The toddler in chief : what Donald Trump teaches us about the modern presidency

The toddler in chief What Donald Trump teaches us about the modern presidency

Daniel W. Drezner

Book - 2020

"We have a president, Donald Trump, who disregards the norms of presidential behavior and treats those institutions of government that are designed to check presidential power, as inconvenient nuisances. Trump exhibits little knowledge of policy and has unpredictable emotional responses to criticism and crisis. Daniel Drezner contends that Donald Trump exhibits the behavior of a toddler and our response reveals the weaknesses of our ability to restrain a president. This book builds on a collection of tweets by our tweeting president and responses to them that Drezner says demonstrates toddler-like behavior as well as the failed efforts to contain his worst impulses. He uses these tweets to highlight the weaknesses of the American polit...ical system when presented with a president who operates outside the lines"--

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Subjects
Trump, Donald, > 1946- > Psychology.
Presidents > United States > Psychology.
United States > Politics and government > 2017-
Published
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Daniel W. Drezner (author)
Physical Description
274 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780226667911
9780226714257
  • Temper Tantrums
  • Short Attention Span
  • Poor Impulse Control
  • Oppositional Behavior
  • Knowledge Deficits
  • Too Much Screen Time
  • Potpourri; or, A Toddler Sampler
  • When Caregivers Give Up: Staffing the Toddler in Chief
  • Conclusion: Will We All Live Happily Ever After?

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