So Help Me God, page 61
Pence in, 143–53, 154–63, 164–71, 172–79
resistance to results of, 193, 196, 212
Russian collusion alleged in, 167, 190–94, 211–13, 227–31, 235, 248, 297, 301–2, 313, 314, 322, 324, 340–42, 343, 352, 362, 363, 424–25
Trump’s campaign in, 138–42, 148, 150, 151, 153, 156, 160–63, 164–67, 171, 172–78, 232, 244–45
Trump’s victory in, 178–79, 180, 227–28, 240
presidential election of 2020 African American votes in, 409–10
Biden in, 251, 346, 363, 417–19, 424–26, 428, 471
challenges to result of, 428–35, 437–39, 441–55
covid pandemic and, 385, 417, 422–23, 425, 426
election day, 426–27
Electoral vote count on, 1–4, 433–36, 439–40, 441–55, 456–63, 465–67, 470–71, 474, 477
Pence in, 323, 353, 372–73, 416–19, 421–26, 428–29, 471
results of, 471
Trump in, 323, 335, 346, 353, 372–73, 409–10, 416–19, 424–26, 428–29, 471
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), 92–93, 381
PREVENTS, 205, 399–400
Price, Tom, 97, 183, 217, 375
Priebus, Reince, 190, 200, 202, 208, 243–45
prison reform, 91–92, 408–9
Project Airbridge, 386, 388
Putin, Vladimir, 211, 232–35, 297, 312–13, 314, 323–25
Quayle, Dan, 32, 39, 42, 161, 183, 199, 236, 442
racism, 251, 406–7, 411, 422 Charlottesville rally and, 249–52, 423
Floyd murder and protests, 406–7, 410–14, 416, 417
kneeling protests against, 261–63, 407
Trump accused of, 250–51, 272–73
radio, 51, 93 Pence’s career in, 51–54, 56, 106, 149, 377
Raymond, Jay, 344
Ray’s Marathon, 15, 20, 163, 271
Reagan, Ronald, 25, 26, 28, 30, 40, 41, 46, 49, 51, 60, 80, 85, 93, 158, 183, 185, 195, 208, 279, 311, 321, 328, 346 attempted assassination of, 204–5, 351
death of, 85
Redfield, Robert, 374, 392, 399
Reese, F. D., 90–91
Regional Cities Initiative, 115
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 127, 128–36, 137, 138
Republican National Convention, 145, 157–60, 191, 341, 417
Republican Party, Republicans, 12, 13, 40, 42–43, 55, 65, 79, 80, 87, 96, 101, 110, 118, 164, 167, 180, 207, 260, 302, 430 African Americans and, 408, 409, 430
big-government, 62, 80, 81, 85, 96
in congressional baseball team shooting, 240
electoral votes and, 452–53, 455, 462
Freedom Caucus, 218, 226
GOPAC boot camp of, 40
health care and, 100, 119, 217, 218, 225–26, 241, 260
immigration and, 96, 328
Iraq and, 77, 79
midterm elections and, 322
oil drilling and, 97
Pence’s congressional campaigns and, 34–35, 39–41, 44, 58, 59
Pence’s disagreements with, 62, 80–83, 86
Pence’s joining of and affiliation with, 28, 30, 40–41, 52, 66, 158, 195
stimulus bill and, 99
Trump and, 138, 141, 148, 158
see also conservatism
Republican Study Committee, 85–86, 156, 183
Rice, Condoleezza, 185
Ridge, Tom, 69
Right to Try laws, 302–3
Riley, James Whitcomb, 5
Riley Hospital for Children, 110, 205
Roberts, John, 457–58
Roberts, Tom, 20–21
Rock, Robert, Jr., 59
Rockefeller, Nelson, 199
Roe v. Wade, 89, 208, 209, 480
Rogers, Michael, 190, 343
Rogge, Benjamin, 50
Roman, Michael, 385
Romney, Mitt, 185, 232
Rooney, J. Patrick, 117, 119
Roosevelt, Franklin, 144, 147, 366
Roosevelt, Theodore, 207, 208, 251, 299, 352, 454
Rose, Tom, 85, 264, 337
Rosen, Jeffrey A., 467
Rosenstein, Rod, 228, 230
Ross, Edmund, 442
