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A Year at the Circus

Inside Trump's White House

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Welcome to the White House.


At the heart of Washington, there is a circus. It's raucous, noisy and full of clowns. Reporting on it is a daily cacophony. Four major stories can blow up and blow out before breakfast, and political weather systems are moving at warp speed. The one thing absent from the weather forecast is the tranquil eye of the storm. That we never see.

In A Year at the Circus: Inside Trump's White House, BBC North America Editor, Jon Sopel, takes you inside Trump’s West Wing and explores the impact this presidency has had on the most iconic of American institutions. Each chapter starts inside a famous Washington room, uncovering its history and its new resonance in the Trump era.

You are invited to step inside the Oval Office where Trump called for loyalty from FBI Director James Comey, and experience life as a reporter in the Briefing Room, where the tense relationship between the media and the President is played out. Guiding you through these rooms, Jon reveals the inner workings of the Trump White House and details the key moments and conversations that have unfolded within its walls.

From Kim Jong-un and Kavanaugh to Merkel and the Mueller Inquiry - this is your insider guide to the Washington Circus. Roll up, roll up ...

©2019 Jon Sopel (P)2019 Penguin Audio
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A fascinating look into the trump presidency, and the history behind it and past commanders in chief and White House history brilliant mr Sopel

A year at the circus

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I have now listened to all three of Jon Sopel’s audiobooks, rating all 5 star. It’s difficult to encapsulate exactly why I’ve rated each so highly as they are all slightly different. However, I think it would be fair to say that it’s hard to turn off any of the recordings such is the theatre of the story, almost unbelievable at times. I can’t recommend highly enough - entertaining and at times - mesmerisingly so. Sopel is brilliant

Another Sopel Barnstormer

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An accurate, unemotional account of the chaos in the Trump White House and what it's like to follow the Twitter President.

Better than Fire and Fury

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I loved the first book and just knew that this book would be the same, I wasn’t wrong.
It’s good to hear from the guy that knows the true side of the comedy show that’s happening in the states.
I’m now looking forward to your next book. Thanks for your inside stories and so much detailed account of this laughing stock so called president.

Fantastic to listen to Jon Sopel

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The book is well written and well read. I'm interested in politics so found it enjoyable. Its certainly an eye opener.

Unbelievable what is happening

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