 First edition cover | |
| Author | Donald Trump David Fisher |
|---|---|
| Original title | Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again |
| Language | English |
| Subject | American politics |
| Genre | Government |
| Published | November 3, 2015 |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 193 |
| ISBN | 978-1-5011-3796-9 |
| OCLC | 964317475 |
| Preceded by | Time to Get Tough (2011) |
Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again is a non-fiction book by businessman (and later 45th president of the United States) Donald Trump, first published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in 2015. A revised edition was subsequently republished eight months later in trade paperback format under the title Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America. Like his previous work Time to Get Tough (2011) did for the U.S. presidential election in 2012, Crippled America outlined Trump's political agenda as he ran in the 2016 election on a conservative platform.
Trump makes his case for why he would be an effective leader of the United States, and reassures Republicans that he upholds conservative values. He criticizes the media's coverage of him while defending his decisions on the campaign trail. Crippled America stresses that the United States needs to start "winning again"; Trump asserts his business expertise can be translated into governmental success, that his "outsider" status can be utilized to negotiate agreements. On domestic policy issues, Trump recommends stricter border security and repealing the Affordable Care Act. As for foreign policy, he critically analyzes the impact of China on free trade.
The book debuted at number five on The New York Times Best Seller list. NPR characterized Crippled America as typical of similar campaign-trail books, providing only a basic outline of Trump's political agenda. A book review from On the Issues was positive, noting how Crippled America discredits assertions that Trump has no specific political stances. The New York Times reporter Michiko Kakutani criticized Trump for boasting about his business ventures while offering a dystopian view of the U.S. Regarding the book's writing style, CNN's Jeremy Diamond described Crippled America as being centered around "Trump's trademark simple prose, peppered with tangents".[1]
- ^ Diamond, Jeremy (November 3, 2015). "The 5 Five Things You Need to Know About Donald Trump's New Book". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia: Turner Broadcasting Systems. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.