checks, 464
swearing-in of White House aides, 208–209
television appearance talking about plans for, 205
transition office, 173–176
White House offices, 199, 200
women in, 182
Trump, Baron, 163, 269
Trump Derangement Syndrome, 192, 195, 323, 335
Trump, Donald. See also presidential campaign (2016); presidential campaign (2020); Trump administration ABC News interview and, 139–141
Access Hollywood video, 144–150, 152
apologizing, 138, 146
approval ratings of, 381, 393
becoming 2016 presidential candidate, 119–120
Bedminster meeting with Mike Pence, 127–128
“bleach” story in media, 400–402
call to Ukraine president (Zelenskyy), 350, 353–355
on Charlottesville, 248
on Conway being “counseled” about media remarks, 213–214
Conway choosing super PAC for Ted Cruz’s campaign over campaign pollster for, 111–112
Conway on presidential candidacy of, 116–117
Conway’s idea of meeting with former presidents, 390
Conway’s revelation of sexual assault and, 288–289
on coronavirus, 381
COVID and, 444
CPAC straw poll and, 94
critics, 178–179, 260, 376
dinner in Mar-a-Lago with, 473–475
doubts about winning 2016 election, 3
family business, 265–266
George Conway and, 294–296, 324, 331, 334, 371–372, 479
George Conway’s tweets about. See Conway, George T. III (husband), tweets by
governorship of New York and, 85–87, 88
impeachment of, 340, 360–361, 372, 380, 381, 395, 472, 481
inauguration, 1
interaction with Conway family, 254–255
at Iowa Freedom Summit, 98
James Comey and, 190, 191
Jeb Bush and, 113–114
on leakers, 224, 225–226, 227
magnetic quality of, 87–88
Marco Rubio and, 107, 118
Michael Cohen and, 69
nicknames for others, 117–118, 214
on night of presidential election (2016), 159–163, 164–166
on North Korea, 247
offering position of campaign manager to Conway, 3–6
Oval Office addresses, 326–327, 389–390, 391
personal characteristics and abilities of, 132, 169–170, 220, 272, 478–479, 483
polling data on presidential candidacy of, 115–116
polling methods of, 131–132
poll on Obama’s reelection and, 84–85
pro-life position of, 297, 298–300, 305–307, 378
“regret” rally speech by, 138
response to George Floyd murder, 406–407
response to Kellyanne’s resignation, 429–430
ride on private jet with, 108–109
Russian dossier and, 191–192
on Russian interference in 2016 election, 283–284
sacrifices and work by children of, 262–264
at South Carolina Freedom Summit, 107
speech at CPAC (2015), 94–95
in St. Louis debate (2016), 151–152
Trump World Tower and, 63, 68, 69–70
Twitter use, 88, 129, 214–215
on vice president for election of 2016, 124–125
victory speech (2016), 163–164
Trump, Don Jr., 162, 263, 265–266, 269, 324–325, 468
Trump, Eric, 263–264, 265–266, 269, 277
Trump Force One, 136, 141
Trump, Fred, 314
Trump, Ivanka, 121, 129, 146, 457. See also Kushner-Trump couple abortion rights campaign, 268
COVID and, 404–405
fashion brand of, 212–213
gold bracelet gift from, 268
help with 2016 campaign, 262
on Jared’s resentment of Conway, 264
kindness and support from, 333–334
leaking and, 229
move to Washington D.C., 266
office in White House, 200
pardon discussions and, 471
press coverage, 268–269
roundtable on child exploitation, 385
suggesting Trump run for president, 86
Trump family business and, 265–266
walk-in privileges of, 245
warnings about Steve Bannon from, 219–220
as working mom, 252
work relationship with Conway, 138, 338
Trump, Lara, 264
Trump, Melania, 85, 275, 293, 316, 409 Access Hollywood video and, 148, 150, 152
confiding resignation to, 414–415
coronavirus and, 382
on fair elections, 470
on George Conway’s tweets, 334
holiday decorations and party, 271–272
“I Really Don’t Care, Do U?” jacket, 283
on Jared-Kellyanne relationship, 474
migrant children and, 282–283
opioid crisis and, 247, 314
political advice to Trump, 87
as pollster, 86
prioritizing Baron, 269
Republican National Convention speech, 414
working on drug crisis, 314
Trump National Doral Miami resort, 378
Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, 127
Trump Organization, 109, 121, 266, 437
Trump, Robert, 415
Trump, Tiffany, 262–263
Trump, Vanessa, 263
Trump World Tower, 63, 68–70, 93, 159, 189–190 condo board meetings, 69–70
Conways’ condo at, 93
on night of presidential election (2016), 159, 161
revolt against, 68–69
Trump-Pence presidential transition office in, 173–176
The Truth About Opioids series, 317
Tsaveras, Tom, 137
Turning Point USA’s young Women’s Leadership Summit, 282
Twitter censoring Hunter Biden story on, 426
Checks and Balances on, 324
Claudia Conway trending on, 419, 426
George Conway on, 237–239, 241, 276–280, 285, 322, 324–325, 330–333, 342, 367–371, 479
January 6th insurrection and, 468, 469
Never Trumpers and, 323
posting resignation on, 431
@realDonaldTrump banned from, 472
Taylor Lorenz and, 419
Trump’s use of, 88, 129, 214–215
U
Udutha, Pranay, 442
Ukraine, 31, 191, 355, 425, 483 Trump’s call to president of, 350, 353–355, 376
Union League Club, 78
United Nations General Assembly, 353
United Nations, U.S. ambassador to, 292
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, 375
Unite the Right rally, 248
unity in America, 198, 481
Univision, 78
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 404–405
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 314, 379
U.S. Embassy, in Jerusalem, 270
USNS Comfort, 394, 446
USNS Mercy, 394, 446
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, 54
U.S. Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett and, 289, 441–443
Biden politicizing, 446
Citizens United case, 98
death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 441
election disputes and, 453, 458, 467
George Conway and, 183, 436
justices appointed under Trump, 375
Kavanaugh hearings, 286, 287–291, 321
meeting on who to nominate, 212
Neil Gorsuch nomination, 305–306, 307
Obamacare and, 78
Paula Jones case and, 54
Roe v. Wade decision, 305
Utah, 156, 160, 375
V
vaccines, COVID-19, 384–385, 449
Van Drew, Jeff, 378
Vanity Fair, 189, 336
Venetian hotel, Las Vegas, 113, 114
Verma, Seema, 182, 337, 404, 408, 411
Vermont, 160
veterans, 310–311, 312–313, 329
Vicodin, 309
The View, 140, 363, 364
Vitali, Ali, 147
Vogue, 182, 188, 258
W
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz law firm, 54–55, 240
Walker, Scott, 95, 97, 115, 117, 125
Wallace, Chris, 244, 299, 335–337, 363
Wallace, Nicolle, 360
Wall Street Journal, 53, 134
Walmart, 316
Walsh, Joe, 352, 367
Walsh, Katie, 136, 216
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 444
Warren, Elizabeth, 317, 318, 338, 343, 350, 351, 352
Washington Post, 144–145, 150, 156, 198, 202, 305, 310, 347, 368, 422, 439
Washington Post poll, 463
Watergate hearings, 17
Watson, Monica, 37
Weaver, John, 366, 367, 436
The Weekly Standard, 47
