the trump and kushner rise to prominence interviewed by "washington post" business reporter jonathan o'connell. "after words" is a program of government guest host centric and top nonfiction authors about their latest works. all programs are also available as podcasts. >> host: i'm happy to be joined here by andrea bernstein the cohost of the trump podcast, very important podcast and author of the new book american oligarch. i found it incredibly detailed and informative. one of the first things that struck me reading the book is it like you're the perfect person for this because yo they have immersed yourself in a dork new jersey politics for a career and now we have not only trump and kushner with so many others running for president. there's cory booker, rudy giuliani. right now why do you think there are so many news workers and folks at the upper levels of power in american politics? >> guest: it is such an interesting question because for so many years but i was covering in the politics is new york and in the cold. not of course people like harvey clinton who ran for president but someho

interviewed by "washington post" business reporter jonathan o'connell. with relevant guest hosts interviewing talking on fiction authors about their latest works, all "after words" programs are also available as podcasts. >> post color happy to be joined here by a andre andrea bernsteie cohost of the trump podcast, very important podcast, and the author of the new book, "american oligarch."

interviewed by "washington post" business reporter jonathan o'connell. with relevant guest hosts interviewing talking on fiction authors about their latest works, all "after words" programs are also available as podcasts. >> post color happy to be joined here by a andre andrea bernsteie cohost of the trump podcast, very important podcast, and the author of the new book, "american oligarch." very informative, andrea, one of the first things that struck me in reading the book is i feel like you were the first perfect person for this because you emerge yourself in the new jersey politics and business for the career, and now here we have not only trump, but so many who are running for president. there's cory booker, rudy giuliani among other things. why right now do you think there are so many folks that are at the upper levels of power in american politics? >> it is such an interesting question. for so many years, when i was covering a new york public pics, bob of course people like hillary clinton who obviously ran for president but the sense that somehow

the trump and kushner rise to prominence interviewed by "washington post" business reporter jonathan o'connell. "after words" is a program of government guest host centric and top nonfiction authors about their latest works. all programs are also available as podcasts. >> host: i'm happy to be joined here by andrea bernstein the