Resistance Is Futile!

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Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind
Resistance Is Futile! How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind book cover.jpg
Author Ann Coulter
LanguageEnglish
Subject Donald Trump
Publisher Penguin Books
Publication date
August 21, 2018
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
ISBN 978-0-525-54007-6

Resistance Is Futile! How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind is a 2018 book by Ann Coulter, in which the author argues that the American left has become irrational in its opposition to President Donald Trump.

Contents

Summary

Coulter argues that the American left lies to rationalize their animus towards President Trump. She suggests the Democratic Party should pay attention to the needs of working-class Americans, and she contends that the American media are overwhelmingly opposed to President Trump. [1]

Publication

The book was published in August 2018 by Penguin Random House. It became a best seller. [2]

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References

  1. Conroy, J. Oliver (October 17, 2018). "Ann Coulter believes the left has 'lost its mind'. Should we listen?". The Guardian. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  2. Jim Rutenberg (31 October 2018). "You Don't Need to Go to the Dark Web to Find Hateful Conspiracy Theories". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019. Another recent best seller in the same vein, "Resistance Is Futile!" by the conservative provocateur Ann Coulter, was published by Sentinel, an imprint of the publishing giant Penguin Random House.

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