Front Row at the Trump Show

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Front Row at the Trump Show
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Author Jonathan Karl
Audio read byJonathan Karl
Subject Presidency of Donald Trump
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher E. P. Dutton
Publication date
March 31, 2020
Pages368
Followed by Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show  

Front Row at the Trump Show is a 2020 non-fiction book by Jonathan Karl about the presidency of Donald Trump. [1] [2] Primarily focused on Karl's personal experiences covering President Donald Trump, [3] [4] it debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list. [5] [6]

The book received praise from critics, [7] with The Guardian describing it as "a cautionary tale" during the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] It was followed by a sequel, [9] Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show , in 2021. [10] [11]

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