Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever

Rick Wilson

Aug 2018 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

From Rick Wilson—longtime Republican strategist, political commentator, Daily Beast contributor—the #1 New York Times bestseller about the disease that is destroying the conservative movement and burning down the GOP: Trumpism.

Includes an all-new chapter analyzing Trump’s impact on the 2018 elections.

In the #1 New York Times bestselling Everything Trump Touches Dies, political campaign strategist and commentator Rick Wilson delivers “a searingly honest, bitingly funny, comprehensive answer to the question we find ourselves asking most mornings: ‘What the hell is going on?’ (Chicago Tribune). The Guardian hails Everything Trump Touches Dies, saying it gives, “more unvarnished truths about Donald Trump than anyone else in the American political establishment has offered. Wilson never holds back.” Rick mercilessly exposes the damage Trump has done to the country, to the Republican Party, and to the conservative movement that has abandoned its principles for the worst President in American history.

Wilson unblinkingly dismantles Trump’s deceptions and the illusions to which his supporters cling, shedding light on the guilty parties who empower and enable Trump in Washington and in the media. He calls out the race-war dead-enders who hitched a ride with Trump, the alt-right basement dwellers who worship him, and the social conservatives who looked the other way. Publishers Weekly calls it, “a scathing, profane, unflinching, and laugh-out-loud funny rebuke of Donald Trump and his presidency.”

No left-winger, Wilson is a lifelong conservative who delivers his withering critique of Trump from the right. A leader of the Never Trump movement, he warned from the start that Trump would destroy the lives and reputations of everyone in his orbit, and Everything Trump Touches Dies is a deft chronicle the tragicomic political story of our time. From the early campaign days through the shock of election night, to the inconceivable train-wreck of Trump’s first year. Rick Wilson provides not only an insightful analysis of the Trump administration, but also an optimistic path forward for the GOP, the conservative movement, and the country.

“Hilarious, smartly written, and usually spot-on” (Kirkus Reviews), Everything Trump Touches Dies is perfect for those on either side of the aisle who need a dose of unvarnished reality, a good laugh, a strong cocktail, and a return to sanity in American politics.

Ratings and reviews

This isn't a thoughtful analysis of policy issues; it's a straight-up screed about our "objectively terrible president", and his many enablers. It took a Republican to write a book this mean. It's angry, it's funny and it's a nice reminder that, for the moment, anyway, this is still America. I have the audio version, I'm going to buy the print edition with the new material on the 2018 midterms as soon as I can.

Propoganda. Falsley claims trump kills everything he touches, and yet he bolstered the economy, created the lowest illegal immigration rates and reduced black employment, pushed progressive education/Justice Bills. Sorry Felix your abuse enabling for far leftists has failed. Trump will win 2020, just because someone is a republican Felix does not mean, he is republican in actual view. Nice try though, Felix hates him because trump took him out of power as felixes schemes crumbled.

Fantastic read! Rick is a great writer - he can give you the serious facts, yet still make you laugh with his wit and dark political humour. This is even better coming from a Republican Consultant who has been working the scene for over 30 years. I already knew Trump was a lying idiot who only came into power thanks to the Fox propaganda machine targetting the anti-intellectualism wave; but it's nice to read about it in-depth from a reliable source. I highly recommend this book to anyone who doesn't think it's part of a conspiracy. "The cowards are by far the majority in the Republican Caucus".

About the author

Rick Wilson is a seasoned Republican political strategist and infamous negative ad-maker. His regular column with The Daily Beast is a must-read in the political community. Published in The Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, The Federalist, Independent Journal Review, he’s also a frequent guest on Real Time with Bill Maher, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, With Friends Like These, and the national networks. The author of Everything Trump Touches Dies, Rick Wilson lives in Tallahassee, Florida with his wife, four dogs, and a nameless cat. They have two grown children.