Trump Book Blitz

Republican Wreckage • Twitter’s Election Plans • Fox Takes on Woodward [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( Trump Book Blitz Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Joe Pompeo [questions]( if Bob Woodward’s [Rage,]( and the deluge of brutal Donald Trump books, could blow up 2020. “It’s hard to know who’s reading and whether the reading leads to any difference at the ballot box,” says Jon Meacham. (Fox News watchers will likely be unmoved by the revelations [notes]( Caleb Ecarma.) Meanwhile, Tarisai Ngangura [explores]( Twitter’s plans to avoid election chaos in November; as former Mitt Romney adviser Stuart Stevens [talks to]( Joe Hagan about the party wreckage under Trump; and another longtime political strategist, Mark McKinnon, [ponders]( the GOP’s—and the president’s—2024 plans. Thanks for reading! [Image may contain: Human, Person, Musician, Musical Instrument, Performer, Face, Interior Design, and Indoors]( [“Even Graver Than in Watergate”: Will the Woodward Bombshells and Damning Book Blitz Blow Up Trump’s 2020 Chances?]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [Months out from reelection, it’s been a deluge of brutal page-turners from family members, ex-aides, and journalists—and Lordy, there are tapes. Yet Trump, notes one pal, “faced a similar media storm in 2016 and still prevailed.”]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [“I’ll Never Question 1938 in Germany Again”: An Ex-Republican Strategist Surveys the Wreckage of the GOP]( By [Joe Hagan]( [Republicans “all know that Trump is an idiot,” says Stuart Stevens, but “they convinced themselves that he was a necessity.” Now they’re facing the consequences, as Stevens—and others—jump ship.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [Could This Flamethrower Be 2024’s Answer to Donald Trump?]( By [Mark McKinnon]( [Beyond family succession (Don Jr., lvanka) and the growing list of White House wannabes (Pence, Pompeo, Haley, and Cruz), a stealth candidate may have a shot as Trump’s heir if the president loses in November.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [Trump’s Fox News Shield May Save Him From Nixon’s Fate]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [Even as Woodward returns with damaging tapes, this isn’t a Watergate sequel. Unlike Nixon, the current president has right-wing TV hosts playing defense—and Republicans sticking to the sidelines.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [Can Twitter’s New Rules Keep the 2020 Election Sane?]( By [Tarisai Ngangura]( [With election night less than two months away, the social media giant joins Facebook in rolling out measures to deter the spread of misinformation—and prevent candidates from prematurely declaring victory.]( [Read More]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2020 Condé Nast