Trump's ratings unlikely to be hit by barrage of tell-all books, say experts

Nothing radically new in revelations confirming what's generally known about US leader

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US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump walking to board Air Force One to return to Washington after taking part in a Sept 11 remembrance ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania on Friday. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump walking to board Air Force One to return to Washington after taking part in a Sept 11 remembrance ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania on Friday.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington, Nirmal Ghosh

US President Donald Trump has had several tell-all books written about him, but the fusillade he has faced in recent weeks, while confirming the worst fears and loathing of his critics, has barely scratched the force shield of his core base.
The books include The Room Where It Happened by his former national security adviser John Bolton; Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man by his niece Mary L. Trump; and Disloyal: A Memoir by his former lawyer Michael Cohen.
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