Two must-read books that vastly add to our understanding of the Trump
era go on sale today: Rachael and Karoun Demirjian’s “Unchecked: The
Untold Story Behind Congress's Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump”
($28) and Robert Draper’s “Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican
Party Lost Its Mind” ($29). 

There are meaty new excerpts out from both — starting with “The Problem
of Marjorie Taylor Greene,” Draper’s NYT Mag piece on the far-right
Georgia congresswoman’s rise and what it means for a likely GOP House
majority.

One of the most-retweeted quotes in the piece is this warning from
Greene to Rep. Kevin McCarthy: “‘I think that to be the best speaker of
the House and to please the base, he’s going to give me a lot of power
and a lot of leeway,’ she predicted in a flat, unemotional voice. ‘And
if he doesn’t, they’re going to be very unhappy about it. I think that’s
the best way to read that. And that’s not in any way a threat at all. I
just think that’s reality.’”

Deeper in the story, Greene gets more specific: She tells Draper she
wants a seat on the high-profile House Oversight and Judiciary
committees.

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