An Inventory of Trump’s Second-Term Wreckage
A new book titled 'Betrayed: America Didn’t Vote For This' documents the damage caused by Donald Trump's second term. The authors, part of the Common Sense Coalition, aim to raise public awareness about the ongoing harm and provide a roadmap for accountability and repair. The book serves as both a historical resource and a tool for educating the public on the implications of Trump's policies.
- ▪The book is a compilation of contributions from former government officials, military officers, and experts.
- ▪It covers various aspects of Trump's second term, highlighting issues such as economic sabotage and climate policy failures.
- ▪The authors emphasize the importance of documenting these events to prevent them from being forgotten.
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| Original publisher | The Bulwark |
| Canonical URL | https://www.thebulwark.com/p/inventory-trump-second-term-wreckage-betrayed |
| Publication time | Wed, 27 May 2026 09:31:55 GMT |
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An Inventory of Trump’s Second-Term Wreckage‘Betrayed,’ a new summary of the appalling damage so far, is a midterms turnout tool—and hopefully a roadmap for repair.Jill LawrenceMay 27, 2026ShareSAY YOU WANTED TO CREATE a record of all the damage Donald Trump inflicted on America in the first year of his return to the Oval Office. And then, as abominations large and small continued to spew from the firehose, you kept going. Thirteen months, fourteen months, fifteen, sixteen.That’s what happened to a bipartisan group of former government officials, former military officers, experts, academics, and scholars determined to document the “American carnage” they say has evolved from a Trump warning in 2017 to “a threat fulfilled” in his second term.The authors—co-editors Ira Shapiro and Anne Kim…
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