"Trump and Us" by Roderick P Hart takes an analytical look into why voters chose to vote for Trump. It's an interesting read that touches on Trump's behavior, popularity, and the reasons why he's so simultaneously popular and loathed.

Donald Trump's presidency has been a massive boon, it seems to the publishing industry. It seems like, every week there's a new book about his presidency and "leadership" (more common, his lack thereof).

In "Trump and Us", Hart attempts to get to the bottom of why so many Americans voted for and support him, even though as a candidate and president he hides NOTHING. He always says the quiet part aloud, and that tendency has only become stronger the longer he's remained in the political conversation/spotlight. He had to wade through a lot of material to write this book, some of which he recreates in quotations, etc. (It's not something I'd want to do.)

There's plenty of interesting content in the book. While I don't find it all convincing, it's a good place to start for your own discussions and analysis, and there are some good observations. There are so many swirling theories about how/why Trump won (Russia, "economic anxiety", racism, etc.), and I have no doubt that there will be more books that try to unpick and understand the 2016 election. (And, probably, the 2020 election.)

If you really want another book about Trump, and another examination of the 2016 election, then give this a try. I'm not sure it will surprise you, though. Because, by this point, we pretty much know most of what's in here already.

This book is very informative, and from social linguistic point of view, I like all the analysis from Trump corpus, and all charts showed readers a clear comparison between Trump and other candidates or presidents. The author analysed from various voters' perspectives, and his analysis of Trump is as well easy to read, with proper depth, and just have the good amount of past-present-future division.

The chapter is definitely well structured. Within each chapter, the author explains his goals in the beginning, and summaries clearly in conclusion part. It is definitely not the dry boring academic book for academic readers.

I would like to particularly mention is how nice I found the book title is. It is a challenge to write a book about Trump, objectively analysing his corpus, intention and influence, moreover, to link him with "us". Very inspiring book. Highly recommend!

This book is a total waste of paper. The author loves to throw in very long words that normal readers have never heard of. Keep a dictionary close at hand if you do decide to tackle this dreadful book.

Trump and Us is a well documented history of the mistruths, immature rants, basic level of the English language and his simplistic views on politics and foreign policy. To be truthful I was not expecting any big (that is a Trump use of words) surprise. On the other hand+ Trump and Us explains why Trump won the election while being pitted against an opponent who could not relate to the common people.
I am not disappointed by the book, just the opposite as it confirmed my observations as a non American observer.. This book will provide valuable observations for budding political students.

Trump and Us by Roderick P. Hart
Grade: B
Worth Buying: Yes
'Trump and Us' takes an interesting and analytical approach in discovering why America secretly loves Donald Trump. 'Trump and the US', provide a detailed analysis of how President Trump mirrors the culture of America today. Throughout 'Trump and Us', the author, Roderick Hart provides example after example of how Donald Trump used and continues to use social media to sway American's opinions.