Ross, Wilbur, 182, 238
Rove, Karl, 82
Rubinstein, Aaron, 282
Rubio, Marco, 237
Ruettiger, Daniel “Rudy,” 158
Rumple, John, 13
Russia, 215, 232–35, 238, 244, 312–14, 334, 355, 358 election collusion allegations, 167, 190–94, 211–13, 227–31, 235, 248, 297, 301–2, 313, 314, 322, 324, 340–42, 343, 352, 362, 363, 424–25
nuclear weapons of, 232, 313, 314, 324
space programs and, 236, 238, 344, 373
Syria and, 220, 297–98, 314
Ryan, Paul, 100, 156–59, 180, 216–17, 221, 243, 447
Sadat, Anwar, 199
Saddam Hussein, 74–76
St. John’s Church, 413–14
Salazar, Diana and Frank, 309
Sanders, Bernie, 363, 417
Sanders, Sarah Huckabee, 422
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, 285, 288–89
Sanibel Island, 221–22, 369
Santorum, Rick, 312
Santos, Juan Manuel, 251
satellite technology, 238
Saudi Arabia, 276, 336
Scalia, Antonin, 210
Scalia, Maureen, 210
Scalia, Paul, 210
Scalise, Jennifer, 240
Scalise, Steve, 240–41
Schechter, Adam, 383
Schiff, Adam, 211–12, 231, 341, 363, 366
Schumer, Chuck, 221, 302, 313, 328–30, 363, 386, 407, 419, 462, 466, 473
Schwab, Raymond, 39
Scott, Tim, 408, 468–69
Sebelius, Kathleen, 119–20
Second Chance Act, 92
Secret Service, 157, 187, 189, 192, 204, 205, 223–24, 283, 305, 311, 350, 359, 360, 365, 371, 425, 426 Capitol riot and, 2–4, 463–65
Sekulow, Jay, 433
Selma, Ala., 90–91
Senate Judiciary Committee, 317, 318
September 11 terrorist attacks, 3, 67–75, 253, 254, 256–57, 373, 382, 391, 419, 466
Sessions, Jeff, 228–31, 305, 335
Shadegg, John, 65, 81, 97
Shanahan, Patrick, 331
Shanksville, Pa., 256–57
Sharon, Ariel, 274
Sharp, Philip, 39, 42–44, 46, 55, 271
Shlaes, Amity, 147, 207
Shokin, Viktor, 361
shootings, mass, 261, 285–90
Short, Marc, 104, 161, 177, 335–36, 381, 443, 445, 447, 448, 450, 452, 455, 459, 466, 468, 471–72, 473, 475
Shoultz, Debbie, 17
el-Sisi, Abdel Fattah, 273, 274
60 Minutes, 78, 425, 437
Skillman, Becky, 104
Slaoui, Moncef, 403, 430–31
Smith, Bill, 63, 84, 106
Smith, Fred, 436
Smith, Ja’Ron, 408
Smith, Tina, 271
Smith, Van, 104–5
Soldiers’ Home, 418
Soleimani, Qasem, 370–72
Sondland, Gordon, 368–69
Sotomayor, Sonia, 318
South Korea, 222, 223–24, 280–83, 309
Soviet Union, 41, 233, 356
space programs, 236–38, 414–15 International Space Station, 237, 238, 344, 414
Space Force, 343–45, 373
SpaceX, 414–15
Special Olympics, 205
Stahl, Lesley, 425
State Department, 215, 263, 277, 279, 280, 299, 300, 333, 357, 359, 370, 380
Steele, T. C., 3, 4, 208, 463, 481
Steele Dossier, 192, 219, 342
Steger, Jay, 20, 31–32
Stein, Andrew, 353
stem cell research, 66
Stephanopoulos, George, 98, 131, 165
Stoltenberg, Jens, 233
Stone, Roger, 341
STOP Act, 289
Stott, John R. W., 22
Sullenberger, Chesley “Sully,” 380
Sund, Steven A., 467–68
Supreme Court, 130, 138, 139, 194, 210–11, 318, 334, 373, 392 Barrett’s appointment to, 420
election challenges and, 64, 432, 433, 444, 453
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, 130
Kavanaugh’s appointment to, 312, 317–19, 420
Obergefell v. Hodges, 128
Roe v. Wade, 89, 208, 209, 480
Sweezy, John, 30
Syria, 123, 139, 258, 276, 297, 298, 334, 367–68 chemical attacks in, 220–21, 297–98
refugees from, 123–24, 274
