The Day of the Donald

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The Day of the Donald
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Author Andrew Shaffer
Cover artistBruce Emmett
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Satire
PublisherCrooked Lane Books
Publication date
July 28, 2016
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages270 (Paperback)
ISBN 978-1-68331-045-7

The Day of the Donald (subtitled Trump Trumps America!) is a satirical work of fiction by Andrew Shaffer. [1] Published on June 28, 2016, the book imagines Donald Trump winning the US election to become the forty-fifth president (which subsequently occurred) and examines his second year in office. [2] [3]

Plot

The book focuses on the protagonist Jimmie Bernwood, a down-on-his-luck former tabloid reporter, his attempts to ghost-write President Trump's memoir and his investigation into a murder. [2]

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References

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