The Legacy of the Trump Administration A Disruptive Presidency

This book analyzes the legacy of the first Trump administration on a variety of different fronts. Whether it was the extensive use of Twitter, the tendency to express controversial, and often dubious views, or to even slander foreign leaders, Trump was a disruptive president. The presidency of Donald Trump raises questions for political scientists and researchers. How consequential was he? While he garnered much attention both in and out of the White House, how much of his legacy remains? The authors in this book address these questions with essays that cover an array of issues related to his tenure in office, and the years since. The chapters provide a broad analysis of the legacy of the Trump presidency, focusing on all aspects of his presidency and representing multiple perspectives across the partisan and disciplinary divides. Additionally, the contributions in this book aim to (re-)assess the Trump legacy in light of the subsequent efforts by his successor to undo much of the policies embraced by and implemented during the Trump years.

Chapter 1:Introduction: The Voice of the Deplorables. Introduction: The Voice of the Deplorables.- Part I: Domestic Politics and the Legacy of the Trump Presidency.- Chapter 2: The Carrot and the Stick: Trump’s Complicated Approach to the Domestic Auto Industry.- Chapter 3: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Under Trump: Hyper-Polarized Federalism.- Chapter 4: Building the Record: President Trump, Executive Orders and Capriciousness.- Chapter 5: Acting the Part: Trump’s Legacy on Executive Branch Appointments.- Part II: Foreign Policy and the Legacy of the Trump Presidency .-Chapter 6: The Trump Administration and NATO: How Trump Took on the Transatlantic Alliance and Lost.- Chapter 7: Trump’s national security legacy: A mixed record.- Chapter 8: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Trump Administration: The Unmooring of America’s Global Leadership Role?.- Part III: Rhetorical Legacy of the Trump Presidency.- Chapter 9: The Audacity of Trump: The Rhetorical Strategy of President Donald Trump.- Chapter 10: A Big, Beautiful Award: Donald Trump and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.- Part IV: Conclusion.- Chapter 11: Conclusion: Trump’s Enduring Legacy?.

Michael Grossman is a professor of International Affairs and National Security at the University Of Mount Union and a senior scholar at Strategy International.

Francis Schortgen is the associate dean of Faculty at the University of Utah (Asia Campus) in Incheon, South Korea, and a senior scholar at Strategy International.

Ronald Eric Matthews, Jr. is a visiting assistant professor at Thiel College in Greenville. PA. His recent publications include Achievements and Legacy of the Obama Presidency (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022).

David B. Cohen is a professor of political science, Director of the Applied Politics Program, and Fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron.