Summary of Newt Gingrich's Understanding Trump

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#1 Trump’s candidacy was unlike anything America has ever seen before. He was a political outsider who did not care about political correctness, and he was going to enforce the law and keep Americans safe.

#2 Ignore the media and political establishment when it comes to Trump. Start with his background, which is different from normal politicians.

#3 Trump’s origin is important to understand how he was able to connect so successfully with the blue-collar workers who made up his electoral base. He grew up in a small, modest house in Queens, and his family was extremely close.

#4 Trump’s familiarity and comfort with working-class Americans allows him to intuitively understand what they care about and want. The rallies he held as president were important for him to see how much support he had, and he continued holding them after the election because of it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822501829

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Trump’s candidacy was unlike anything America has ever seen before. He was a political outsider who did not care about political correctness, and he was going to enforce the law and keep Americans safe.

#2

Ignore the media and political establishment when it comes to Trump. Start with his background, which is different from normal politicians.

#3

Trump’s origin is important to understand how he was able to connect so successfully with the blue-collar workers who made up his electoral base. He grew up in a small, modest house in Queens, and his family was extremely close.

#4

Trump’s familiarity and comfort with working-class Americans allows him to intuitively understand what they care about and want. The rallies he held as president were important for him to see how much support he had, and he continued holding them after the election because of it.

#5

Trump is an entrepreneur, not a scholar. He views knowledge as a tool to get something done, not as a source of value in and of itself. In contrast to the Washington intelligentsia, this is how most Americans learn: when they are motivated out of a need to accomplish something.

#6

Trump can learn quickly, but he will resist being taught anything. He will accept information only if it is presented to him casually. He will try things out, and if they do not succeed or are poorly received, he will switch things up.

#7

President Trump was able to save American taxpayers half a billion dollars on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program after only a few days in office. He is a builder, not a financier, which explains his practical ability to cut costs.

#8

Trump is a pragmatist who wants to know what’s really going on. He is a person who gets up every day and wants to know what’s practical. The American system was originally based on facts and pragmatism, and it has worked well for nearly 250 years.

#9

Trump’s approach is similar to the factual, trial-and-error, learn-by-doing, pragmatic method Tocqueville described. Trump is a businessman who is willing to focus his energy on finding ways to accomplish his goals.

#10

Trump’s children, all of