
United States: When Vice President Harris attempted to connect with President Trump for a formal concession following last year’s contentious election, her team encountered an unexpected glitch. As chronicled by political scribes Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf in "2024", a mosaic drawn from over 350 interviews, even something as simple as a phone line proved elusive.
Trump, never one to miss a quip, deadpanned, "Phone service isn’t what it once was." The moment turned more farcical when staffers resorted to sandwiching two phones together, creating an impromptu speaker setup so the rivals could finally converse. Trump, ever the showman, remarked: “You’re a tough cookie.”
What sets "2024" apart is not just the access—though that is ample—but the pedigree of its authors. Veterans of the Washington Post’s political war room, Dawsey has since migrated to the Wall Street Journal, while Pager anchors coverage at the New York Times.
The book notes that Trump extended a rare gesture of praise—not toward Harris’ campaign apparatus, but toward her spouse, Douglas Emhoff. Still, he acknowledged that her challenge was no easy hurdle, admitting she made him “work for it."
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