Russia and, 220, 297–98, 314
Turkey and, 364–66
Taliban, 71, 72, 254–55, 258, 354–55
Tancredo, Tom, 94
tax cuts, 65, 109–13, 115, 137, 140, 147, 226 of Bush, 65, 107, 266
of Trump, 140, 147, 156, 217, 260, 264–67, 269, 278, 304, 322, 334, 335, 373, 408
Tea Party, 100–101, 103
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord, 89
terrorists, terrorist attacks, 139, 215, 254, 258, 275, 336 Al Qaeda, 71, 76, 258, 308, 354, 370
anthrax, 73–74
Baghdadi, 366–70, 373
Beirut barracks bombings, 30–31
bin Laden, 71, 75, 254, 367
in France, 123, 154, 156
Iran and, 139, 275, 276, 336
ISIS, 123, 170, 254, 255, 274, 276, 308, 335, 354, 364, 366–68, 373
1993 World Trade Center bombing, 67
North Korea and, 279, 308
Saddam and, 74–75
in San Bernardino, 139
September 11, 3, 67–75, 253, 254, 256–57, 373, 391, 419, 466
Soleimani, 370–72
Syria and, 364, 367–68
Taliban, 71, 72, 254–55, 258, 354–55
War on Terror and, 31, 67–79, 80, 81, 141
This Week, 98, 131
Thomas, Clarence, 138, 194, 195
Thompson, Andrea, 219
Tillerson, Rex, 185, 220, 238, 247, 253, 255, 263, 264, 279, 299–300
Time, 244–45
Today, 301
Tomanelli, Dan, 225, 418, 420, 426–27, 446, 479
Tomanelli, Joseph, 225
Toomey, Pat, 65–66, 81, 265, 288
tornadoes, 10, 122, 168
Trans-Pacific Partnership, 347
Trimble, David, 74
Trudeau, Justin, 348
Truman, Harry, 2, 72–73, 163, 177, 293
Truman, Margaret, 293
Trump, Donald, 1, 143, 196–97, 200, 244, 349 Access Hollywood remarks of, 172–74
Afghanistan and, 253–56, 267, 269, 354–55
African Americans and, 407–8
“Anonymous” op-ed on, 316–17
The Art of the Deal, 152
Baghdadi mission and, 367
Capitol rally and riot and, 437, 453, 459–62, 474–76, 478
Charlottesville rally and, 249–52, 423
China and, 165, 183, 281, 320–22, 325, 326
Christian faith of, 149, 160–61
Comey fired by, 228–30, 248, 302, 340
Corker and, 265–66
covid bleach cure allegations, 401
covid contracted by, 421
covid pandemic and, 375–79, 381, 384–86, 388–95, 399, 401–3, 423–24, 437
Cruz and, 159
dismissals and resignations in administration of, 298–300, 307, 334–35
elected president, 178–79, 180, 227–28, 240
first address to joint session of Congress, 216–17, 278
first State of the Union address, 278–80, 282
Graham and, 291–92
gun laws and, 287–89
health care and, 217–18, 222, 225–26, 242–43
immigration and, 93–94, 139, 142, 266, 272–73, 305–6, 328–33
impeachment efforts against, 197, 340, 352, 358, 362, 363, 364, 366, 368–69, 372, 373, 375, 377–78, 382, 473–75, 477–78
inaugural address of, 217
inauguration of, 188–89, 192–96
Iran and, 371–72
Jackson compared with, 148
Khan family and, 165, 166
Kim’s summit with, 301, 306–10
kneeling protest and, 262
Lafayette Park appearance of, 413–14
McCain and, 242–43, 314–16
meetings of, 201–4, 300
Mexican border wall of, 142, 195, 217, 302, 328–32
Middle East and, 274–77
Muslim travel ban of, 139
NATO speech of, 232–33
North Korea and, 224, 246–47, 258, 280–84
Pence selected as running mate by, 143–53
Pence’s endorsement of, 141
Pence’s PAC and, 304–5
Pence’s working relationship with, 1, 163, 200–204, 215, 352, 480
presidential administration posts filled by, 182–86
presidential campaign promises of, 156, 180, 184, 214, 217, 254, 260, 263, 264, 269, 418
