What Really Happened: How Donald J. Trump Saved America From Hillary Clinton

by Howie Carr

New York Times bestselling author Howie Carr chronicles the historic election of President Donald J. Trump. This is the inside, no-holds-barred story of Trump's rise from a celebrity business mogul to the White House as told by a veteran journalist who was in the middle of the 2016 presidential campaign from day one.

Genres: Politics

215 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Howie Carr is a columnist for the Boston Herald and hosts a radio talk show syndicated throughout New England. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the true crime biographies The Brothers Bulger and Hitman, and author of the crime novel Hard Knocks. In 1985, Carr won a National Magazine Award, and in 2008 he was elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame. He lives in suburban Boston with his wife and their three daughters.

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Reviews

[Kevin Griffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought, from the title, that "What Really Happened" would be filled with pictures and humorous anecdotes that I would read in two hours. It does have pictures and humorous anecdotes but it's much more than that--and it's taken a lot more than two hours to read. It's really an informally written textbook documenting how and why Donald Trump won the 2016 U.S. presidential election. I highly recommend reading it but be prepared to learn along with being entertained!

[cool breeze · Rating 5 out of 5]

What Really Happened is a relatively short (215 pages) and grippingly readable account of the 2016 Presidential election campaign by veteran newspaper columnist and talk radio host Howie Carr. It is well researched and Howie was often in the middle of the action, interviewing Trump and the other candidates and players. It is balanced, keeping in mind that Howie is no fan of Leftists, who he frequently calls "moonbats". He is willing to say so when he thinks Trump made a mistake and give credit to his opponents when he thinks they had a fair point.

It covers all of the candidates and events of the campaign, not just Trump, and illuminates some events that still mystified me (Scott Walker’s stillborn campaign, for example). Even those he calls the “participation trophy” candidates (Gilmore, Pataki, Huckabee, Santorum, Graham, Jindal, Perry) get a mention. There is also a chapter dedicated to Hillary vs. Bernie. Howie is particularly good at covering the machinations and dirty tricks of the campaign, especially the Clintons' long and sordid history of these, going back to Arkansas.

Highly recommended.

[Bob Spiridigliozzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT Book! Gotta love Howie's writings!

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting trip down memory lane for the 2016 primaries and election. What happened to those 16 other Republicans? What changed in the election process that caught everyone else flatfooted? What was election night like? How did Hillary lose and why were all the predictions so far off? All those questions and more are answered in Howie's book.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was great! You can hear Howie with his humor and he takes you through the election and into today. Terrific.

[Ilias · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. I expected something different, but it was interesting and informative in my opinion. I recommend it, if you are interested in the topic.