Overview

• At Jimmy Carter’s January funeral, Trump sat beside Obama, described his golf courses worldwide and urged him to join a round.
• Obama declined the invitation, a decision that reportedly provoked the president’s anger.
• In the weeks following the funeral, Trump removed Obama’s White House portrait, attacked his presidential library and circulated QAnon conspiracy memes targeting his predecessor.
• These behind-the-scenes episodes are detailed in “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America” by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf.
• The book also unveils new details of Trump’s post-election call with Kamala Harris and has prompted renewed scrutiny of his conduct toward political rivals.