In a new photo book, former President Donald Trump captures key moments of his political career and describes his time in office and the post-presidential period in his own words.
The A book authored by TrumpThe book, titled “Save America,” includes his meetings with foreign leaders, photographs of his family’s milestones and appearances with golfer Jack Nicklaus and musician Kid Rock, according to quotes obtained by NBC News. It is scheduled to be released on Tuesday.
“No book can better capture President Donald Trump’s historic journey to save America,” Winning Team publisher Sergio Gore said in a statement. “Early sales have been incredible and we’re in the process of reprinting as we speak.”
The posts are far from dry, reflecting Trump’s style and sensibility. He mocks his critics, praises controversial foreign leaders and talks about last month’s assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Some photos and captions from the book:
- Trump warns that he is closely monitoring Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and says that if Zuckerberg “does anything illegal, he will spend the rest of his life in prison” to influence the presidential election.
- The photo shows Trump with Liz Cheney, a former congresswoman from Wyoming who voted for impeachment and was removed from office. A Trump-backed opponent In the 2022 Republican congressional primary. The caption reads: “Liz Cheney often comes to the White House and asks for ‘food baskets’. I ended up saying ‘No.'”
- Along with outraged congressional leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.; “It’s a really friendly group in the Situation Room,” Trump says.
- “We have gotten to know each other very well in a very limited amount of time,” the caption on a photo of Trump sitting next to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un read in part.
- Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin in a picture with him: “Vladimir is a strong man, but we had an understanding and got along well.”
- One photo shows Trump with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the White House, fueling Trump’s budding relationship with DeSantis.[coming] come home.”
Along with a photo of Trump and Zuckerberg at the White House, Trump accuses Zuckerberg of “plotting” to stop his re-election in 2020 and writes that he will “come to the Oval Office to see me.” He would bring his very beautiful wife to dinner, be as friendly as anyone could be, and at the same time, always plotting to install disgraceful Lockboxes in a real ruse AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.” $420 million initial donation Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan Zuckerberg applied to local election offices during the last presidential election.
“We are watching him closely, and if he does something illegal this time, he will spend the rest of his life in prison, just like the 2024 presidential election fraudsters,” Trump wrote. This was first reported by Politico warning
A spokesman for Meta declined to comment. The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The book includes several photos from the aftermath of last month’s shooting in Pennsylvania by a would-be killer. fired In Trumpcut off his ear.
Trump wrote that he knew he was in “immediate” danger.
“Bullets continued to fly as very brave Secret Service Agents jumped on top of me for cover. There was blood everywhere,” he wrote, “and yet in a way I felt very safe because I had God on my side.”
“I shouldn’t be here,” Trump adds, beneath a photo of Trump with his now-iconic raised fist next to Secret Service agents.
Trump has long been criticized for his kind words about the leaders of North Korea and Russia.
In a photo showing him shaking hands with Kim, Trump says the meeting was “honest, direct and productive.” In 2019, Trump became the first American president to set foot in North Korea.
As with Putin, Trump says he is a “strong man,” but adds that “we had an understanding and we got along well.” He repeats that if Putin was president, he would not have invaded Ukraine.
He appears in a different photo with his wife Melania Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Xi’s wife, partially captioned “I had a great relationship with China.”
The book also shares photos from the CNN debate that ended President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.
Jason Abbruzzese contributed.