''Liberal Privilege: Joe Biden and the Democrats' Defense of the Indefensible'' is a self-published non-fiction book by American businessman and political activist Donald Trump Jr. that released on September 1, 2020. This is the author's second book, which follows the release of '' Triggered''.

Summary

The book criticizes the

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and Joe Biden, who was its candidate for

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in the

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. The book also takes aim at Black Lives Matter protests following the

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. This book also criticizes the media and claimed they coverup for the

Background to publishing

Trump Jr. reportedly hired three researchers to collect information about Joe Biden and spent three months writing the book. He explained to ''

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'' his reasons for writing the book: "While I had no plans for a book this year, I was stuck indoors like the rest of the nation during the pandemic," he said and "I decided to highlight Biden's half century of being a swamp monster, since the media wouldn't do it". Trump Jr. declined an offer by Center Street, which published his ''Triggered'', to publish ''Liberal Privilege'' as well. ''The New York Times'' described Trump Jr.'s choice to self-publish the book: "Because Mr. Trump has his own platformand the promise of bulk purchases from the R.N.C.he doesn't need the publicity arm of a major publisher." The book's title contained a typo at one point, with regard to the possessive form of the plural word ''Democrats'', which has since been corrected. The

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is buying the book in bulk for fundraising purposes. On October 28, 2020, the RNC paid over $300,000 of donor money to Pursuit Venture LLC, a company owned by Trump Jr., for "donor mementos." It was the most money the RNC had ever paid for this purpose. The hardcover retails for $29.99, which suggests roughly how many copies might have been purchased, and the RNC's intent was to give a copy to people who donated $50–$100.

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* 2020 non-fiction books Books about conservatism American political books Self-published books Books about Joe Biden {{US-poli-book-stub