Overview

• Simon & Schuster reports 350,000 U.S. copies sold across print, ebook, and audio in the first week, including preorders.
• The publisher has ordered a fifth printing, bringing hardcovers in print to 500,000, and projects it could be 2025’s best‑selling memoir.
• CEO Jonathan Karp said only memoirs by Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, and Prince Harry have posted stronger U.S. opening weeks since 2023.
• A high‑profile media tour, including interviews with Rachel Maddow and the hosts of The View, helped boost visibility for the release.
• The book’s candid passages — labeling Biden’s 2024 run “recklessness” and explaining the choice of Tim Walz over Pete Buttigieg — have drawn criticism from Democratic allies.