The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump

By Jon Herbert, Trevor McCrisken & Andrew Wroe
11^th March
£22.99 | Softcover | 978-3-030-04942-3

How has such a polarising individual as Donald J. Trump had a presidency which has, so far, been unremarkable?

“One of the first full-length books on the Trump presidency, The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump offers an interesting and novel approach…interesting, accessible, and compelling.”
Daniel E. Ponder, Professor of Political Science, Director, Meador Center for Politics and Citizenship, Drury University

The presidency of Donald J. Trump is rather ordinary. Trump himself may be the most unusual, unorthodox and unconventional president the US has ever had, and yet, even with his extraordinary personality and approach to the job, his presidency is proving quite ordinary in its accomplishments and outcomes, both at home and abroad. 

Like most modern US presidents, the number and scope of Trump’s achievements are rather meagre. Despite dramatic claims to revolutionise US politics, Trump simply has not achieved very much. Trump’s few policy achievements are also mostly mainstream Republican ones rather than the radical, anti-establishment, swamp-draining changes promised on the campaign trail. The populist insurgent who ran against Washington has followed a policy agenda largely in tune with conservative Republican traditions.

The Ordinary Presidency of Donald J. Trump provides a detailed explanation for the discrepancy between Trump’s extraordinary approach and the relative mediocrity of his achievements. Ironically, it is precisely Trump’s extraordinariness as president that has helped render his presidency ordinary. 

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About the authors

Jon Herbert is Senior Lecturer in US Politics at Keele University
Trevor McCrisken is Associate Professor of US Politics and Foreign Policy at the University of Warwick
Andrew Wroe is Senior Lecturer in American Politics at the University of Kent

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Rebecca Krahenbuhl – Communications Manager, Palgrave Macmillan
rebecca.krahenbuhl@palgrave.com, +44 020 7014 6634