''The America We Deserve'' is a book about

public policy Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs. Public ...

written by American businessman (and later, 45th U.S. President)

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...

and author Dave Shiflett. It was published in January 2000, while Trump was considering running for president in that year's election on the Reform Party's ticket. The book lists and details a set of policy proposals Trump intended to implement should he ever become president.

Positions and proposals

In the book, Trump expresses anti-illegal-immigration views similar to those that he espoused when he ran for president successfully in 2016. For example, he wrote, "A liberal policy of immigration may seem to reflect confidence and generosity. But our current laxness toward illegal immigration shows a recklessness and disregard for those who live here legally." However, Trump also endorsed some proposals he would abandon by 2016. For example, Trump proposed a 14.25% tax on individuals and trusts valued at more than $10 million. Trump also wrote in the book supporting a universal health care system.

Expectations of terrorism

During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump frequently cited the book on the campaign trail as proof that he predicted the

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. This is because he mentioned

Osama Bin Laden Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi-born extremist militant who founded al-Qaeda and served as its leader from 1988 until his death in 2011. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, his group is designated ...

in the book; however, Trump did not predict that Bin Laden would commit a terrorist attack against the United States in the book. Trump also claimed (for instance, in a 2015 interview with

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) that Bin Laden was not very well known in 2000, and that in the book, Trump personally called for someone to "take him out".

Reviews

In the February 2000 issue of '' The American Spectator'', Shiflett wrote that the book "will appeal to the established Trump constituency, but also hopes to show the author as worthy of wider support."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:America We Deserve, The 2000 non-fiction books Books by Donald Trump Collaborative non-fiction books

Positions and proposals

Expectations of terrorism

Reviews

See also

References