in presidential election of 2016, 138–42, 148, 150, 151, 153, 156, 160–63, 164–67, 171, 172–78, 232, 244–45
in presidential election of 2020, 323, 335, 346, 353, 372–73, 409–10, 416–19, 424–26, 428–29, 471
presidential election results challenged by, 1, 429–40, 441–55, 459–62, 465–66
presidential transitions and, 180–88, 474
Putin and, 232, 312–13, 324
racism accusations against, 250–51, 272–73
Republican Party and, 138, 141, 148, 158
Russia and, 297–98, 312–14
Russian collusion allegations against, 167, 190–94, 211–13, 227–31, 235, 297, 301–2, 313, 314, 322, 324, 340–42, 343, 352, 362, 363, 424–25
Sessions and, 230–31
space programs and, 236–38, 343–45, 414–15
State of the Union address of, 377
Supreme Court appointments and, 210–11, 311–12
Syria and, 297–98, 364, 366
tax cuts of, 140, 147, 156, 217, 260, 264–67, 269, 278, 304, 322, 334, 335, 373, 408
tax returns of, 170
tweets of, 155, 188, 201, 211, 242, 262, 266, 298, 300, 313, 332, 334, 366, 397, 439–40, 465–67
Ukraine and, 355–57, 360
United Nations and, 257–59
Zelensky and, 357, 360–63, 373
Trump, Donald, Jr., 151
Trump, Eric, 150–51
Trump, Fred, 291
Trump, Ivanka, 151, 152, 250, 265, 412, 413, 475
Trump, Melania, 146, 149, 155, 156, 177, 178, 180, 196, 239, 240, 306, 330, 349, 399, 424, 429, 441, 475
Turkey, 364–66
Turner, Scott, 408
Turning Point USA, 439
Twitter, 97, 130, 174, 237, 262, 263, 304, 306, 316, 329, 353, 435, 465, 467 Trump’s use of, 155, 188, 201, 211, 242, 262, 266, 298, 300, 313, 332, 334, 366, 397, 439–40, 465–67
Tyson, Mike, 54
Ukraine, 232, 233, 355–58, 360 Bidens and, 361, 362, 366, 369
Ullmann, Harrison, 52
“Ulysses” (Tennyson), 89
United Arab Emirates, 276, 336
United Nations (UN), 183, 247, 257–59, 272, 299, 358, 360–62
United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), 348–50, 352, 357, 373
Values Voter Summit, 167
Varadkar, Leo, 292, 358
Venezuela, 139, 247–48, 251–52, 298, 338–39
Verma, Seema, 120, 183–84, 396
veterans, 165–67, 205
Vickers, Thomas, 43
View, The, 295
Walden, Greg, 303
Walker, Madam C. J., 108
Walker, Scott, 109, 168–69, 417, 422
Wallace, Chris, 188
Wallace, George, 90
Wallace, Lew, 29, 108
Wall Street bailouts, 98, 100, 156, 394
Wall Street Journal, 132, 201, 352–53, 400, 442
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 254, 286, 421
Walz, Tim, 385–86
Ward, Kelli, 443
Warmbier family, 279–83, 301
Warren, Elizabeth, 363
Warsaw Conference, 336
Washington, George, 264, 275, 476
Washington Post, 172, 193, 197, 201, 212, 218–19, 293, 358, 360, 442
Washington Times, 201
Watson, Maurice, 272–73
Watts, J. C., 68
Weekly Standard, 98
welfare state, 82, 147
Welker, Kristen, 229
Westbrooks, Flora, 412, 413
Westerhout, Madeleine, 202
Where You Go (Pence), 162
Whitmer, Gretchen, 397–98
WHO (World Health Organization), 374, 375
Will, George, 102
Willkie, Wendell, 51
Wilson, Henry, 2
Woodward, Bob, 384
Workman, Kris, 286
World War II, 26, 54, 55, 58, 343, 356, 361, 377, 390, 405
Xi Jinping, 220, 221, 320–21, 325–26
Yellowstone National Park, 352
Zelensky, Volodymyr, 357–58, 360–63, 366, 373
Zuccarini, John, 88
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