The toddler in chief : what Donald Trump teaches us about the modern presidency / Daniel W. Drezner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drezner, Daniel W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trump, Donald, 1946---Psychology.

Trump, Donald.

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Presidents--United States--Psychology.

Presidents.

Psychology.

United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.

United States.

Politics and government.

Presidents--Psychology.

Physical Description:

274 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.

Summary:

"We have a president, Donald Trump, who disregards the norms of presidential behavior and treats those institutions of government that are designed to check presidential power, as inconvenient nuisances. Trump exhibits little knowledge of policy and has unpredictable emotional responses to criticism and crisis. Daniel Drezner contends that Donald Trump exhibits the behavior of a toddler and our response reveals the weaknesses of our ability to restrain a president. This book builds on a collection of tweets by our tweeting president and responses to them that Drezner says demonstrates toddler-like behavior as well as the failed efforts to contain his worst impulses. He uses these tweets to highlight the weaknesses of the American political system when presented with a president who operates outside the lines"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Temper Tantrums

Short Attention Span

Poor Impulse Control

Oppositional Behavior

Knowledge Deficits

Too Much Screen Time

Potpourri; or, A Toddler Sampler

When Caregivers Give Up: Staffing the Toddler in Chief

Conclusion: Will We All Live Happily Ever After?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780226667911

022666791X

9780226714257

022671425X

OCLC:

1118540310