Prologue 1 The Vessel2 Breaking the Apology-Retreat Cycle3 The Hamilton Group4 Forty-Three Minutes5 "Bring Out the Crazies"6 "A Fucking Watered-Down Version"7 Shackles Off8 Angels and Demons9 No Legal Basis10 The Trump Effect Fades11 The Admiral's Almanac12 Refugees Not Welcome13 A Not-So-Global Compact14 Blind Spot15 No Way Out16 Life in Two-Year Increments17 Forced Removal18 "Just Bite the Bullet"19 "Shithole Countries"20 Ash and Trash21 "No More DACA Deal!"22 Zero Tolerance23 Reverse Boomerang24 Always a Bomb Thrower25 "You've Kidnapped Our Kids"26 Evelyn and Amber27 "Pencils Down"28 Use of Force29 Hijacking the Midterms30 Mexican Standoff31 Shutdown32 "We've Wasted the Last Two Years"33 The PurgeEpilogueAcknowledgmentsSourcesPhoto Credits Index