 Book cover | |
| Author | Jonathan Karl |
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| Audio read by | Jonathan Karl |
| Subject | Presidency of Donald Trump |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | E. P. Dutton |
Publication date | November 16, 2021 |
| Pages | 384 |
| Preceded by | Front Row at the Trump Show |
| Followed by | Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party |
Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show is a 2021 non-fiction book by Jonathan Karl about the presidency of Donald Trump.[1] A sequel to Front Row at the Trump Show,[2] it largely covers the final year of Donald Trump's tenure as president, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
The book received strong praise from critics,[3][4] including in The Guardian,[5] The New York Times[6] and The Washington Post.[7] It debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list,[8][9][10] and received national attention when Karl released audio of Trump describing chants of "hang Mike Pence" by January 6th insurrectionists as "common sense" and "understandable".[11]
- ^ Elving, Ron (2021-11-15). "In 'Betrayal,' ABC's Jonathan Karl "asks: 'Must the Trump show go on?'". NPR. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ Inskeep, Steve (November 16, 2021). "Karl's new book 'Betrayal' begins where 'Front Row at the Trump Show' left off". Texas Public Radio. NPR. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Conrad, Peter (November 28, 2021). "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show by Jonathan Karl review – a tyrant's last stand". The Guardian. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Books, Five. "The Best Politics Books To Read in 2021". Five Books. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ Green, Lloyd (November 13, 2021). "Betrayal review: Trump's final days and a threat not yet extinguished". The Guardian. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Szalai, Jennifer (November 16, 2021). "In Another Trump Book, a Journalist's Belated Awareness Steals the Show". The New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Curtin, Mary Ellen (November 23, 2021). "What happens when the administration is hinged on the unhinged?". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction". The New York Times. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Karl, Jonathan (2020). Front Row at the Trump Show. Penguin. ISBN 978-1524745622.
- ^ Johnson, Ted (March 30, 2020). "ABC News' Jonathan Karl On The "Troubling" Aspects Of 'The Trump Show' During Coronavirus Crisis – Q&A". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Rodriguez, Jesse; Shabad, Rebecca (November 12, 2021). "Trump defends Jan. 6 rioters' 'hang Mike Pence' chant in new audio". NBC News. Retrieved December 24, 2021.